pledge是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a serious or formal promise, especially one to give money or to be a friend, or something that you give as a sign that you will keep a promise -- 誓言；诺言；保证

  • [ + to infinitive ] All the candidates have given/made pledges not to raise taxes if they are elected. 所有的候选人都保证当选后不增税。

  • Thousands of people made pledges (= promised to give money) to the charity campaign. 数千人许诺向救助儿童慈善运动捐款。

  • I give you this ring as a pledge of my everlasting love for you. 我把这枚戒指送给你作为我永远爱你的信物。

• 1 to make a serious or formal promise to give or do something -- 发誓；保证

  • We are asking people to pledge their support for our campaign. 我们正请求人们承诺支持我们的运动。

  • If you join the armed forces, you have to pledge allegiance to your country. 如果参军，你必须宣誓效忠你的祖国。

  • So far, £50,000 has been pledged (= people have promised to pay this amount) in response to the appeal. 到目前为止，人们已承诺捐款5万英镑以响应这项呼吁。

  • [ + to infinitive ] Both sides have pledged to end the fighting. 双方均已保证停战。

  • I've been pledged to secrecy. 我已发誓保守秘密。