promise 的英语意思
promisepromise1 /ˈprɒmɪs $ ˈprɑː-/ verb 
查看全部语言翻译1[intransitive, transitive] to tell someone that you will definitely do or provide something or that something will happen告诉某人你一定会做或提供某事，或某事一定会发生: 
Last night the headmaster promised a full investigation.昨晚校长承诺将展开全面调查。promise to do something She’s promised to do all she can to help.她承诺会尽一切所能提供帮助。promise (that) Hurry up – we promised we wouldn’t be late.快点——我们答应过不会迟到的。promise somebody (that) You promised me the car would be ready on Monday.你答应过我汽车周一会准备好的。 ‘Promise me you won’t do anything stupid.’ ‘I promise.’"答应我你不会做蠢事。""我保证。"promise something to somebody I’ve promised that book to Ian, I’m afraid.恐怕那本书我已经答应给 Ian 了。promise somebody something The company promised us a bonus this year.公司答应今年给我们发奖金。 ‘I’ll be back by 1.00.’ ‘Promise?’ ‘Yes! Don’t worry.’"我1点前会回来的。""说定了？""是的！别担心。" He reappeared two hours later, as promised.他两个小时后重新出现，正如他所承诺的那样。2[transitive] to show signs of something显示某事的迹象promise to be something Tonight’s meeting promises to be a difficult one.今晚的会议看来将是一场艰难的会议。 dark clouds promising showers later预示着稍后将有阵雨的乌云3promise somebody the moon/the earth to promise to give someone something that is impossible for you to give承诺给某人自己根本无法兑现的东西4I can’t promise (anything) spoken口语 used to tell someone that you will try to do what they want, but may not be able to用于告诉某人你会尽力而为，但未必能做到: I’ll try my best to get tickets, but I can’t promise anything.我会尽力弄到票，但我无法保证什么。5I promise you spoken口语 used to emphasize a promise, warning, or statement用于加强承诺、警告或陈述的语气: I promise you, it does work!我向你保证，这真的管用！GRAMMAR: Patterns with promise语法：promise 的句型• You promise to do something: · He promised to help.• 用 promise to do something：· 他承诺要帮忙。• You promise that you will do something: · I promise that I will come to your party.• 用 promise that you will do something：· 我保证会去参加你的派对。• You promise someone that you will do something: · I promise you that I will come.• 用 promise someone that you will do something：· 我向你保证我会来的。• You promised that you would do something: · She promised that she would come.• 用 promised that you would do something：· 她承诺过她会来的。• You promised someone that you would do something: · My parents promised me that they would buy me a new car. ✗Don’t say: My parents promised me to buy a new car.• 用 promised someone that you would do something：· My parents promised me that they would buy me a new car.（我的父母答应会给我买一辆新车。）✗不要说：My parents promised me to buy a new car.• You can also promise someone something: · My parents promised me a new car.• 也可以用 promise someone something：· My parents promised me a new car.（我的父母答应给我买一辆新车。）THESAURUS同义词辨析promise to tell someone that you will definitely do something, or that something will happen告诉某人你一定会做某事，或某事将会发生: · He promised to give the book back.· 他承诺会把书还回来。· The organisers have promised that this year’s event will take place.· 组织者已承诺今年的活动将如期举行。swear to make a very serious and sincere promise, for example in a law court作出非常郑重而真诚的承诺，例如在法庭上: · He had sworn to tell the truth.· 他已宣誓要说实话。· I would never do that, I swear.· 我发誓，我绝不会那样做的。give somebody your word especially spoken尤用于口语 to promise sincerely that you will do something or that something is true – often used when you are trying to persuade someone that they can trust you真诚地承诺将做某事或某事属实——常用于试图说服对方相信你时: · I give you my word that your money is safe with me.· 我向你保证，你的钱放在我这里是安全的。· I’ll let you go out tonight if you give me your word that you’ll be home by 11.· 如果你答应我11点前回家，我就让你今晚出门。vow to make a very serious promise, often to yourself作出非常郑重的誓言，通常是对自己发誓: · She vowed that she would never drink alcohol again.· 她发誓再也不喝酒了。· They vowed to carry on their campaign for justice.· 他们誓要继续开展争取正义的运动。assure to promise someone that something will happen or that something is true, in order to try to make them feel less worried向某人承诺某事将会发生或某事属实，以消除其顾虑: · Police have assured the public that they are doing everything they can to find the killer.· 警方向公众保证，正在尽一切努力缉拿凶手。guarantee to promise that you will make sure that something will definitely happen, so that there is no question of it not happening承诺确保某事一定会发生，让其绝无不发生的可能: · I guarantee that you will have the documents by tomorrow.· 我保证你明天之前能拿到这些文件。· How can you guarantee that this won’t happen again?· 你怎么能保证这种事不会再发生？pledge to promise publicly or officially that you will do something, for example to give help or money公开或正式承诺将做某事，例如提供帮助或资金: · The government has pledged to increase overseas aid to $4 billion over the next five years.· 政府承诺在未来五年内将海外援助增加到40亿美元。undertake formal正式 to make an official or legal promise to do something作出做某事的正式或法律承诺: · The government undertook to keep price increases to a minimum.· 政府承诺将价格涨幅控制在最低限度。· The two sides undertook to respect each other’s territory.· 双方承诺尊重对方的领土。commit to something formal正式 to make a firm and definite promise to do something important, which will affect you for a long time and which could result in serious effects if you fail作出坚定而明确的承诺去做某件重要的事，这件事将长期影响你，若未能履行可能产生严重后果: · Bobby felt unready to commit to a romantic relationship.· Bobby 觉得自己还没有准备好投入一段恋爱关系。· A group of 11 companies has committed to developing a new passenger plane.· 11家公司组成的团体承诺共同研发一款新型客机。
查看全部语言翻译1[intransitive, transitive] to tell someone that you will definitely do or provide something or that something will happen告诉某人你一定会做或提供某事，或某事一定会发生: Last night the headmaster promised a full investigation.昨晚校长承诺将展开全面调查。promise to do something She’s promised to do all she can to help.她承诺会尽一切所能提供帮助。promise (that) Hurry up – we promised we wouldn’t be late.快点——我们答应过不会迟到的。promise somebody (that) You promised me the car would be ready on Monday.你答应过我汽车周一会准备好的。 ‘Promise me you won’t do anything stupid.’ ‘I promise.’"答应我你不会做蠢事。""我保证。"promise something to somebody I’ve promised that book to Ian, I’m afraid.恐怕那本书我已经答应给 Ian 了。promise somebody something The company promised us a bonus this year.公司答应今年给我们发奖金。 ‘I’ll be back by 1.00.’ ‘Promise?’ ‘Yes! Don’t worry.’"我1点前会回来的。""说定了？""是的！别担心。" He reappeared two hours later, as promised.他两个小时后重新出现，正如他所承诺的那样。2[transitive] to show signs of something显示某事的迹象promise to be something Tonight’s meeting promises to be a difficult one.今晚的会议看来将是一场艰难的会议。 dark clouds promising showers later预示着稍后将有阵雨的乌云3promise somebody the moon/the earth to promise to give someone something that is impossible for you to give承诺给某人自己根本无法兑现的东西4I can’t promise (anything) spoken口语 used to tell someone that you will try to do what they want, but may not be able to用于告诉某人你会尽力而为，但未必能做到: I’ll try my best to get tickets, but I can’t promise anything.我会尽力弄到票，但我无法保证什么。5I promise you spoken口语 used to emphasize a promise, warning, or statement用于加强承诺、警告或陈述的语气: I promise you, it does work!我向你保证，这真的管用！GRAMMAR: Patterns with promise语法：promise 的句型• You promise to do something: · He promised to help.• 用 promise to do something：· 他承诺要帮忙。• You promise that you will do something: · I promise that I will come to your party.• 用 promise that you will do something：· 我保证会去参加你的派对。• You promise someone that you will do something: · I promise you that I will come.• 用 promise someone that you will do something：· 我向你保证我会来的。• You promised that you would do something: · She promised that she would come.• 用 promised that you would do something：· 她承诺过她会来的。• You promised someone that you would do something: · My parents promised me that they would buy me a new car. ✗Don’t say: My parents promised me to buy a new car.• 用 promised someone that you would do something：· My parents promised me that they would buy me a new car.（我的父母答应会给我买一辆新车。）✗不要说：My parents promised me to buy a new car.• You can also promise someone something: · My parents promised me a new car.• 也可以用 promise someone something：· My parents promised me a new car.（我的父母答应给我买一辆新车。）THESAURUS同义词辨析promise to tell someone that you will definitely do something, or that something will happen告诉某人你一定会做某事，或某事将会发生: · He promised to give the book back.· 他承诺会把书还回来。· The organisers have promised that this year’s event will take place.· 组织者已承诺今年的活动将如期举行。swear to make a very serious and sincere promise, for example in a law court作出非常郑重而真诚的承诺，例如在法庭上: · He had sworn to tell the truth.· 他已宣誓要说实话。· I would never do that, I swear.· 我发誓，我绝不会那样做的。give somebody your word especially spoken尤用于口语 to promise sincerely that you will do something or that something is true – often used when you are trying to persuade someone that they can trust you真诚地承诺将做某事或某事属实——常用于试图说服对方相信你时: · I give you my word that your money is safe with me.· 我向你保证，你的钱放在我这里是安全的。· I’ll let you go out tonight if you give me your word that you’ll be home by 11.· 如果你答应我11点前回家，我就让你今晚出门。vow to make a very serious promise, often to yourself作出非常郑重的誓言，通常是对自己发誓: · She vowed that she would never drink alcohol again.· 她发誓再也不喝酒了。· They vowed to carry on their campaign for justice.· 他们誓要继续开展争取正义的运动。assure to promise someone that something will happen or that something is true, in order to try to make them feel less worried向某人承诺某事将会发生或某事属实，以消除其顾虑: · Police have assured the public that they are doing everything they can to find the killer.· 警方向公众保证，正在尽一切努力缉拿凶手。guarantee to promise that you will make sure that something will definitely happen, so that there is no question of it not happening承诺确保某事一定会发生，让其绝无不发生的可能: · I guarantee that you will have the documents by tomorrow.· 我保证你明天之前能拿到这些文件。· How can you guarantee that this won’t happen again?· 你怎么能保证这种事不会再发生？pledge to promise publicly or officially that you will do something, for example to give help or money公开或正式承诺将做某事，例如提供帮助或资金: · The government has pledged to increase overseas aid to $4 billion over the next five years.· 政府承诺在未来五年内将海外援助增加到40亿美元。undertake formal正式 to make an official or legal promise to do something作出做某事的正式或法律承诺: · The government undertook to keep price increases to a minimum.· 政府承诺将价格涨幅控制在最低限度。· The two sides undertook to respect each other’s territory.· 双方承诺尊重对方的领土。commit to something formal正式 to make a firm and definite promise to do something important, which will affect you for a long time and which could result in serious effects if you fail作出坚定而明确的承诺去做某件重要的事，这件事将长期影响你，若未能履行可能产生严重后果: · Bobby felt unready to commit to a romantic relationship.· Bobby 觉得自己还没有准备好投入一段恋爱关系。· A group of 11 companies has committed to developing a new passenger plane.· 11家公司组成的团体承诺共同研发一款新型客机。promisepromise2 noun 1[countable] a statement that you will definitely do or provide something or that something will definitely happen表示你一定会做或提供某事，或某事一定会发生的声明promise of We received promises of support from several MPs.我们收到了几位议员的支持承诺。promise to He would never break his promise to his father.他绝不会违背对父亲的承诺。promise to do something She made a promise to visit them once a month.她承诺每月去探望他们一次。promise that I received a promise that this would not happen again.我得到了承诺，说这种事不会再发生。2[uncountable] signs that something or someone will be good or successful某事或某人将会优秀或成功的迹象: a young man full of promise一个充满潜力的年轻人 Bill shows great promise as a goalkeeper.Bill 作为守门员展现出极大的潜力。 She didn’t fulfil her early promise.她没能实现早年展现出的潜力。3[singular, uncountable] a sign that something, usually something good, may happen某事（通常是好事）可能发生的迹象promise of the promise of spring春天来临的气息 The letter gave a promise of greater happiness.那封信带来了更大幸福即将到来的预兆。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 1— 含义一verbs动词make a promise· I made a promise to my mother that I’d look after Dad.· 我向母亲承诺会照顾好父亲。keep a promise (also fulfil a promise British English, fulfill a promise American English formal正式) (=do what you promised to do)· She said she would come back, and she kept her promise.· 她说她会回来，而且她也确实守信了。· The mayor has fulfilled his promise to get tough on corruption.· 市长兑现了严厉打击腐败的承诺。break a promise (=not do what you promised to do)· Once again, the government has broken its promises.· 政府再次违背了自己的承诺。go back on your promise (=break it)· They were angry that the company had gone back on its promise.· 他们对公司食言感到愤怒。renege on a promise formal正式 (=break it)· It is tempting for the government to renege on its promise.· 政府很容易受到诱惑，想要赖掉自己的承诺。have somebody’s promise (=they have promised you something)· ‘It’ll remain a secret?’ ‘Yes, you have my promise.’· "这会保密吗？""是的，我保证。"hold somebody to their promise (=make them keep it)· The next day, Gareth held me to my promise to take him fishing.· 第二天，Gareth 要求我履行带他去钓鱼的承诺。ADJECTIVES/NOUN + promise形容词／名词 + promisea solemn promise· As governor, I made a solemn promise to defend the laws of the Republic.· 作为州长，我庄严承诺捍卫共和国的法律。a firm promise (=definite)· What had happened to all those firm promises of help?· 那些坚定的援助承诺都到哪里去了？a vague promise (=not definite)· Larry made some vague promises to leave his wife.· Larry 作出了一些含糊其辞的承诺，说要离开他的妻子。a false/empty/hollow promise (=one that will not be kept)· I didn’t make any false promises.· 我没有作过任何虚假承诺。a broken promise (=one that has not been kept)· There have been too many broken promises.· 已经有太多的承诺被打破了。a campaign/election promise· He was accused of breaking a campaign promise not to raise taxes.· 他被指控违背了竞选时不增税的承诺。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 2— 含义二verbs动词show promise (=seem likely to be good or successful)· She showed promise as a singer at an early age.· 她很小的时候就展现出了作为歌手的潜力。hold promise (=seem likely to be good or successful – used of things)· The Internet clearly held great promise as an educational tool.· 互联网作为教育工具显然具有巨大潜力。fulfil your/its promise (also live up to your/its promise) (=be as good as expected)· This young player has begun to fulfil his promise.· 这位年轻球员开始实现自己展现出的潜力。· The rest of this movie never quite lives up to the promise of that opening moment.· 这部电影的其余部分始终未能达到开场时所展现出的水准。adjectives形容词great promise· He’d initially shown great promise as a goalkeeper.· 他起初作为守门员展现出极大的潜力。early promise· Tracey showed early promise in mathematics.· Tracey 在数学方面很早就展现出了潜力。THESAURUS同义词辨析promise a statement that you will definitely do or provide something, which may not be reliable声称一定会做或提供某事，但未必可靠的说法: · ‘I’ll call you tomorrow.’ ‘Is that a promise?’· "我明天给你打电话。""这是承诺吗？"· Politicians are always making promises.· 政客们总是不断地许下承诺。pledge a public or official promise to do a particular thing in the future公开或正式承诺未来将做某件特定的事: · The Government has fulfilled at least 50% of its election pledges.· 政府已兑现了至少50%的竞选承诺。· We have received pledges of help from various organizations.· 我们收到了来自各类组织的支持承诺。vow a very serious promise to do something or not to do something that you choose to make自愿作出的关于做某事或不做某事的极为郑重的承诺: · He made a vow never to drink alcohol again.· 他发誓再也不喝酒了。· your marriage vows· 你的婚姻誓言oath a formal promise, especially one that someone makes in a court of law正式承诺，尤指在法庭上所作的宣誓: · Witnesses swear a solemn oath to tell the truth.· 证人庄严宣誓将据实作证。· Public officials must take an oath to support the US Constitution.· 公职人员必须宣誓支持美国宪法。undertaking a serious or public promise to do something, especially something difficult which needs a lot of effort or money做某事的郑重或公开承诺，尤指需要付出大量努力或资金的艰难之事: · The police have given an undertaking to reduce street crime in the city centre.· 警方承诺将减少市中心的街头犯罪。· He was made to sign a written undertaking that he would not go within a mile of her house.· 他被要求签署书面承诺，保证不会靠近她家一英里以内。assurance a promise that something will happen or is true, made so that someone is less worried or more confident对某事将发生或属实的保证，旨在消除对方的顾虑或增强其信心: · You have my assurance that it won’t happen again.· 我向你保证，这种事不会再发生。· The manager gave me his personal assurance that the goods would be delivered today.· 经理亲自向我保证货物今天会送达。guarantee a very definite promise that something will happen. A guarantee is also a formal written promise by a company to repair or replace a product free if it has a fault within a fixed period of time.对某事将会发生的极为确定的承诺。guarantee 也指公司在固定期限内若产品出现故障，免费维修或更换产品的正式书面承诺。: · With any diet, there’s no guarantee of success.· 任何节食方案都无法保证成功。· I’m afraid I can’t give you a 100% guarantee.· 恐怕我无法给你100%的保证。· Is the camera still under guarantee (=within the period during which it can be repaired or replaced free)?· 这台相机还在保修期内（=在可免费维修或更换的期限内）吗？
1[countable] a statement that you will definitely do or provide something or that something will definitely happen表示你一定会做或提供某事，或某事一定会发生的声明promise of We received promises of support from several MPs.我们收到了几位议员的支持承诺。promise to He would never break his promise to his father.他绝不会违背对父亲的承诺。promise to do something She made a promise to visit them once a month.她承诺每月去探望他们一次。promise that I received a promise that this would not happen again.我得到了承诺，说这种事不会再发生。2[uncountable] signs that something or someone will be good or successful某事或某人将会优秀或成功的迹象: a young man full of promise一个充满潜力的年轻人 Bill shows great promise as a goalkeeper.Bill 作为守门员展现出极大的潜力。 She didn’t fulfil her early promise.她没能实现早年展现出的潜力。3[singular, uncountable] a sign that something, usually something good, may happen某事（通常是好事）可能发生的迹象promise of the promise of spring春天来临的气息 The letter gave a promise of greater happiness.那封信带来了更大幸福即将到来的预兆。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 1— 含义一verbs动词make a promise· I made a promise to my mother that I’d look after Dad.· 我向母亲承诺会照顾好父亲。keep a promise (also fulfil a promise British English, fulfill a promise American English formal正式) (=do what you promised to do)· She said she would come back, and she kept her promise.· 她说她会回来，而且她也确实守信了。· The mayor has fulfilled his promise to get tough on corruption.· 市长兑现了严厉打击腐败的承诺。break a promise (=not do what you promised to do)· Once again, the government has broken its promises.· 政府再次违背了自己的承诺。go back on your promise (=break it)· They were angry that the company had gone back on its promise.· 他们对公司食言感到愤怒。renege on a promise formal正式 (=break it)· It is tempting for the government to renege on its promise.· 政府很容易受到诱惑，想要赖掉自己的承诺。have somebody’s promise (=they have promised you something)· ‘It’ll remain a secret?’ ‘Yes, you have my promise.’· "这会保密吗？""是的，我保证。"hold somebody to their promise (=make them keep it)· The next day, Gareth held me to my promise to take him fishing.· 第二天，Gareth 要求我履行带他去钓鱼的承诺。ADJECTIVES/NOUN + promise形容词／名词 + promisea solemn promise· As governor, I made a solemn promise to defend the laws of the Republic.· 作为州长，我庄严承诺捍卫共和国的法律。a firm promise (=definite)· What had happened to all those firm promises of help?· 那些坚定的援助承诺都到哪里去了？a vague promise (=not definite)· Larry made some vague promises to leave his wife.· Larry 作出了一些含糊其辞的承诺，说要离开他的妻子。a false/empty/hollow promise (=one that will not be kept)· I didn’t make any false promises.· 我没有作过任何虚假承诺。a broken promise (=one that has not been kept)· There have been too many broken promises.· 已经有太多的承诺被打破了。a campaign/election promise· He was accused of breaking a campaign promise not to raise taxes.· 他被指控违背了竞选时不增税的承诺。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 2— 含义二verbs动词show promise (=seem likely to be good or successful)· She showed promise as a singer at an early age.· 她很小的时候就展现出了作为歌手的潜力。hold promise (=seem likely to be good or successful – used of things)· The Internet clearly held great promise as an educational tool.· 互联网作为教育工具显然具有巨大潜力。fulfil your/its promise (also live up to your/its promise) (=be as good as expected)· This young player has begun to fulfil his promise.· 这位年轻球员开始实现自己展现出的潜力。· The rest of this movie never quite lives up to the promise of that opening moment.· 这部电影的其余部分始终未能达到开场时所展现出的水准。adjectives形容词great promise· He’d initially shown great promise as a goalkeeper.· 他起初作为守门员展现出极大的潜力。early promise· Tracey showed early promise in mathematics.· Tracey 在数学方面很早就展现出了潜力。THESAURUS同义词辨析promise a statement that you will definitely do or provide something, which may not be reliable声称一定会做或提供某事，但未必可靠的说法: · ‘I’ll call you tomorrow.’ ‘Is that a promise?’· "我明天给你打电话。""这是承诺吗？"· Politicians are always making promises.· 政客们总是不断地许下承诺。pledge a public or official promise to do a particular thing in the future公开或正式承诺未来将做某件特定的事: · The Government has fulfilled at least 50% of its election pledges.· 政府已兑现了至少50%的竞选承诺。· We have received pledges of help from various organizations.· 我们收到了来自各类组织的支持承诺。vow a very serious promise to do something or not to do something that you choose to make自愿作出的关于做某事或不做某事的极为郑重的承诺: · He made a vow never to drink alcohol again.· 他发誓再也不喝酒了。· your marriage vows· 你的婚姻誓言oath a formal promise, especially one that someone makes in a court of law正式承诺，尤指在法庭上所作的宣誓: · Witnesses swear a solemn oath to tell the truth.· 证人庄严宣誓将据实作证。· Public officials must take an oath to support the US Constitution.· 公职人员必须宣誓支持美国宪法。undertaking a serious or public promise to do something, especially something difficult which needs a lot of effort or money做某事的郑重或公开承诺，尤指需要付出大量努力或资金的艰难之事: · The police have given an undertaking to reduce street crime in the city centre.· 警方承诺将减少市中心的街头犯罪。· He was made to sign a written undertaking that he would not go within a mile of her house.· 他被要求签署书面承诺，保证不会靠近她家一英里以内。assurance a promise that something will happen or is true, made so that someone is less worried or more confident对某事将发生或属实的保证，旨在消除对方的顾虑或增强其信心: · You have my assurance that it won’t happen again.· 我向你保证，这种事不会再发生。· The manager gave me his personal assurance that the goods would be delivered today.· 经理亲自向我保证货物今天会送达。guarantee a very definite promise that something will happen. A guarantee is also a formal written promise by a company to repair or replace a product free if it has a fault within a fixed period of time.对某事将会发生的极为确定的承诺。guarantee 也指公司在固定期限内若产品出现故障，免费维修或更换产品的正式书面承诺。: · With any diet, there’s no guarantee of success.· 任何节食方案都无法保证成功。· I’m afraid I can’t give you a 100% guarantee.· 恐怕我无法给你100%的保证。· Is the camera still under guarantee (=within the period during which it can be repaired or replaced free)?· 这台相机还在保修期内（=在可免费维修或更换的期限内）吗？