| 单词 | my word |
| 释义 | my wordmy word 1 PROMISEa sincere promise to do something, or a promise that what you say is true 我/他/你等的诺言 I trust him to keep his word. 我相信他会履行诺言。 I give you my word (=I promise) that it won’t happen again. 我向你保证这种事不会再发生。 They had given their word of honour that they would not attempt to escape. 他们已郑重保证不会试图逃跑。 We only have his word for it that he has already paid. 我们只是听他自己说他已经付款了。 Delors claimed that Johnson had gone back on his word (=not done what he had promised to do). 德洛尔声称约翰逊违背了诺言。 The business is doing very well. You can take my word for it (=accept that what I say is true). 生意很红火，你可以相信我的话。 I never know whether to take him at his word (=believe what he says). 我从来不知道该不该相信他的话。 His word is his bond (=he always does what he promises to do). 他信守诺言。 be true to your word/be as good as your word (=do what you promise to do) 按承诺行事，践诺 a man of his word/a woman of her word (=a man or woman who does what they have promised to do) 言而有信的人 Examples from the Corpus keep ... word• She wasn't more than a few minutes late, but P.C. Clifford kept his word.• Graham, 36, who had vowed not to go quietly to his death, kept his word.• If the legend is true, he kept his word for he was seen on countless occasions over the years.• Peter kept the words inside him.• Dying of tuberculosis on September 30, she kept her word.• From the look of things, Carlesimo and the Warriors may have to keep those words in mind all year long.• I trust her to keep her word.• Branson had fully intended to keep his word on not seeing or communicating with Joan for three months. → my/his/your etc word at word1(14) 2 spoken old-fashionedSURPRISED used when you are very surprised 哎呀！〔表示吃惊〕 My word! Hasn’t she grown? 哎呀！她长那么大啦？ → (Upon) my word! at word1(27) |
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