promise
promise 英 [ˈprɒmɪs] 美 [ˈprɑmɪs]
n. 许诺，允诺； v. 许诺， 允诺
进行时:promising 过去式:promised 过去分词:promised 第三人称单数:promises 名词复数:promises
- A promise is an agreement to do or not do something. Also, when you have potential, you show promise.
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- n. 许诺，允诺；
- v. 许诺， 允诺
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1. ‘Promise not to tell anyone!’ ‘I promise.’
“你要保证不告诉别人！”“我保证。”
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2. They arrived at 7.30 as they had promised.
他们按说定的 7:30 到达了。
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3. I'll see what I can do but I can't promise anything.
我会看看我能做什么，但不能给予任何承诺。
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4. There were dark clouds overhead promising rain.
天上乌云密布，预示就要下雨。
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5. to make a promise, to keep a promise, to break a promise
许下╱信守╱违背诺言
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6. She kept her promise to visit her aunt regularly.
她信守诺言，定期去看望姑妈。
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7. Her work shows great promise.
她的作品显示她大有前途。
- promise (n.) c. 1400, "a pledge, vow," from Old French promesse "promise, guarantee, assurance" (13c.) and directly from Latin promissum "a promise," noun use of neuter past participle of promittere "send forth; let go; foretell; assure beforehand, promise," from pro "before" (from PIE root *per- (1) "forward," hence "in front of, before") + mittere "to release, let go; send, throw" (see mission). The ground sense is "declaration made about the future, about some act to be done or not done."
- promise (v.) c. 1400, from promise (n.). Related: Promised; promising. Promised land (1530s) is a reference to the land of Canaan promised to Abraham and his progeny (Hebrew xi:9, etc.; Greek ten ges tes epangelias).
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