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promise
- IPA[ˈprɒmɪs]
英式
- a declaration or assurance that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen;an indication that something is likely to occur
- assure someone that one will definitely do something or that something will happen;pledge (someone, especially a woman) to marry someone else; betroth
verb: promise, 3rd person present: promises, gerund or present participle: promising, past tense: promised, past participle: promised
noun: promise, plural noun: promises
- 釋義
- 片語
名詞
- 1. a declaration or assurance that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen what happened to all those firm promises of support? I did not keep my promise to go home early 同義詞
- ▪ an indication that something is likely to occur dawn came with the promise of fine weather 同義詞
- 2. the quality of potential excellence he showed great promise even as a junior officer 同義詞
動詞
- 1. assure someone that one will definitely do something or that something will happen he promised to forward my mail she made him promise that he wouldn't do it again 同義詞
- ▪ archaic pledge (someone, especially a woman) to marry someone else; betroth I've been promised to him for years
- 2. give good grounds for expecting (a particular occurrence) forthcoming concerts promise a feast of music it promised to be a night that all would remember 同義詞
- ▪ announce (something) as being expected to happen forecasters were promising a record snowfall in Boston we're promised more winter weather tonight
- ▪ contemplate the pleasant expectation of he tidied up the sitting room, promising himself an early night