promise的中文意

• 0 to tell someone that you will certainly do something

  • [ + to infinitive ] He promised faithfully to call me every week. 他信誓旦旦地保證每週都打電話給我。

  • [ + that ] The government have promised that they'll reduce taxes. 政府已承諾要減稅。

  • [ + (that) ] Promise me (that) you won't tell him. 答應我你不會告訴他。

  • I'll look for some while I'm at the shops but I'm not promising anything. 我逛街的時候找找，但不敢保證能買到。

  • Can I have that book back when you've finished because I've promised it (= I have said I will give it) to Sara. 那本書你看完後能還給我嗎，因為我答應莎拉要給她了。

  • [ + two objects ] Her parents promised her a new car if she passed her exams. 她父母答應如果她通過考試就送她一輛新車。

  • I've promised myself a long bath when I get through all this work. 做完所有這些工作後我要好好洗個澡。

  • [ + speech ] "I'll come round and see you every day," she promised. 「我會每天來看你的。」她保證道。

  • "I won't do anything dangerous." "You promise?" "I promise." 「我不會做任何危險的事。」「你保證？」「我保證。」

  • "I won't have time to take you shopping this afternoon." "But you promised!" 「今天下午我沒時間帶你去購物了。」「但你答應過的！」

• 1 If something promises to be good, exciting, etc. it is expected to be good, exciting, etc.

  • It promises to be a really exciting game. 預計這會是一場非常精彩的比賽。

• 2 the act of saying that you will certainly do something

  • I'll put my things away tonight - and that's a promise! 今晚我要把我所有的東西都收拾好——說到做到！

  • I'll try to get back in time, but I'm not making any promises. 我會儘量及時回來，但我不能保證。

  • If I make a promise, I like to keep it. 如果我作出了承諾，我會遵守的。

• 3 the idea that someone or something is likely to develop successfully and that people expect this to happen

  • His English teacher had written on his report that he showed great promise. 英語老師在他的成績報告單中寫說他將大有前途。

  • As a child I was quite a good dancer, but I didn't fulfil my early promise. 我小時候舞跳得相當好，但我並沒有成為舞蹈家。