foreswear

• 一个古旧或过时的动词，指作伪证、发假誓，或宣誓放弃、否认某事物。

An archaic or obsolete verb meaning to swear falsely, to perjure oneself, or to renounce something under oath.

不规则动词

1. Renounce or give upC1formal

   To voluntarily stop doing, using, or having something; to do without.

   放弃

   • He foreswore all forms of gambling after his losses.
   • The monk foreswore worldly possessions.
   • She foreswore her claim to the inheritance.

   同义词abdicateabjurecedeforgorelinquishrenouncewaiveyield

   反义词acceptadoptallowcontinueembraceindulgekeepmaintainpermitretain

2. Abandon or rejectC1formal

   To turn away from a belief, practice, or way of life; to give up entirely.

   放弃

   • The politician foreswore his former party allegiance.
   • They foreswore violence and embraced peaceful protest.
   • He foreswore his old habits and started a new life.

   同义词abandonabjuredisavoweschewforgorejectrelinquishrenouncerepudiate

   反义词acceptadoptembraceespouseuphold