promise的意思

基本释义

• v 承诺，诺言

  If you promise that you will do something, you say to someone that you will definitely do it

• n 诺言

  a statement that you make to a person in which you say that you will definitely do something or give them something

例句

1. The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on Friday.

   邮局已承诺在星期五恢复该地区第一类邮件的递送。

2. He had promised that the rich and privileged would no longer get preferential treatment.

   他已承诺富人和特权阶层将不会再得到优待。

3. Promise me you will not waste your time.

   向我承诺你不会浪费你的时间。

短语

• promise oneself 指望
• keep promise 守信
• show promise 有成功的希望
• make a promise 允许；允诺
• great promise 前程远大；大有前途

近义词

同根词