(promise的过去式或过去分词形式);承诺;允诺;答应;
允诺( promise的过去式和过去分词 );答应;有…希望;预示;

这两个词都可译为“答应”,它们的区别是:
allow含义是“允许”,而promise含义是“应承”。例如:
He has allowed me to come.
他允许我来。
He promised me to come.
他答应我他会来。
这两个词都有“答应”的意思。它们的区别是:
promise是“自己主动答应”这一概念,含有自觉主动的意味; 而consent则是“答应人家的要求”,含有被动的意味。试比较:
Our director has promised to make a speech.
我们的主任已答应作个报告。
(是他主动答应的)
We asked our director to make a speech and he consented.
我们要求主任作个报告,他答应了。
(是我们要求的)
这组词都有“允诺”的意思。它们的区别是:
promise指作出口头或书面的许诺,但仅指主观意愿,并不暗示一定能实现或有实现的基础; engage指在正式或重大场合用誓言、条约等许下有约束力的诺言或作出可以信赖的保证,尤指订婚; pledge指用行动或言语作出庄严的许诺或正式保证; covenant指订立双方或多方共同遵守的协议; contract指订立慎重并且通常有法律效力的合同或协议。例如:
Our son is engaged to a nice young girl.我们的儿子已跟一位漂亮的女孩订了婚。
I covenant to pay 5000 pounds a year to help rebuild the college.我立约保证每年将付5000英镑帮助重建学院。
They have pledged that any detail given to them will remain confidential.他们已保证,给他们提供的任何细节将予以保密。
Many councils are contracting out services such as rubbish collection to private companies as a way of cutting costs.许多市政会把垃圾收集这样的服务项目包给私人公司以减少费用。
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。
来源:《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》Would Bethany return of her own free will, as she had promised?
贝萨妮会像她承诺的那样自愿回来吗?
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》They have promised to pay the arrears over the next five years.
他们保证在随后的5年内偿付逾期债款。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The Prime Minister has promised that Israel will play a constructive role.
首相承诺以色列将发挥积极的作用。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The government has promised to free up more resources for education.
政府保证调拨更多资源用于教育。
来源:《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》When his court case was coming up, James promised to reform.
他的案子即将开审的时候,詹姆斯保证会改过自新。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Jordan promised to trim the city budget without cutting essential services.
乔丹承诺在不减少基本服务的前提下,缩减市政预算。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》He promised to appoint an AIDS czar to deal with the disease.
他许诺任命一位艾滋病大使来应对这种疾病。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》He promised his mother on her deathbed that he would never marry.
他向垂危的母亲保证他绝不结婚。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》He first promised two weeks ago to clear Britain's congested roads.
他在两周前首次承诺解决英国道路拥堵的问题。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The government has promised an extra £ 1 billion for health care.
政府承诺为医疗保健再拨款10亿英镑。
来源:《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》Spike Milligan has finally got the gong he had been promised.
斯派克·米利根最终拿到了早就承诺给他的那块奖章。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
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