单词 | pledge |
释义 | nounverbpledgeBrE /pledʒ/ NAmE /pledʒ/ noun a serious promise 保证;诺言;誓约SYN commitment◆ ~ (of sth )a pledge of support 支援的许诺◆ ~ (to do sth )Will the government honour its election pledge not to raise taxes ? 政府会履行其竞选诺言,不增加税收吗?◆ ~ (that… )Management has given a pledge that there will be no job losses this year . 资方保证今年不会削减工作职位。a sum of money or sth valuable that you leave with sb to prove that you will do sth or pay back money that you owe 质钱;抵押品 ● sign /take the ˈpledge (old-fashioned ) to make a promise never to drink alcohol 发誓戒酒pledgeBrE /pledʒ/ NAmE /pledʒ/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they pledge BrE /pledʒ/ NAmE /pledʒ/ present simple - he / she / it pledges BrE /ˈpledʒɪz/ NAmE /ˈpledʒɪz/ past simple pledged BrE /pledʒd/ NAmE /pledʒd/ past participle pledged BrE /pledʒd/ NAmE /pledʒd/ -ing form pledging BrE /ˈpledʒɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈpledʒɪŋ/ [T ]to formally promise to give or do sth 保证给予(或做);正式承诺◆ ~sth Japan has pledged $100 million in humanitarian aid . 日本已承诺提供一亿美元人道主义援助。◆ The government pledged their support for the plan . 政府保证支持这个计划。◆ ~sth to sb /sth We all had to pledge allegiance to the flag (= state that we are loyal to our country ). 我们都必须对国旗宣誓效忠。◆ ~to do sth The group has pledged to continue campaigning . 这个组织发誓继续投入运动。◆ ~ (that )… The group has pledged that they will continue campaigning . 这个组织发誓他们将继续投入运动。[T ]to make sb or yourself formally promise to do sth 使保证;使发誓SYN swear◆ ~sb /yourself (to sth )They were all pledged to secrecy . 他们都宣誓保密。◆ ~sb /yourself to do sth The government has pledged itself to root out corruption . 政府已承诺铲除腐败。[T ]~sth to leave sth with sb as a pledge (2 ) 抵押;典当[I , T ](NAmE ) to promise to become a junior member of a fraternity or sorority宣誓参加美国大学生联谊会◆ Do you think you'll pledge this semester ? 这学期你会加入大学生联谊会吗?◆ ~sth My brother pledged Sigma Nu . 我哥哥宣誓加入 ΣN 联谊会。 |
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