forswear

英 [fɔː'sweə(r)] 美 [fɔːr'swer]

• vt. 发誓放弃；发誓否认
• vi. 作伪证

英英释义

Verb:

1. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure;

   "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"
   "She abjured her beliefs"
   

例句

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. You must tell the truth to the judge,because if you forswear yourself you could go to prison.
   你必须向法官说老实话，因为你如果作伪证就可能坐牢。

经典引文

• The kind of self-denial which forswears virtually every sort of proven aid.

  出自： Anthony Smith

词汇搭配

• forswear oneself 作伪证

近反义词

【近义词】

• abjure 发誓弃绝
• reject 拒绝
• renounce 声明放弃
• give up 放弃
• disown 否认
• deny 否认
• disavow 否认
• contradict 反驳
• gainsay 否认
• disclaim 放弃
• swear 咒骂
• recant 放弃主张
• resile 弹回
• retract 缩回