pledge
- IPA[plej]
美式
- a solemn promise or undertaking；a promise of a donation to charity
- commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise；formally declare or promise that something is or will be the case
verb: pledge, 3rd person present: pledges, gerund or present participle: pledging, past tense: pledged, past participle: pledged
noun: pledge, plural noun: pledges
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名詞
- 1. a solemn promise or undertaking the conference ended with a joint pledge to limit pollution 同義詞
- ▪ a promise of a donation to charity the company's pledge of 10% of profits to environmental concerns
- ▪ a solemn undertaking to abstain from alcohol she persuaded Arthur to take the pledge
- 2. a thing that is given as security for the fulfillment of a contract or the payment of a debt and is liable to forfeiture in the event of failure he had given the object as a pledge to a creditor 同義詞
- ▪ a thing given as a token of love, favor, or loyalty I have no intention of giving you anything that could be held against me as a pledge 同義詞
- 3. archaic the drinking to a person's health; a toast.
- 4. US a person who has promised to join a fraternity or sorority.
動詞
- 1. commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise the government pledged itself to deal with environmental problems
- ▪ formally declare or promise that something is or will be the case the president pledged that 20,000 government buildings would have solar roofs 同義詞
- ▪ solemnly undertake to do something they pledged to continue the campaign for funding
- ▪ undertake formally to give Japan pledged $100 million in humanitarian aid to pledge allegiance 同義詞
- 2. give as security on a loan the creditor to whom the land is pledged 同義詞
- 3. archaic drink to the health of in his hand a sculptured goblet, as he pledged the merchant kings
- 4. US promise to join (a fraternity or sorority) Francie and I pledged the same sorority
- a fundraising campaign that encourages people to promise to make donations to a specific cause: Hawaii Public Radio's pledge drives were traditionally held over a 10-day period
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- a fundraising campaign that encourages people to promise donations to a particular cause: Hawaii Public Radio's pledge drives were traditionally held over a 10-day period
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- a pacifist organization formed in 1936 and supported by a number of socialist writers and ...
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- a solemn oath of loyalty to the US, declaimed as part of flag-saluting ceremonies.
Oxford American Dictionary
- (in the US) a solemn oath of loyalty to the United States, declaimed as part of flag-saluting ...
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- make a solemn pledge of commitment or loyalty in marriage
Oxford American Dictionary
- make a solemn pledge of commitment or loyalty in marriage
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- make a solemn pledge of commitment or loyalty, especially in marriage
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- a solemn promise or undertaking: the conference ended with a joint pledge to limit pollution
- commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise: the government pledged itself to deal with environmental problems
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