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renege v.背信；违约 (1) 任何不同政见的候选人都可能就此交易而报复。(2) 你却几乎必然将违背你的一些诺言。(3) 报告非常坚定地声称欧盟一定不会食言。(4) 但违背约定，降低价格来赢得销售也很诱人，正如其中一个囚徒会出卖同伴，先说出供词。 Not quite lying, reneging is more a sin of omission — failing to do what you said you would. The Latin negāre means "to deny," so by reneging on your word, you are denying someone whatever you promised them. In card games, you are said to renege if you play against the rules. To renege may be wrong, but it's not necessarily a punishable offense (unless you put that promise legally binding in writing). Still, it certainly doesn't make you look good!

Accepted Answer

英 [rɪ'niːɡ] 美 [rɪ'niːɡ] (1) Any more colourful candidate could renege on a deal.(2) You will almost surely have to renege on some of these promises.(3) It says firmly that the EU must not renege on its promise.(4) But there is also a temptation to renege to gain sales, much as one prisoner might end up ratting on another. To renege is to go back on your word or fail to keep a promise. 1[VERB 动词]食言；反悔 If someone reneges on a promise or an agreement, they do not do what they have promised or agreed to do.   [V on n]  [Also V]If someone reneged on a deal, they could never trade here again.谁要是违背了约定，就永远不能再在这里进行交易。

英语单词	renege
英美音标	英 [rɪ'niːɡ] 美 [rɪ'niːɡ]
中文释义	v.背信；违约
英语例句	(1) Any more colourful candidate could renege on a deal. (2) You will almost surely have to renege on some of these promises. (3) It says firmly that the EU must not renege on its promise. (4) But there is also a temptation to renege to gain sales, much as one prisoner might end up ratting on another.
中文例句	(1) 任何不同政见的候选人都可能就此交易而报复。 (2) 你却几乎必然将违背你的一些诺言。 (3) 报告非常坚定地声称欧盟一定不会食言。 (4) 但违背约定，降低价格来赢得销售也很诱人，正如其中一个囚徒会出卖同伴，先说出供词。
vocabulary简明	To renege is to go back on your word or fail to keep a promise.
vocabulary扩展	Not quite lying, reneging is more a sin of omission — failing to do what you said you would. The Latin negāre means "to deny," so by reneging on your word, you are denying someone whatever you promised them. In card games, you are said to renege if you play against the rules. To renege may be wrong, but it's not necessarily a punishable offense (unless you put that promise legally binding in writing). Still, it certainly doesn't make you look good!
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]食言；反悔 If someone reneges on a promise or an agreement, they do not do what they have promised or agreed to do. [V on n] [Also V] If someone reneged on a deal, they could never trade here again. 谁要是违背了约定，就永远不能再在这里进行交易。

Renege Promise Reneging Promised 英 Rɪ'Niːɡ] 美 Rɪ'Niːɡ V.背信；违约