pledge
- n.保证;抵押;誓言;诺言;抵押品;誓约;质钱
- v.使保证;抵押;使发誓;典当;保证给予(或做);正式承诺;宣誓参加美国大学生联谊会
复数： pledges 过去式： pledged 现在分词： pledging 过去分词： pledged 第三人称单数： pledges
pledgenoun
保证；诺言；誓约
a serious promise
a pledge of support
支援的许诺
Will the government honour its election pledge not to raise taxes?
政府会履行它的竞选诺言，不增加税收吗？
Management has given a pledge that there will be no job losses this year.
资方保证今年不会削减工作职位。
抵押；质钱；抵押品
a sum of money or sth valuable that you leave with sb to prove that you will do sth or pay back money that you owe
to make a promise never to drink alcohol
verb
保证给予（或做）；正式承诺
to formally promise to give or do sth
Japan has pledged $100 million in humanitarian aid.
日本已承诺提供一亿元人道主义援助。
The government pledged their support for the plan.
政府保证支持这项计划。
We all had to pledge allegiance to the flag (= state that we are loyal to our country) .
我们都必须对国旗宣誓效忠。
The group has pledged to continue campaigning.
这个组织发誓继续投入运动。
The group has pledged that they will continue campaigning.
这个组织发誓他们将继续投入运动。
使保证；使发誓
to make sb or yourself formally promise to do sth
They were all pledged to secrecy.
他们都宣誓保密。
The government has pledged itself to root out corruption.
政府已承诺铲除腐败。
抵押；典当
to leave sth with sb as a pledge(2)
宣誓参加美国大学生联谊会
to promise to become a junior member of a fraternity or sorority
Do you think you'll pledge this semester?
这学期你想加入大学生联谊会吗？
My brother pledged Sigma Nu.
我哥哥宣誓加入Σ NU联谊会。
pledge
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N-COUNT 保证；诺言；誓言
When someone makes a pledge, they make a serious promise that they will do something.The meeting ended with a pledge to step up cooperation between the six states of the region.
会议以承诺加快这一地区六国间的合作而结束。
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VERB 保证，许诺，发誓（做）；保证给予
When someone pledges to do something, they promise in a serious way to do it. When they pledge something, they promise to give it.Mr Dudley has pledged to give any award to charity...
达德利先生已承诺将任何所获的损害赔偿额都捐给慈善机构。
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VERB 许诺拨（款）；许诺给予
If you pledge a sum of money to an organization or activity, you promise to pay that amount of money to it at a particular time or over a particular period.The French President is pledging $150 million in French aid next year...
法国总统许诺为法国明年的援助经费拨款1.5亿美元。
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VERB 使保证，使许诺，使发誓（遵循或支持）
If you pledge yourself to something, you commit yourself to following a particular course of action or to supporting a particular person, group, or idea.The President pledged himself to increase taxes for the rich but not the middle classes...
总统保证增加对富人而非中产阶级的税收。
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VERB 用…抵押；以…典押
If you pledge something such as a valuable possession or a sum of money, you leave it with someone as a guarantee that you will repay money that you have borrowed.He asked her to pledge the house as security for a loan.
他要她拿房子来抵押贷款。
noun
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- a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
- an assurance of help when needed
- signed a pledge never to reveal the secret
- Synonym: assurance
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- a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
- Synonym: toast
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- someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group
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- a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
- his saxophone was in pledge
verb
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- promise solemnly and formally
- I pledge that I will honor my wife
- Synonym: plight
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- bind or secure by a pledge
- I was pledged to silence
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- give as a guarantee
- I pledge my honor
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- propose a toast to
- Let us toast the birthday girl!
- Let's drink to the New Year
- Synonym: toast drink salute wassail
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- pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals
- I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station
- Synonym: subscribe
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He would keep his pledge to the utmost of his power .
他将极力信守他的誓言。
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Don 't you ever think of your former pledge ?
难道你不曾回头想想昨日的誓言？
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The government pledged their support for the plan .
政府保证支持这项计划。
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The government has pledged to clean up industrial emissions .
政府已保证要清除工业排放物。
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He pledged that his party would listen to the voice of the people .
他保证他的政党愿意倾听人民的呼声。
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The government has pledged itself to root out corruption .
政府已承诺铲除腐败。
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The government had retreated from its pledge to reduce class sizes .
政府已经改变了缩小班级规模的承诺。
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Will the government honour its election pledge not to raise taxes ?
政府会履行它的竞选诺言，不增加税收吗？
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They have pledged to end racial discrimination in areas such as employment .
他们已经保证在诸如就业等方面停止种族歧视。
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Japan has pledged $ 100 million in humanitarian aid .
日本已承诺提供一亿元人道主义援助。
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The group has pledged that they will continue campaigning .
这个组织发誓他们将继续投入运动。
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Do you think you 'll pledge this semester ?
这学期你想加入大学生联谊会吗？
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They were all pledged to secrecy .
他们都宣誓保密。
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I pledge that by next year we will have the problem solved .
我保证来年之前我们将解决这个问题。
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In the treaty both sides pledge to respect human rights .
双方在条约中都承诺将尊重人权。
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He was confident the allies would make good on their pledges .
他相信盟友们会履行他们的承诺。
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World leaders are expected to sign a treaty pledging to increase environmental protection
世界各国首脑预计会签署一份承诺加强环境保护的协定。
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He asked her to pledge the house as security for a loan .
他要她拿房子来抵押贷款。
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The fighting made a nonsense of peace pledges made in London last week
这场战斗使上周在伦敦所作的和平承诺变成一纸空文。
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Philip pledges support and offers to help in any way that he can
菲利普保证给予支持，并主动提出尽其所能提供帮助。
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The French President is pledging $ 150 million in French aid next year
法国总统许诺为法国明年的援助经费拨款1.5亿美元。
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Germany and France pledged to maintain the differential between their two currencies .
德国和法国承诺保持两国货币之间的差别汇率。
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He has climbed down on pledges to reduce capital gains tax .
他已经作出退让，许诺降低资本收益税。
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The central bank will provide special loans , and the banks will pledge the land as security .
中央银行会提供特殊贷款，而这些银行会以土地作为抵押。
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The President pledged himself to increase taxes for the rich but not the middle classes
总统保证增加对富人而非中产阶级的税收。
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The UN pledged to help supervise the clearance of mines .
联合国承诺协助监督扫雷工作。
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His government has pledged to move the country towards a plural democracy .
他的政府已承诺要推动本国朝着多元民主的方向发展。
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They have already pledged billions of dollars in aid .
他们已经许诺援助几十亿美元。
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The treaties renounce the use of force and pledge the two countries to co-operation .
条约声明放弃使用武力，并保证两国将进行合作。
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The government has now pledged £ 170m over the next six years for improving primary care .
为了改善初级卫生保健工作，政府已承诺在未来6年内拨款1.7亿英镑。
尤指公开或正式作出的保证。
The local government made a pledge to not compromise with terrorists.
当地政府保证决不向恐怖分子妥协。
Has he fulfilled his election pledge?
他履行竞选时的承诺了吗？
指强调某事一定会发生或肯定某事真实性的保证，尤为减轻他人的忧虑。
After my repeated assurances, she looked less worried.
经过我再三保证，她看起来不那么紧张了。
The tailor gave an assurance that her dress would be ready by Friday.
裁缝保证周五之前把她的裙子做好。
一般指对一定会做某事或某事肯定会发生的正式承诺。
The manager has given a guarantee that there will be no redundancies.
经理已经保证不会裁员。
Actually, there's no guarantee of success even if you can get the money.
实际上，即使你能得到那笔资金，也不一定会成功。
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