forswear[fɔ:'swεə]

• vt.
  • 发誓抛弃(或放弃)，誓绝，戒绝：

    He had forsworn smoking several times.

    他已经好几次戒烟了。

  • 发誓否认，背(誓)：

    to forswear an oath

    背誓

    She forswore any knowledge of the crime.

    她坚决否认曾听过这宗罪行。

• vi.
  • 发伪誓；作伪证
• 短语:
  • forswear oneself 发伪誓；作伪证；违背誓言
• 变形:

  vt.forswore.forsworn.forswearing