promise noun ⇨promise (keep/break a promise)⇨potential (show great promise)promise verb ⇨promise (Promise not to tell!)⇨threaten3 (It promises to be an exciting few days.)promise
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promise ♦︎ commitment ♦︎ word ♦︎ pledge ♦︎ guarantee ♦︎ oath ♦︎ assurance ♦︎ vowThese are all words for a statement that you will definitely do or not do sth or that you are sure that sth will happen.这些词均表示诺言、保证。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a promise / a commitment / your word / a pledge / a guarantee / an oath / a vow to do sth◆a promise / your word / a pledge / a guarantee / an oath / an assurance / a vow that...◆a / your solemn promise / word / oath / assurance / vow◆a firm promise / commitment / pledge / guarantee / assurance◆a formal commitment / guarantee / oath / assurance◆a written promise / commitment / guarantee / assurance◆to give a promise / a commitment / your word / a pledge / a guarantee / an assurance◆to make a promise / commitment / pledge / guarantee / vow◆to take a pledge / an oath / a vow◆to have sb's promise / commitment / word / assurance◆to honour your promise / commitment / word / pledge / assurance◆to keep your promise / commitment / word / vow◆to break a promise / a commitment / your word / a pledge / a vow■promise [countable] a statement that tells sb that you will definitely do or not do sth诺言;许诺;承诺◆I try not to make promises that I can't keep.我尽量不承诺无法兑现的事。◆He simply broke every single promise he ever made me.他给我的承诺没有一个兑现。◆She had obviously forgotten her promise to call me.她显然把答应给我打电话的事忘得一干二净了。◆You haven't gone back on your promise to me, have you?你答应我的该不会反悔了吧?◆I won't be late. That's a promise!我不会迟到的。说话算数!■commitment [countable, uncountable] (ratherformal) a promise or determination to do sth or to behave in a particular way; a promise to support sb/sth; the fact of making a commitment承诺;许诺承担;保证◆She doesn't want to make a big emotional commitment to Steve at the moment.她不想在此刻对史蒂夫作出感情上的重大承诺。◆The company's commitment to providing quality at a reasonable price has been vital to its success.这家公司保证物美价廉的承诺是它取得成功的决定性因素。◆He questioned the government's commitment to public services.他对政府在公共服务上作出的承诺提出质疑。 see also committed ⇨ reliable1■word [singular] a promise that you will do sth or that sth will happen or is true诺言;许诺;保证◆I give you my word that it won't happen again.我向你保证这种事不会再发生了。◆I never doubted her word.我从不怀疑她的许诺。◆They claimed that the minister had gone back on her word(= broken her promise).他们称部长没有兑现她的许诺。◆We only have his word for it that he wasn't there that night.他只是向我们保证他那天晚上没在那里。◆She won't go to the police. You can take my word for it(= believe me).她不会报警的,相信我说的话吧。■pledge [countable] (especially journalism尤用于新闻) a serious promise保证;诺言;誓约◆The new leader demanded a pledge of loyalty from each of his allies.新的领导人要求每一位盟友发誓对他忠诚。◆Will the government honour its election pledge not to raise taxes?政府会信守他们的竞选诺言不提高税收吗?■guarantee ˌgærənˈtiː [countable] a firm promise that you will do sth or that sth will happen保证;担保◆The union wants cast-iron guarantees that there will be no job losses.工会想得到确实可靠的不裁员保证。NOTE辨析 Promise, pledge or guarantee?Promise is the most frequent and most general of these words, and the only one of these three to use in the context of personal relationships. * promise在三个词中最常见、含义最宽泛,是唯一能在个人关系语境中使用的词◆She had obviously forgotten her pledge/guarantee to call me.Pledge is used especially in the context of politics and the things that politicians promise in order to get elected. * pledge尤用于政治语境,可指从政者为求当选而作的承诺◆election / campaign / manifesto pledges竞选承诺◆spending pledges given by the government政府就支出所作的保证Guarantee is used especially in matters of business involving companies or organizations. * guarantee尤指公司或机构所作的业务担保。■oath əʊθ; NAmEoʊθ [countable] (ratherformal) a formal promise to do sth; a formal statement that sth is true宣誓;誓言◆All the barons were called on to swear an oath of allegiance to the king.所有的男爵都被召来宣誓效忠国王。◆Before giving evidence, witnesses in court have to take the oath(= promise to tell the truth).作证之前,证人必须当庭宣誓据实作证。ⓘ If you are or do sth on/under oath, you have made a formal promise to tell the truth in court. * on/under oath表示已经当庭宣誓据实作证◆The judge reminded the witness that he was still under oath.法官提醒证人他已当庭宣过誓。■assuranceəˈʃʊərəns, əˈʃɔːrəns; NAmEəˈʃʊrəns [countable] (ratherformal) a statement that sth will certainly be true or will certainly happen, particularly when there has been doubt about it(尤指有质疑时的)保证,担保◆They asked for assurances on the safety of the system.他们要求保证系统安全。◆Despite assurances to the contrary the birds are still being sold as pets.尽管曾担保不会这样,但是这些鸟还是被当作宠物卖掉。■vowvaʊ [countable] a formal and serious promise, especially a religious one, to do sth(尤指宗教的)誓,誓言,誓约◆The monks take a vow of silence.修士要守默誓。◆She would not be unfaithful to her marriage vows.她不会不忠于自己的结婚誓言。promise
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promise ♦︎ guarantee ♦︎ swear ♦︎ pledge ♦︎ commit ♦︎ assure ♦︎ vow ♦︎ undertakeThese words all mean to tell sb that you will definitely do sth or that sth will happen.这些词均表示许诺、保证、发誓。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to swear / vow to sb (that...)◆to promise / guarantee / swear / pledge / vow / undertake to do sth◆to promise / guarantee / swear / pledge / vow that...◆to promise / guarantee / pledge your support◆to swear / pledge allegiance / loyalty◆to swear / vow revenge / eternal friendship / undying love◆to solemnly promise / swear / vow / undertake sth■promise [transitive, intransitive] to tell sb that you will definitely do or not do sth, or that sth will definitely happen许诺;答应;保证◆'Promise not to tell anyone!' 'I promise.'“你要保证不告诉任何人!”“我保证。”◆I'll see what I can do but I can't promise anything.我会看看我能做什么,但不能作什么承诺。◆You promised me (that) you'd be home early tonight.你答应过我今晚会早回家的。◆'I'll be back soon,' she promised.“我马上回来。”她答应说。◆He promised the money to his grandchildren.他答应把这笔钱留给孙辈。■guarantee ˌgærənˈtiː [transitive] to tell sb that sth definitely will or will not happen, or that you defintely will or will not do sth保证;担保;保障◆Basic human rights, including freedom of speech, are now guaranteed.包括言论自由在内的基本人权如今都有了保障。◆The ticket will guarantee you free entry.这张票将保证你免费入场。◆We guarantee to deliver your goods within a week.我们保证一周内交货。NOTE辨析 Promise or guarantee?When you promise sth, you make a personal commitment to the person you are talking to, usually to do sth. Guarantee is less personal: when you guarantee sth, you mean that you will make sure that it happens. You have a moral duty to do what you have promised, but no one can legally force you to do it. You may have a legal duty to do what you have guaranteed, but people often use the word guarantee without actually accepting a legal duty: they mean it as a stronger form of promise. * promise指作出个人之间的承诺,通常指承诺做某事。guarantee不那么个人化,表示保证某事会发生。promise指作出道德上有义务兑现的承诺,但该承诺不具有法律约束力。guarantee可以指作出法律上有履约义务的保证,但使用这个词时常常并不真的表示具有法律效力,只是一种比promise语义更强的保证。■swear(swore, sworn) [transitive, intransitive, no passive] to make a serious or official promise to do sth or to tell the truth, for example in court郑重承诺,发誓(如在法庭上)◆She made him swear not to tell anyone.她让他发誓不告诉任何人。◆He swore revenge on the man who had killed his father.他发誓要报杀父之仇。◆I swear to God I had nothing to do with it.我对天发誓,我跟这事一点关系都没有。◆Witnesses were required to swear on the Bible.证人须手按《圣经》宣誓。◆ (spoken) I think I put the keys back in the drawer, but I couldn't swear to it(= I'm not completely sure).我想我把钥匙放回抽屉里了,不过我不敢肯定。■pledge [transitive] to formally promise to give or do sth正式承诺;保证给予(或做)◆Japan pledged $100 million in humanitarian aid.日本承诺提供1亿元的人道主义援助。◆Politicians of all parties pledged their support for the idea.各党派的政客都保证支持这个主张。◆The government has pledged that it will not raise taxes.政府保证不增加税收。■commit(-tt-) [transitive] to promise sincerely that you will definitely do sth or keep to an agreement or arrangement, knowing that failure to do so may make things difficult for you; to give an opinion or make a decision openly so that it is then difficult to change it承诺,保证(做某事、遵守协议或遵从安排);(公开)表明意见,作出决定(使得日后难以更改)◆Several countries were reluctant to commit themselves to the treaty.有几个国家不愿签署这项条约。◆The party was committed to reforming the electoral system.该党承诺要改革选举体制。◆You don't have to commit yourself now, just think about it.你不必现在表态,只需考虑一下这事。 see also committed ⇨ reliable1■assure əˈʃʊə(r), əˈʃɔː(r); NAmEəˈʃʊr [transitive] to tell sb that sth is definitely true or is definitely going to happen, especially when they have doubts about it(尤指有质疑时)使确信,向⋯保证◆We were assured that everything possible was being done.我们得到保证:正在尽一切努力。◆She's perfectly safe, I can assure you.她绝对安全,我可以向你保证。◆We assured him of our loyal support.我们向他保证会忠诚地支持他。■vowvaʊ [transitive] (ratherformal, especiallywritten) to make a formal and serious promise to do sth起誓;立誓;发誓◆She vowed never to speak to him again.她发誓再也不和他说话。◆They vowed eternal friendship.他们立誓要友谊长存。NOTE辨析 Swear or vow?People can swear that things are, have been or will be true, but vow is more often used to talk about things you are determined to do in the future. * swear可以指发誓事情在过去、现在或将来会如此,但vow较常指发誓将来一定做某事。■undertakeˌʌndəˈteɪk; NAmEˌʌndərˈteɪk(undertook, undertaken) [transitive] (formalorbusiness商业) to agree or promise that you will do sth承诺;许诺;答应◆They undertook to finish the job by Friday.他们答应周五之前完成这一工作。
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