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vowed

/vaʊd/· 动词(vow 的过去式)

国际政治B2

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Chinese meaning

发誓;誓言要

郑zhèng重zhòng许xǔ下xià誓shì言yán

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伊yī朗lǎng誓shì言yán要yào夺duó回huí水shuǐ道dào控kòng制zhì权quán

Example

as Iran vowed to assert its own control over the critical international waterway.

而伊朗则誓言要维护自己对这条重要国际水道的控制权。

Source: NPR · 14 Jul 2026

Background ✎

美měi军jūn将jiāng于yú周zhōu二èr对duì伊yī朗lǎng船chuán只zhī在zài霍huò尔ěr木mù兹zī海hǎi峡xiá实shí施shī封fēng锁suǒ,伊yī朗lǎng回huí应yìng称chēng将jiāng坚jiān决jué主zhǔ张zhāng对duì该gāi水shuǐ道dào的de控kòng制zhì权quán。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁语 vovere(许愿、起誓)

  • vow(发誓、许愿)+ -ed(动词过去式后缀)

Collocations

  • vow to do sth / vow revenge / take a vow

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