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promise
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- Conjugation :
past
promised
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promising
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Derivatives :
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promiser
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- promise
['prɔmɪs]
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1.
noun
[c]
许诺
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2.
noun
[u]
[of person]
(potential) 有前途
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3.
noun
[of thing]
前景
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4.
vi.
保证
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5.
vt.
to promise sb sth，promise sth to sb 保证给某人某物
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to make a promise (to do sth)
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保证(做某事)
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to break/keep a promise (to do sth)
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违背/遵守(做某事的)诺言
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a young man of promise
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有希望的小伙子
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to promise (sb) that...
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(向某人)保证…
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to promise to do sth
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保证做某事
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it promises to be lively
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这看来很来劲
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- promise
[ˈprɒmɪs]
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1.
verb
许诺，承诺
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2.
vt.
答应给予，许诺承担
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I promise you my best effort.
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我向你保证尽最大努力。
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3.
vt.
预言，预告
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4.
verb
有前途，令人期待
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The results promised fame and glory.
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这些结果预示着声誉和荣耀。
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5.
n.[c]
诺言，许诺，承诺
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6.
n.[u]
指望，希望，可能性
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There is little or no promise that he will recover.
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他恢复的希望很小甚至没有希望。
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7.
n.[u]
出息，前途
Collins English-English Dictionary
- promise
['prɒmɪs]
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1.
vb
[often foll by to; when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive]
to give an assurance of (something to someone); undertake (to do something) in the future
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I promise that I will come
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2.
vt.
[tr]
to undertake to give (something to someone)
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he promised me a car for my birthday
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3.
vt.
[when tr, takes an infinitive]
to cause one to expect that in the future one is likely (to be or do something)
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she promises to be a fine soprano
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4.
vt.
[usually passive]
to engage to be married; betroth
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I'm promised to Bill
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5.
vt.
[tr]
to assure (someone) of the authenticity or inevitability of something (often in the parenthetic phrase I promise you, used to emphasize a statement)
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there'll be trouble, I promise you
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6.
n
an undertaking or assurance given by one person to another agreeing or guaranteeing to do or give something, or not to do or give something, in the future
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7.
n
indication of forthcoming excellence or goodness
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a writer showing considerable promise
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8.
n
the thing of which an assurance is given
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9.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from Latin promissum a promise, from promittere to send forth
Examples
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to extract a promise from someone
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迫使某人作出诺言
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to take a promise at face value
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不要把别人的诺言百分之百地当真
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an inviolable promise
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不可违背的诺言
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to make a promise with mental reservations
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有保留地作出允诺
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More than twenty years after it introduced its one-child policy, China is keeping its promise, allowing only-children who marry each other to have a second child.
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在宣布独生子女政策后的二十多年以来，中国政府一直履行着承诺，允许由独生子女组成的家庭有第二个孩子。
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I'd strongly suggest that you attend this concert, I promise it's worth it!
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我强烈建议你去看这次演唱会，我保证值！
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