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🔑promiseprom·ise1 /ˈprɑməs / noun - [countable] a written or spoken statement or agreement that you will or will not do something承诺；许诺；诺言◆He made a promise not to tell anyone what he had seen.他承诺不把他看到的告诉任何人。◆Her parents kept their promise to buy her a dog for her birthday.她父母信守承诺，买了一条狗作为生日礼物送给她。◆He said he would help us, but he broke his promise.他说他会帮助我们，但他食言了。◆They both gave me a promise of their complete support.他们俩都答应完全支持我。
- [uncountable] signs that you will be able to do something well or be successful（顺利或成功的）迹象◆He showed great promise as a musician.他很有希望成为音乐家。
🔑promiseprom·ise2 /ˈprɑməs / verb - [intransitive, transitive] to say definitely that you will or will not do something承诺；许诺；保证；答应◆I'll try to be back at 6 o'clock, but I can't promise.我尽量 6 点回来，但我不能保证。◆“I'll pay you back tomorrow,” his friend promised.“我明天还你钱。”他的朋友保证道。◆She promised that she would write every week.她承诺每个星期都写信。◆Tom promised me that he'd never be late again.汤姆向我保证不再迟到。◆The mayor has promised to clean up local government.市长已承诺整顿地方政府。
- [transitive] promise sth (to sb) to say definitely that you will give something to someone承诺给；许诺给◆My father has promised me a new bike.我父亲答应过送我一辆新自行车。◆Can you promise your support?你能保证予以支持吗？
- [transitive] to show signs of something, so that you expect it to happen有…迹象；有…的可能◆The picnic promises to be a lot of fun.野餐肯定会非常好玩。
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