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Promise 例:The Verb Promised Make Give Quality Shows

单词 promise
音标
英[ˈprɒmɪs] 美[ˈprɑmɪs]
解释
vt.允诺,许诺;给人以…的指望或希望;vi.许诺;有指望,有前途;n.许诺;希望,指望;允诺的东西;
例句

VERB
承诺;保证;答应
If you promise that you will do something, you say to someone that you will definitely do it.
例: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。
例: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。

VERB
答应给予;承诺给予;保证让…得到
If you promise someone something, you tell them that you will definitely give it to them or make sure that they have it.
例: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。
例:The officers promise a return to multiparty rule.这些官员承诺恢复多党统治。

N-COUNT
诺言;承诺;保证
A promise is a statement which you make to a person in which you say that you will definitely do something or give them something.
例:If you make a promise, you should keep it...如果做出了承诺,就应该遵守。
例: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。

VERB
有可能;有希望
If a situation or event promises to have a particular quality or to be a particular thing, it shows signs that it will have that quality or be that thing.
例: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。

N-UNCOUNT
(非常好的或成功的)希望,迹象,指望
If someone or something shows promise, they seem likely to be very good or successful.
例: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。
变形
third:promises~done:promised~pl:promises~ing:promising~past:promised~

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