单词 | promise |
释义 | promise¹ 🄰 vt. 1.(give your word)保证;允诺;答应 I'll write, I promise!我会写信的, 我保证! 'We'll be back next year,' he promised.“我们明年会回来的。”他承诺道。 You will go, won't you?—I promise.你会去的, 是不是?——我保证去。 The leaders have promised a return to full democracy.领导人已经承诺要回归完全的民主。 to promise to do sth答应做某事 The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on Friday.邮局承诺周五对这个地区恢复一级邮件投递。 I promised to take my children to the funfair on Saturday.我答应周六带孩子们去游乐场。 She promised to write.她答应写信。 to promise (that)...保证… I promised that I would phone every day.我保证每天打电话。 He promised that the rich would no longer get preferential treatment.他曾保证不会再优待富人。 to promise sb (that)...向某人保证… He promised his mother that he would write.他向妈妈保证说会写信。 Promise me you will not waste your time.向我保证你不会虚度时光。 2.(betroth)将…许配;为…订婚 to be promised to sb被许配给某人;与某人订婚 I'm promised to Bill.我和比尔订了婚。 3.(to give something)答应给予;承诺给予;保证让…得到 to promise sth to sborto promise sb sth答应给某人某物 I've promised this picture to my niece.我已经答应把这幅画送给我的侄女。 We promise you an exciting and exhilarating trip.我们保证你在旅途中既感到刺激又玩得开心。 He promised me a new car for my birthday.他答应送我一辆新汽车作为生日礼物。 4.(for emphasis)(用作强调)向…保证, 向…断言 There'll be trouble, I promise you.会有麻烦的, 我可以肯定。 🄱 vi. (causing future expectations)有可能;有指望;有前途 to promise to be sth (seem likely)可能是…;有希望是… The seminar also promises to be most instructive.这次研讨会可能会颇具启发性。 She promises to be a fine soprano.她有希望成为一名优秀的女高音。 It promises to be lively.它可能会生动有趣。 to promise well显示出成功的迹象;前景很好 Such a good beginning promises well for the future.如此好的开端预示着将来的成功。 promise²1.(assurance)诺言;承诺;保证 That's a promise!那是个承诺! a promise to do sth做某事的承诺 the government's promise to increase funds for the health service政府对提高公共医疗卫生服务基金的承诺 to make a promise许下诺言 If you make a promise, you should keep it.如果做出了承诺, 就应该遵守。 to make sb a promise向某人保证 He made me a promise.他向我保证过的。 to make a promise to do sth保证去做某事 He made a promise never to do it again.他保证再也不这么做了。 to break a promise违背诺言 It wasn't the first time he'd broken a promise not to get drunk.这不是他第一次违背不喝醉酒的诺言了。 to keep your promise遵守诺言 She kept her promise and never said another word about it.她遵守诺言, 再也没有提及此事。 to live up to its promise (match expectations)实现诺言;恪守诺言 The program has lived up to its promise to promote family welfare.这个项目恪守了其改善家庭福利的承诺。 2.(potential)(取得成功的)希望, 潜力 a student of great promise一个前途无量的学生 a young man of promise有出息的年轻人 to show promise展示潜力 The boy first showed promise as an athlete in grade school.这个男孩在上小学的时候就初次显示出成为运动员的潜能。 When she was young, she showed great promise as a tennis player.她从小就展现出优秀网球运动员的资质。 to be full of promise大有前途;大有希望 It was a good year for all of them, full of promise.这对他们所有人来说都是很好的一年, 充满希望的一年。 The relationship seemed full of promise from the very start.他们的恋情似乎从一开始就预示着会修成正果。 3.(something promised)允诺的东西;约定的事情 |
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