vow to

基本解釋

When we vow to “spend less” and “save more”, it’s a worthy pursuit, but intangible.
當(dāng)你發(fā)誓要“節(jié)約開支”或是“存更多錢”時，精神可嘉，卻難以執(zhí)行。
Republicans vow to slash line items in the budget, but the nuclear issue has not been their primary target, yet.
共和黨人誓言要削減政府預(yù)算案中的開支項，但核問題還不是他們的主要目標(biāo)。
After you see your dentist, you vow to do better this time, you stay on it for a few days, maybe, and then let it go again, until your next appointment.
在看過牙醫(yī)后，你會暗暗發(fā)誓，從現(xiàn)在開始要好好保護牙齒。這樣堅持了幾天之后，很可能你又會恢復(fù)到從前的習(xí)慣，直到下一次再去看牙科。

And he made a vow to U.S.military members. "I will never rush the solemn decision of sending you into harm's way.
You have a freewill offering--just because someone wants to do this, a freewill offering. And you have a vow offering that would be offered on the successful completion of a vow, for example. And these sacrifices are all entirely optional.
自由祭品--只因為有人想這么干，自由祭品，還有一個誓言祭品,舉個例子，一個誓言如果成功達(dá)成，便會供奉祭品，這些祭品都是可選擇的。
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These protesters vow to keep the issue in front of the American public until peace and justice prevail in Darfur.

Fifty-five years ago, my father took a vow to die for his personal computer.
FORBES: Malone's Musings: Memorial Day 1999