promise

[美國]/'prɒmɪs/
[英國]/'prɑmɪs/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

n. 許諾,允諾;希望
vt. 允諾,許諾
vi. 有指望,有前途
Word Forms
現在分詞promising
過去分詞promised
過去式promised
複數promises
第三人稱單數promises

短語搭配

broken promise

食言

promise me

向我保證

promise oneself

指望

keep promise

守信

show promise

有成功的希望

great promise

前程遠大;大有前途

on a promise

[英國英語]等待(消息、禮物等)

promise to do

承諾做某事

promise to pay

付款承諾

solemn promise

莊嚴承諾;誓言

promise well

前景很好;很有希望

show great promise

大有前途,大有希望

break a promise

違反諾言

promise yourself

承諾自己

land of promise

[聖經]上帝允許給亞伯拉罕的地方;樂土;福地;希望之鄉(等於Promised Land)

例句

that promise is worthless.

那個承諾一文不值。

the promise of juicy returns.

豐厚利潤的許諾。

give a promise of secrecy

答應保守祕密

I promise on my honour.

我以我的名譽保證。

promise you won't tell.

你保證不泄密。

keep one's promise inviolate

堅守諾言

You must promise not to mention.

你必須答應不提此事。

They promised not totell.

他們保證不說出去。

thunderclouds that promise rain.

有雷雲就會有雨

promise to write soon;

許諾很快寫信;

to extort a promise from him

硬要他答應

His promises are a snare.

他的諾言是一種圈套。

We promised not to quarrel anymore.

我們答應再也不爭吵了

he promised to bust the mafia.

他許諾要粉碎黑手黨。

the snowdrops were a promise of futurity.

雪花蓮預示來世。

we can't promise instant solutions.

我們不能保證馬上就能解決。

I'll keep my promise, naturally.

自然,我會履行我的諾言。

this broken promise is a kick in the teeth for football.

這個落空的承諾對足球來說是一個重大挫折。

he was given a promise of the reversion of Boraston's job.

他被許諾接任博拉斯頓的工作。

ulterior pay promised to the mariners.

許諾給海員的日後報酬。

原聲例句

Technology has enormous promise but also peril.

技術有巨大的好處, 也有巨大的危害。

來源: TED Talks (Audio Version) January 2015 Collection

If you make a promise, you should fulfil it.

如果你許下諾言,就應該實踐它。

來源: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

She held up to her father's promise, giving Buffington that reward.

她履行了父親的承諾,把賞金給了Buffington。

來源: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

I hope he will keep his promise.

我希望他遵守諾言。

來源: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

The politician deluded the voters with election promises.

那政客用競選諾言欺騙選民。

來源: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

The victory fulfilled a promise that Cleveland's star player, LeBron James, made to the city.

這場勝利實現了克里夫蘭騎士隊巨星勒布朗·詹姆斯(LeBron James)對這個城市許下的諾言。

來源: VOA Special June 2016 Collection

Tom agreed and they made a promise.

湯姆同意了,他們彼此許諾。

來源: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Simplified Edition)

Now, how about that sweet you promised?

你答應給我的糖果呢?

來源: Sarah and the little duckling

But I failed to keep my promise.

但是我未能信守承諾。

來源: VOA Special September 2018 Collection

This holds the promise of democratizing automobiles.

這有望普及自動駕駛汽車。

來源: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

下載 App 以解鎖完整內容

想更有效率地學習單字嗎?下載 DictoGo 應用程式,享受更多單字記憶與複習功能!

立即下載 DictoGo