"swear on a stack of bibles" 怎么发音

expression

US

SWAIR on uh STAK uh BY-buhlz

UK

SWAIR on ay STAK ov BY-buhlz

释义

To say very strongly that what you are saying is absolutely true, often to try to convince someone of your honesty. The phrase uses the idea of swearing on several Bibles for emphasis.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈswɛɹ/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈstæk/ /ˈəv/ /ˈbaɪbəɫz

英式英语

swˈeə/ /ˈɒn/ /æɪ/ /stˈæk/ /ˈɒv/ /bˈaɪbəlz

简化发音

美式

SWAIR on uh STAK uh BY-buhlz

英式

SWAIR on ay STAK ov BY-buhlz

语境中听

I swear on a stack of bibles that I'm telling the truth.

She said she would swear on a stack of bibles about what happened.

You can swear on a stack of bibles, but I still don't believe you.

He denied it, and then he swore on a stack of bibles just to convince us.