promise

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英[ˈprɒmɪs]
美[ˈprɑːmɪs]

基本释义

v.
许诺; 答应给予; 预示
n.
诺言; 获得成功的迹象; 吉兆

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实用例句

The college principal promised to look into the matter.

学院院长答应研究这个问题。

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Promise not to tell anyone! ’ ‘I promise. ’

“你要保证不告诉别人!”“我保证。”

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They arrived at 7.30 as they had promised .

他们按说定的7:30到达了。

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The government has promised a full investigation into the disaster.

政府已承诺对这次灾难进行全面调查。

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I'll see what I can do but I can't promise anything .

我会去看看能做什么,但不能给予任何承诺。

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The brochure promised (that) the local food would be superb.

旅游指南中保证说当地有上佳的美食。

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You promised me (that) you'd be home early tonight.

你曾向我保证今晚会早回家的。

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He promised the money to his grandchildren.

他答应把这笔钱给孙儿孙女们。

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He promised his grandchildren the money.

他答应给孙儿孙女们这笔钱。

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I've promised myself some fun when the exams are over.

等考试完了,我打算好好玩玩。

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‘I'll be back soon, ’ she promised.

“我马上回来。”她答应说。

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It promises to be an exciting few days.

那可望是兴奋刺激的几天。

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There were dark clouds overhead promising rain.

天上乌云密布,预示就要下雨。

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I can promise you, you'll have a wonderful time.

我保证你会玩得很痛快。

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If you don't take my advice, you'll regret it, I promise you.

你若不听我的劝告,保管你会后悔的。

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to make/keep/break a promise

许下 / 信守 / 违背诺言

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She kept her promise to visit her aunt regularly.

她信守诺言,定期去看望姑妈。

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The government failed to keep its promise of lower taxes.

政府未能兑现减税的承诺。

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Do I have your promise that you won't tell anyone about this?

你保证不把这事告诉任何人吗?

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You haven't gone back on your promise, have you?

你该不会反悔了吧?

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Her work shows great promise .

她的作品显示前途大有希望。

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He failed to fulfil his early promise .

他没有像小时候表现的那样有出息。

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The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on Friday...

邮局承诺于星期五恢复对这个地区第一类邮件的递送。

He had promised that the rich and privileged would no longer get preferential treatment...

他已经保证富人和特权阶层不会再得到优惠待遇。

In 1920 the great powers promised them an independent state...

1920年,列强承诺让他们成为一个独立的国家。

The officers promise a return to multiparty rule.

这些官员承诺恢复多党统治。

If you make a promise, you should keep it...

如果做出了承诺,就应该遵守。

The program has lived up to its promise to promote family welfare.

这个项目恪守了其改善家庭福利的承诺。

While it will be fun, the seminar also promises to be most instructive.

这次的研讨会不仅会有趣,而且有可能会颇具启发意义。

The boy first showed promise as an athlete in grade school.

这个男孩在上小学的时候就初次显示出成为运动员的潜力。

真题例句

Whereas older generations are sometimes reluctant to adopt new technologies, driverless cars promise real value to these age groups in particular.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

The promise of rewards, for others.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

No system is impenetrable, and none can promise to eliminate the worst case completely.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Even more interesting is that the promise of a future reward was enough to make adults choose the smaller portion.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Any product that promises to protect your home deserves careful examination.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Adults chose the smaller portion on the mere promise of a future award.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Isn't it a bit weird that spending it should happen in half a blink of an eye? Doesn't a wallet—that time-honoured Friday-night feeling of pleasing, promising fatness—represent something that matters? But I'll leave the economics to the experts.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

The sharing economy has a promising future.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

The research references studies of people's behavior with food and alcohol and results of alcohol restrictions, and then lists five regulations that the researchers think might be promising if applied to junk foods.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Money is the foundation of many a happy marriage People are being lured (引诱)onto Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service without realizing they're paying for it by giving up toads of personal information

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

As baby boomers(二战后婴儿潮时期出生的人) came of high-school age, big schools promised economic efficiency.

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

Since then, Toebe said, she has kept her promise to herself to cut back on her Internet use.

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

As part of the Kids Live Well campaign-expected to be announced nationwide Wednesday—participating restaurants must promise to offer at least one children's meal that has fewer than 600 calories(卡路里), no soft drinks and at least two items from the following food groups: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins or low-fat dairy.

出自-2012年12月听力原文

I can promise you one thing: whatever you choose to do for a career, if you work hard at it, eventually, special things will happen.

2019年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

In the classic marriage vow, couples promise to stay together in sickness and in health.

2019年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

While the city council vote was met with applause inside the council room, opponents to the measure, including soda lobbyists made sharp criticisms and a promise to challenge the tax in court.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

In these groups, which came out of an Eastern European tradition of developing young talent, professors teach promising K-12 students advanced mathematics for several hours after school or on weekends.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

But will such contests, which are overwhelmingly dominated by Asian and white students from middle-class and affluent families become any more diverse? Many social and cultural factors play roles in determining which promising students get on the path toward international math recognition.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

We know the promise is there—this is a well-grounded, talented, warm-hearted group of youngsters.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

So really, those supplements aren’t going to give you that perfect memory in the way that they promise.

出自-2016年6月听力原文

Some research does suggest that these programs hold promise.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Scientists and engineers have long believed in the promise of batteries to change the world.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

We break our promise not to fly after hearing about a neighbour's trip to India.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Politicians are fond of promising rapid energy transitions.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

But it is another thing to have a supply of trained talent that could let you carry out this promise.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

It promises a long-term career path.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

In the early 20th century, few things were more appealing than the promise of scientific knowledge.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

Governments in rich countries now accept that their pension and health-care promises will soon become unaffordable, and many of them have embarked on reforms, but so far only timidly.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

David promised to go on the trip in her place.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

When did we promise the delivery?

出自-2013年6月听力原文

Promise long-term cooperation with the Company

出自-2013年6月听力原文

By promising better after-sales service.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

I know I promise to drive you to the airport next Thursday, but I'm afraid something has come up.

出自-2012年12月听力原文

He is not a man who can keep his promise.

出自-2011年12月听力原文

The man failed to keep his promise.

出自-2010年6月听力原文

In 2018, farmers will plant the varieties with the most promise in the Ebro Delta and Europe's other two main rice-growing regions—along the Po in Italy, and France's Rhone.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

Scientists and engineers have long believed in the promise of batteries to change the world.

2016年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

So really, those supplements aren't going to give you that perfect memory in the way that they promise.

2016年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

We break our promise not to fly after hearing about a neighbor's trip to India.

2015年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

We know the promise is there—this is a well-grounded, talented, warmhearted group of youngsters.

2016年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

By promising not to offend the receiver again.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 选项

Disappointed by many a broken, vine-ripened (蔓上成熟的) promise, I've refused to buy winter tomatoes for years.

2015年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

If nations could only keep the initial promises of the Paris Agreement, what would happen by the year 2100?

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读B 题设

It's important to keep a promise.

2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解 阅读A 选项

Much to the family's surprise, Dennis stuck to his promise! He turned up at the hospital bearing gifts for the new mother lindsey and her baby boy.

2018年高考英语全国卷3 完形填空 原文

Russia is another country with population problems that could break its economic promise.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文

She chose to sell a few larger objects that were less often used when we promised to put the money into her school fund our kindergarten daughter is serious about becoming a doctor.

2018年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

She would become a promising star.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 选项

This is how much temperatures would rise by 2100 even if nations live up to the initial Paris promises to reduce carbon emissions; this rise could still put coastal cities under water and drive over half of all species to extinction.

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

You promised we'd be home in time.

2017年高考英语全国卷2 听力 原文

The idea seems promising,and Rosenberg is a perceptive observer.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

Instead, the company has done precisely what it had long promised it would not challenge the constitutionality of Vermont’s rules in the federal court, as part of a desperate effort to keep its Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant running.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

But as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission reviews the company’s application, it should keep it mind what promises from Entergy are worth.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

Getting a DNT signal does not oblige anyone to stop tracking, although some companies have promised to do so.

出自-2013年考研阅读原文

Protests have erupted over construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope, a giant observatory that promises to revolutionize humanity’s view of the cosmos.

出自-2017年考研阅读原文

If software promises to save lives on the scale that drugs now can, big data may be expected to behave as a big pharma has done.

出自-2018年考研阅读原文

Facebook promised the European commission then that it would not link phone numbers to Facebook identities, but it broke the promise almost as soon as the deal went through.

2018年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and emerge from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.

2020年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future

  • 2. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future;

    "there is little or no promise that he will recover"

Verb
  • 1. make a promise or commitment

  • 2. promise to undertake or give;

    "I promise you my best effort"

  • 3. make a prediction about; tell in advance;

    "Call the outcome of an election"

  • 4. give grounds for expectations;

    "The new results were promising"

    "The results promised fame and glory"

同义词辨析

ensure, insure, assure, guarantee, pledge, promise

这些动词都有"保证"之意。

  • ensure: 侧重使人相信某个行为或力量产生的结果。
  • insure常与ensure换用,但前者多指经济方面的保证、保险。
  • assure: 侧重指消除某人思想上的怀疑或担心,从而有达到目的的保证感,但不如ensure普通。
  • guarantee: 指对事物的品质或人的行为及履行义务、义务等承担责任的保证。
  • pledge: 正式用词,指通过郑重许诺、协议或立誓等保证承担某一义务或遵守某一原则。
  • promise: 侧重表自己的主观意向,设法用语言使人感到稳当可靠。

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v.答应;承诺

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