定义
a vow: 誓言，郑重宣布
wedding vows 婚礼誓词
to (take a) vow: 立誓，起誓
- "Strictly speaking, I'm breaking my vows by even sending this e-mail from my laptop...although why the monks have high-speed Internet access and a Wi-Fi network here at the monastery is a mystery to me!"
- "I'd have called this meeting earlier, but as you may or may not know, I am currently attending a week-long meditation course in Tibet, and I have taken a vow of silence until Friday afternoon."
