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promiserpromise['prɔmis]- n.
- 允诺;诺言;承诺;字据;
- 指望;有成功希望的预示;美好的展望
- (有)可能;(有)出息;(有)前途
- 允诺的事;答应的事
- vt.
- 允诺;答应;约定;保证:
They promised that the work would all be finished by next week. 他们保证到下星期完成全部工作。 - 给人以…的指望;有…的可能;有…希望:
These discussions promise future storm. 这些争论有可能引起今后的风波。 - 预示:
The clouds promise rain. 阴云预示有雨。 - [常用被动语态]把某人许配给…:
She has been promised to Bill. 她已许配给比尔。 - [口语]向…保证,向…断言:
I promise you that the work won't be easy. 我警告你,这项工作可不容易。
- vi.
- 短语:
- afford promise = give promise
- be promised to (女方)被许配给;与…订婚
- break (或 go back on) a (或one's) promise 食言,违约,违背诺言
- give a lick and a promise 见 lick
- give a promise =make a promise
- give (或 afford, show) promise 有前途,有希望
- go back on one's promise = break a promise
- I promise you. 说句老实话;我敢肯定;我警告你。
- keep (或 redeem) one's (或 a) promise 守约,遵守诺言
- make (或 give) a promise 许诺,答应
- of great (或 high) promise 前途远大的,大有前途的,大有希望的
- on a promise [英国英语]等待(消息、礼物等)
- piecruse promise 脆弱的诺言
- promise away 答应送掉
- Promise is debt. [谚语]欠债要清,许愿要还。
- promise oneself 指望;期待;决心
- Promise little, but do much. [谚语]少许愿,多做事。
- promise someone the moon 对某人作无法兑现的许诺;开空头支票给某人
- promise well 前景很好;很有希望
- put someone off with fair promise 哄开,骗人走开
- redeem one's promise = keep one's promise
- show great promise 大有前途,大有希望
- show promise = give promise
- the Land of Promise 【圣经】上帝给亚伯拉罕的地方(即迦南);祸地;想望中的幸福之地 [亦作the Promised Land]
- the promise 上帝给亚伯拉罕的允诺
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