to stop doing or using sth; to make a promise that you will stop doing or using sth
The group forswears all worldly possessions.
这个团体放弃一切尘世财物。
The country has not forsworn the use of chemical weapons.
该国并未保证禁用化学武器。
1.发誓否认,背(誓),背弃(信义)
2.发誓抛弃,断然放弃(坏习惯等)
3.作伪证,发假誓
1.to agree to give up something or to stop doing something
1.MOST British prime ministers end up trying to cut a dash on the world stage, even if at the outset they forswear such vanities.
大多数英国首相最终总是想要在国际舞台上大出风头,尽管最初上台时他们都发誓说绝不如此。
2.Most of us have no desire to forswear energy use entirely, like No Impact Man. But we all have the incentive of basic home economics.
大多数人都不愿断然放弃对能源的使用,就像NoImpactMan(一个blog)但我们都有基本家政学的激励。
3.In his Farewell Address, he urged his countrymen to forswear excessive party spirit and geographical distinctions.
在他的告别演讲,他呼吁他的同胞抛弃党别之争以及地域差异。
4.As victims of the atom bombs, the Japanese would now be the saviors of human civilization, forswear war, and pray for eternal peace.
作为原子弹的受害者,日本人现在也许愿意成为人类文明的拯救者,断然摈弃战争,并为永久的和平而祷告。
5.Democrats ought not to make the mess worse, but should not forswear their own policy priorities to improve it.
民主党不应当忙中添乱,但是也不应该为了改善现状,就放弃自己的工作重点。
6.Lower prices have been one benefit of Beijing's rise and make it very hard for consumers to forswear Chinese imports.
中国崛起的一个好处是有低价货,令消费者很难对中国进口产品说不。
7.And in his pride he shall awake, and forswear his dream of pain.
骄傲的君王,他必将觉醒,誓言弃绝痛苦的梦境。
8.The priests of some religions must forswear wealth and marriage.
有些宗教的祭司必须宣誓放弃财富和婚姻。
9.To renounce under oath; forswear.
发誓放弃;发誓革除
10.Should forswear this nonsense and simply pay for what we've ordered, or would we be missing outonan important element of sharing a meal?
我们是否应该舍弃这一荒唐念头,各付各的,还是我们将错过聚餐中一个重要的因素?。