promise
verb
noun
ˈprɒmɪəs
verb
1
to
tell
someone
that
you
will
definitely
do
or
provide
something
or
that
something
will
happen
保证，答应
I,T
Last
night
the
headmaster
promised
a
full
investigation.
校长昨晚答应进行全面调查。
promise
to
do
sth
She’s
promised
to
do
all
she
can
to
help.
她答应尽力帮忙。
promise
(that)
Hurry
up
–
we
promised
we
wouldn’t
be
late.
快点，我们保证过不会迟到的。
promise
sb
(that)
You
promised
me
the
car
would
be
ready
on
Monday.
你答应过我车子星期一可以用。
‘Promise
me
you
won’t
do
anything
stupid.’
‘I
promise.’
“答应我你不会做蠢事。”“我答应。”
promise
sth
to
sb
I’ve
promised
that
book
to
Ian,
I’m
afraid.
我已经答应把那本书给伊恩了，对不起。
promise
sb
sth
The
company
promised
us
a
bonus
this
year.
公司承诺今年给我们发奖金。
‘I’ll
be
back
by
1.00.’
‘
Promise
?’
‘Yes!
Don’t
worry.’
“我一点钟前会回来。”“你保证？”“是的！ 别担心。”
He
reappeared
two
hours
later,
as
promised
.
就像他保证过的，他两小时后再次露面。
2
to
show
signs
of
something
预示…可能发生
T
promise
to
be
sth
Tonight’s
meeting
promises
to
be
a
difficult
one.
今晚的会议有可能不容易对付。
dark
clouds
promising
showers
later
预示着稍后有阵雨的乌云
3
promise sb the moon/the earth
to
promise
to
give
someone
something
that
is
impossible
for
you
to
give
向某人作无法兑现的承诺
4
I can’t promise (anything)
used
to
tell
someone
that
you
will
try
to
do
what
they
want,
but
may
not
be
able
to
[口] 我无法保证
spoken
I’ll
try
my
best
to
get
tickets,
but
I
can’t
promise
anything.
我会尽我所能搞到门票，但我不能保证什么。
5
I promise you
used
to
emphasize
a
promise,
warning,
or
statement
[口] 我保证
spoken
I
promise
you,
it
does
work!
我保你管用！
noun
6
a
statement
that
you
will
definitely
do
or
provide
something
or
that
something
will
definitely
happen
保证，承诺，诺言
C
[+
of
]
a
promise
of
help
答应帮忙的承诺
[+
to
]
his
promise
to
his
father
他对父亲的承诺
promise
to
do
sth
She
made
a
promise
to
visit
them
once
a
month.
她保证一个月看望他们一次。
promise
that
his
promise
that
the
job
would
be
mine
他对我作出的我将得到那份工作的承诺
keep/break
a
promise
(to
do
or
fail
to
do
something
you
promised)
遵守/违背诺言
Don’t
make
promises
you
can’t
keep.
不要许下不能兑现的诺言。
I
might
have
to
break
my
promise.
我可能不得不违背我的诺言。
I’ll
never
lie
to
you
again.
You
have
my
solemn
promise
.
我再也不会对你撒谎了，我郑重保证。
7
signs
that
something
or
someone
will
be
good
or
successful
〔某事或某人有好结果或成功的〕迹象，征兆
U
a
young
man
full
of
promise
一个很有前途的年轻人
Bill
shows
great
promise
as
a
goalkeeper.
作为守门员，比尔大有希望。
She
didn’t
fulfil
her
early
promise
.
她并未像小时候表现的那样有出息。
8
a
sign
that
something,
usually
something
good,
may
happen
迹象;〔通常指〕吉兆
singular 单数, U
[+
of
]
the
promise
of
spring
春天的迹象
The
letter
gave
a
promise
of
greater
happiness.
那封信预示了更大的快乐。