托福词汇：pledge

pledge [pledʒ] US UK

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n. 誓言

n. 保证,誓言

vt. 发誓,保证

noun

PROMISE 保证，诺言, [formal] a serious promise or agreement, especially one made publicly or officially

〔尤指公开或正式作出的〕誓言，誓约; 保证:

a pledge of support for the plan

支持该计划的誓约

the government's pledge to make no deals with terrorists

政府不向恐怖分子妥协的保证

Parents make a pledge to take their children to rehearsals.

父母保证带孩子去参加排练。

Elsenhower fulfilled his election pledge to end the war in Korea.

艾森豪威尔履行了他竞选时要结束朝鲜战争的承诺。

MONEY 金钱, a promise to give money to an organization

捐款承诺:

Donors have made pledges totaling nearly $4 million.

捐款人承诺提供总额为 400 万美元的捐助。

a pledge of $200 to the public TV station

向公共电视台捐款 200 美元的承诺

SOMETHING VALUABLE 有价值的东西, something valuable that you leave with someone else as proof that you will do what you have agreed to do

抵押物

US COLLEGES 美国大学, someone who has promised to become a member of a FRATERNITY or SORORITY at an American university

〔美国大学中〕宣誓加入男生（女生）联谊会的人

verb

PROMISE 发誓, to make a formal, usually public, promise that you will do something

发誓，作保证:

Moore pledged $100,000 to the orchestra at the fund-raising dinner.

在筹款晚宴上穆尔承诺向那支管弦乐队提供 10 万美元资助。

The new governor pledged to reduce crime.

新州长保证要减少犯罪。

Herrera pledged that his company will give aid to schools.

赫雷拉保证他的公司将向学校提供援助。

He pledged his cooperation.

他保证合作。

Trade unions pledged themselves to resist the government plans.

工会发誓反对政府的计划。

MAKE SB PROMISE 使某人保证, to make someone formally promise something

使〔某人〕发誓（保证，许诺）:

Employees were pledged to secrecy .

员工被要求保证保守秘密。

LEAVE STH 留下某物, to leave something with someone as a PLEDGE¹ (3)

抵押，典当

US COLLEGES 美国大学, to promise to become a member of a FRATERNITY or SORORITY at an American university

〔在美国的大学〕宣誓加入男生（女生）联谊会