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pledge/pledʒ/ n. & v.●n. 1 a solemn promise or undertaking 誓言；诺言 2 a thing given as security for the fulfilment of a contract, the payment of a debt, etc., and liable to forfeiture in the event of failure 担保物；抵押物 3 a thing put in pawn 典当品 4a the promise of a donation to charity 捐赠许诺 b such a donation (许诺的)捐赠 5 a thing given as a token of love, favour, or something to come (表示爱情、喜爱、到来之事的)信物；象征物 6 the drinking of a person's health; a toast 祝酒；干杯 7 a solemn undertaking to abstain from alcohol (戒酒)保证；誓约 sign the pledge 在誓约上签名 8 the state of being pledged 抵押的状态 goods lying in pledge 作抵押的货物 ●v. tr. 1a deposit as security 抵押 b pawn 典当 2 promise solemnly by the pledge of (one's honour, word, etc.) (用名誉、誓言等)担保；发誓 3 (often 常作 refl.) bind by a solemn promise 保证 4 drink to the health of (为健康)祝酒 □ pledge one's troth see 见 TROTH □ pledgeable adj.□ pledger n.□ pledgor n. Law 【法律】[Middle English plege via Old French plege from Late Latin plebium, from plebire ‘assure’] |