英语释义

1. a declaration that one will do or refrain from doing something specified

2. a legally binding declaration that gives the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act

3. reason to expect something
little promise of relief especially ground for expectation of success, improvement, or excellence
shows considerable promise

4. something that is promised

5. to pledge to do, bring about, or provide
promise aid

6. warrant, assure

7. betroth

8. to suggest beforehand give promise of
dark clouds promise rain

9. to make a promise

10. to give ground for expectation be imminent

11. a statement telling someone that you will definitely do something or that something will definitely happen in the future

12. an indication of future success or improvement

13. a reason to expect that something will happen in the future

14. to tell someone that you will definitely do something or that something will definitely happen in the future

15. to make (something) seem likely to show signs of (something that is likely or expected to happen)

16. a statement by a person that he or she will do or not do something
I made a promise to pay within a month.

17. a cause or ground for hope
These plans give promise of success.

18. to state that something will or will not be done
I promise to clean my room this afternoon.

19. to give reason to expect
Dark clouds promise rain.

20. a declaration or manifestation especially in a contract of an intention to act or refrain from acting in a specified way that gives the party to whom it is made a right to expect its fulfillment — aleatory promise a promise (as to compensate an insured individual for future loss) whose fulfillment is dependent on a fortuitous or uncertain event

21. a promise usually to pay the debt of another that is ancillary to an original promise, is not made for the benefit of the party making it, and must be in writing to be enforceable

22. a promise that is made with no intention of carrying it out and especially with intent to deceive or defraud

23. a promise that is made without consideration and is usually unenforceable — called also naked promise — compare nudum pactum Note: A gratuitous promise may be enforceable under promissory estoppel.

24. a purported promise that does not actually bind the party making it to a particular performance
an illusory promise depending solely on the will of the supposed promisor

25. a promise that is considered to exist despite the lack of an agreement or express terms to that effect and the breach of which may be recognized as a cause of action
claimed a breach of an implied promise that he would not be terminated at will — see also promise implied in fact and promise implied in law in this entry

26. gratuitous promise in this entry

27. a promise (as in a suretyship) usually to pay the debt of another that is made primarily for the benefit of the party making it and need not be in writing to be enforceable — compare collateral promise in this entry, main purpose rule

28. an implied promise that exists by inference from specific facts, circumstances, or acts of the parties

29. an implied promise that exists on the basis of a legally enforceable duty and not on the basis of words or conduct which are promissory in form or support an inference of a promise
a promise implied in law that one will be compensated for services rendered and accepted

片语

keep a promise遵守诺言

show great promise大有前途

Promises Free承诺免费

promise well前景很好；很有希望

great promise前程远大；大有前途

unredeemed promises未履行的诺言

promise oneself指望

make a promise允许；允诺

Nicole promises妮可的承诺

promise to do承诺做某事

Deceptive promises欺骗性的承诺

land of promise上帝允许给亚伯拉罕的地方；乐土；福地；希望之乡（等于Promised Land）

solemn promise庄严承诺；誓言

promise yourself承诺自己

vague promises含糊的承诺（vague promise的复数形式）

show promise有成功的希望

promise to pay付款承诺

Our promises我们的承诺

keep promise守信

Gratuitous Promises无偿允诺

break a promise[法] 违反诺言

vain promises空头许诺

exceeded promises契约破坏

英汉例句

• he also promises to restore trust in government.

  他同时也承诺重建政府的信任。

• 「those who have signed on to the arab peace initiative should seize this opportunity to make it real by taking tangible steps toward the normalization that it promises israel,」 said the president.

  他说：「那些签署了阿拉伯中东和平倡议的国家应当把握这个机会，采取切实的步骤来实现曾经向以色列承诺的关系正常化。

• the promises were made to abraham and to his offspring.

  所应许的原是向亚伯拉罕和他的子孙说的

• 「new thresholds, new anatomies」, well, that「s not such a hard concept; that」s an image of what the modern promises for crane, and indeed those gothic arches of the bridge seem to emblematize for him.

  “新的开端，新的构建」嗯，好像并不是一个很难的概念，这是克莱恩眼中的现代化所许诺的前景。而事实上桥上那些哥特式的拱形建筑似乎成了他的象征。

• note: i make no promises whatsoever about the performance, accuracy, or completeness of the prototype code!

  注意：我没有承诺任何关于原型代码的性能、準确性，或完整性的内容！

• and he promises to pour his love into our hearts.

  他应许要将他的爱倾注于我们的心里。

• she promises not to avenge the coup or to rush into pardoning and bringing home her brother.

  她承诺不会报复军方的政变，也不会为其兄长寻求赦免并把他带回国内。

• meet each of the candidates and read their campaign promises and find out why their supporters decided to vote for them in this class election.

  查阅每个候选人，阅读他们的选举承诺并找出为什么他们的支持者会在这种级别的选举中投他们一票。

• we all make promises in our daily interactions with others.

  在我们日常交往中，都会对别人做出承诺。

• mr obama knows all this: he promises repeatedly not to leave the problem to his successors.

  奥巴马对这些都很清楚：他反复承诺不会将这个问题留给他的继任者。

• his promises are written in water; he never keeps his word.

  他的诺言是转瞬即逝的;他说话从来不算话。

• and within days even some of their promises looked thin.

  几天的时间里，一些承诺甚至显得苍白无力。

• no one will believe those promises because they know that later it will not be in your interest to deliver.

  没人会相信你的那些承诺，因为人们都了解，以后履行这些承诺不会符合你的利益。

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