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covenant n.盟约；契约v.立书保证 (1) 中国已经加入了国际人权公约(2) 国际联盟盟约规定，所有签字国都不得诉诸战争。(3) 这笔钱是根据契约书付给我们的。(4) 他们就建立合资公司的事和我们签了合约。(5) 他们不愿与我父亲订立财产契约。 There are some places where you'll hear covenant get used. It's a little old fashioned and formal, but marriage is often referred to as a covenant. The most famous covenant appears in The Bible — God tells a shepherd named Abraham to follow God's instructions in exchange for making Abraham's descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky.

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英 ['kʌvənənt] 美 ['kʌvənənt] (1) China has acceded to the international human rights covenant.(2) The covenant of the League of Nations bound all signatory states not to go to war.(3) The money was given to us by deed of covenant.(4) They covenanted with us for establishing a joint venture.(5) They refused to covenant with my father for the property. Covenant is an agreement between two people, or companies, or even countries. It is formal, solemn, sometimes even sacred. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词](受法律约束的)协约，契约，合同 A covenant is a formal written agreement between two or more people or groups of people which is recognized in law. ...the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》2[N-COUNT 可数名词](定期付款的)书面承诺；(尤指向慈善机构定期捐款的)契约 A covenant is a formal written promise to pay a sum of money each year for a fixed period, especially to a charity.   [also by N]  [mainly BRIT 主英]If you make regular gifts through a covenant we can reclaim the income tax which you have already paid on this money.如果你签订契约定期捐赠，那么我们可以要求返还你这笔钱上交的所得税。in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 pledge

英语单词	covenant
英美音标	英 ['kʌvənənt] 美 ['kʌvənənt]
中文释义	n.盟约；契约 v.立书保证
英语例句	(1) China has acceded to the international human rights covenant. (2) The covenant of the League of Nations bound all signatory states not to go to war. (3) The money was given to us by deed of covenant. (4) They covenanted with us for establishing a joint venture. (5) They refused to covenant with my father for the property.
中文例句	(1) 中国已经加入了国际人权公约 (2) 国际联盟盟约规定，所有签字国都不得诉诸战争。 (3) 这笔钱是根据契约书付给我们的。 (4) 他们就建立合资公司的事和我们签了合约。 (5) 他们不愿与我父亲订立财产契约。
vocabulary简明	Covenant is an agreement between two people, or companies, or even countries. It is formal, solemn, sometimes even sacred.
vocabulary扩展	There are some places where you'll hear covenant get used. It's a little old fashioned and formal, but marriage is often referred to as a covenant. The most famous covenant appears in The Bible — God tells a shepherd named Abraham to follow God's instructions in exchange for making Abraham's descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](受法律约束的)协约，契约，合同 A covenant is a formal written agreement between two or more people or groups of people which is recognized in law. ...the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. 《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](定期付款的)书面承诺；(尤指向慈善机构定期捐款的)契约 A covenant is a formal written promise to pay a sum of money each year for a fixed period, especially to a charity. [also by N] [mainly BRIT 主英] If you make regular gifts through a covenant we can reclaim the income tax which you have already paid on this money. 如果你签订契约定期捐赠，那么我们可以要求返还你这笔钱上交的所得税。 in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 pledge

Covenant International Money Agreement Formal N Count 可数名词 Written