promise

复数：promises过去式：promised过去分词：promised现在分词：promising第三人称单数：promises

1. vt. & vi. 允诺; 答应 undertake to do
2. vi. & vt. 有…希望; 预示 give cause for expecting

1. [C]承诺,诺言 a statement, which sb else has right to believe and depend on, that one will or will not do sth, give sth, etc.
2. [U]希望,出息 expectation or signs of future success, good results, etc.

• promise a dance (to sb)答应(与某人)跳舞
• promise help答应帮助
• promise oneself sth指望获得某物,决心弄到某物
• promise rain有希望下雨
• promise students a day's holiday答应放学生一天假
• promise the moon答应办做不到的事

• always promise总是许诺
• never promise从不许诺

• promise well显示出成功的迹象,前景很好
• promise blandly平和地允诺
• promise blithely快乐地允诺
• promise casually非正式地允诺
• promise cautiously谨慎地允诺
• promise cheerfully高兴地允诺
• promise definitely肯定地允诺
• promise devoutly真诚地允诺
• promise generously慷慨地允诺
• promise faithfully忠诚地允诺
• promise flatteringly奉承地允诺
• promise frankly真诚地允诺
• promise freely随意地允诺
• promise graciously有礼貌地允诺
• promise lightly轻率地允诺
• promise optimistically乐观地允诺
• promise publicly公开允诺
• promise recklessly轻率地允诺
• promise reluctantly不情愿地允诺
• promise solemnly庄严地允诺
• promise treacherously不可靠地允诺
• promise unconditionally无条件地允诺
• promise unquestionably毫无疑问地允诺
• promise unwillingly勉强地允诺
• promise usually经常允诺
• promise vehemently强烈地允诺
• promise away答应送掉

• promise on sb's honour以名誉保证,与…订婚
• promise to答应与…做某事

• abide by promise遵守诺言
• betray promise背叛诺言
• break promise违背诺言
• carry out promise履行诺言
• claim promise履行诺言
• find much of promise发现很有希望
• fulfill promise遵守诺言
• give promise答应,作出诺言,保证
• give promise for future预示将来成功
• give promise of有…的希望
• give promise to向…许诺
• go back on promise收回诺言,违背诺言
• hold promise of抱有…的希望
• hold some promise of success有希望获得成功
• keep (to) promise信守诺言
• make promise作出诺言,保证
• make promise of许下…的诺言
• make promise to向…许诺
• obtain promise获得保证
• secure promise获得保证
• show promise有希望
• show promise as pianist有希望成为钢琴家
• stand to promise守约
• violate promise违背诺言
• withdraw promise取消诺言,收回许诺

• bright promise有希望的诺言
• brilliant promise出色的诺言
• broken promise违背了的诺言
• campaign promise竞选时的诺言
• cheerful promise欣然的许诺
• cheering promise欣然的许诺
• conservative promise保守的诺言
• considerable promise重要的许诺
• deceiving promise虚假的诺言
• definite promise明确的许诺
• doubtful promise含糊的许诺
• drunken promise醉后的诺言
• earnest promise真诚的诺言
• empty promise空洞的诺言
• express promise确切的诺言
• fair promise好听的诺言
• faithful promise忠实的诺言
• false promise虚伪的诺言
• golden promise重要的诺言
• good promise好的诺言
• great promise很大的希望
• implied promise含蓄的诺言,默许
• irresponsible promise不负责任的诺言
• sacred promise神圣的诺言
• solemn promise庄严的承诺
• verbal promise口头保证
• written promise书面保证

• according to promise根据诺言
• boy in promise孩子有出息
• boxer of promise有前途的拳击手
• youth full of promise有希望的青年
• on promise of secrecy按照保守秘密的诺言
• through verbal promise通过口头保证
• under promise立誓
• person with great promise有出息的人

• promise for good crops有希望获得好收成
• promise of help允予援助
• promise of secrecy保守秘密的诺言

promise oneself指望

keep promise守信

show promise有成功的希望

make a promise允许；允诺

great promise前程远大；大有前途

on a promise[英国英语]等待(消息、礼物等)

promise to do承诺做某事

promise to pay付款承诺

solemn promise庄严承诺；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违反诺言

keep a promise遵守诺言

promise yourself承诺自己

land of promise [圣经]上帝允许给亚伯拉罕的地方；乐土；福地；希望之乡（等于Promised Land）

1. Once he made a promise, he would stick to it.
   他一旦许下诺言,就坚守这个诺言。
2. I have committed myself and must keep my promise.
   我已经作出了承诺,必须信守我的诺言。
3. I don't trust his promise to come for a visit.
   我不相信他会如约前来访问。
4. For her family, life seemed to have no promise.
   对她家而言,生活没有任何希望。

1. I promise never to reveal his secret.
   我答应决不泄漏他的秘密。
2. I promise never to lie to you from now on.
   我发誓从今以后再也不向你说谎话。
3. I promise to return your bicycle on good condition.
   我答应一定完好无损地还你的自行车。
4. Dropping ears of rice promise another good harvest.
   沈甸甸的稻穗预示著又一次丰收。