mainly journalism to promise seriously and publicly to do something 承诺；许诺；发誓 | pledge support Britain, France, and Germany were among the countries pledging their support. 英国、法国和德国均在承诺提供支持的国家之列。 |
| pledge to do sth He has pledged to fight for a fairer system. 他发誓要为建立更加公平的制度而奋斗。 |
| +that The President has pledged that putting the economy right will be his top priority. 总统承诺说使经济走上正轨将是他的首要任务。 |
| pledge sb/yourself to do sth They have pledged themselves to root out state corruption. 他们承诺要根除国家的腐败现象。 |
| | 1a | to promise a certain amount of money for a particular purpose 承诺（为某一目的）提供（一定数目的钱款） | | The international community pledged $500 million for economic reconstruction. 国际社会承诺提供5亿美元用于经济重建。 | |