Promise
['prɒmɪs] or ['prɑmɪs]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; 'there is little or no promise that he will recover'.
(noun.) a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future.
(verb.) make a promise or commitment.
(verb.) promise to undertake or give; 'I promise you my best effort'.
(verb.) give grounds for expectations; 'The new results were promising'; 'The results promised fame and glory'.
整理:马提--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) In general, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to another, which binds the person who makes it to do, or to forbear to do, a specified act; a declaration which gives to the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act.
(a.) An engagement by one person to another, either in words or in writing, but properly not under seal, for the performance or nonperformance of some particular thing. The word promise is used to denote the mere engagement of a person, without regard to the consideration for it, or the corresponding duty of the party to whom it is made.
(a.) That which causes hope, expectation, or assurance; especially, that which affords expectation of future distinction; as, a youth of great promise.
(a.) Bestowal, fulfillment, or grant of what is promised.
(v. t.) To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage; as, to promise a visit; to promise a cessation of hostilities; to promise the payment of money.
(v. t.) To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of; as, the clouds promise rain.
(v. t.) To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow; as, the proprietors promised large tracts of land; the city promised a reward.
(v. i.) To give assurance by a promise, or binding declaration.
(v. i.) To afford hopes or expectation; to give ground to expect good; rarely, to give reason to expect evil.
手打:朱迪
同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Word, engagement, assurance, pledge.[2]. Promising character.
v. a. [1]. Pledge, engage, covenant, assure.[2]. Give expectation of, excite a hope of.
v. n. Engage, agree, stipulate, bargain, be sworn, pledge one's self, plight one's word, pass one's word, give assurance, make an agreement, tie one's self.
整理:马文
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Engagement, assurance, word, pledge,[See ASSURANCE]
校對:韦恩
解釋/意思:
n. an engagement made by a person either verbally or in writing to do or keep from doing something: expectation or that which causes expectation: a ground for hope of future excellence: (rare) fulfilment of what is promised.—v.t. to make an engagement to do or not to do something: to afford reason to expect: to assure: to engage to bestow.—v.i. to assure one by a promise: to afford hopes or expectations: (rare) to stand sponsor.—ns. Prom′ise-breach (Shak.) violation of promise; Prom′ise-break′er (Shak.) a violator of promises.—adj. Prom′ise-crammed (Shak.) crammed or filled with promises.—ns. Promisēē′ the person to whom a promise is made; Prom′iser Prom′isor.—adj. Prom′ising affording ground for hope or expectation: likely to turn out well.—advs. Prom′isingly; Prom′issorily.—adj. Prom′issory containing a promise of some engagement to be fulfilled.—n. Prom′issory-note a note by one person promising to pay a sum of money to another or to bearer at a certain date or at sight or on demand.—Promised land the land promised by God to Abraham and his seed: Canaan: heaven.—Be promised (rare) to have an engagement; Breach of promise (see Breach); Conditional promise a promise of which the obligation depends on certain conditions—opp. to Absolute promise; Express promise a promise expressed orally or in writing; The Promise the assurance of God to Abraham that his descendants should become the chosen people.
整理:皮尔斯
例句/造句/用法:
- To Gudrun this day was full of a promise like spring. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Probably the chief cause of devotion to rigidity of method is, however, that it seems to promise speedy, accurately measurable, correct results. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- I can bring myself to promise nothing more tonight, Lizzie, except that I will try what I can do. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- His confession was silent, and her promise of faithfulness was silent. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Will you promise to sit up with me to bear me company? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- Twice or thrice in the year, according to her promise, she wrote him letters to Madras, letters all about little Georgy. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- For he never once, from the moment when I entreated him to be a friend to Richard, neglected or forgot his promise. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- He told me he had promised the Bishop to sign some kind of a petition against divorce. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- Where's the beef and vegetables I sent home, and the pudding you promised? 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Sir Thomas promised that it should be so. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- But I promised to return soon. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- The professor made me great acknowledgments for communicating these observations, and promised to make honourable mention of me in his treatise. 喬納森·斯威夫特. 格列佛遊記.
- But thou promised to teach us all thy arts for the money we pay thee, objected Hielman, who was of an avaricious turn of mind. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- I even promised that I would hide my uncouth sentiments in my own breast. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- By dint of alternate threats, promises, and bribes, the lady in question was ultimately prevailed upon to undertake the commission. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- My little sister must make her own experiments, said he; I will give no promises. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Noon approached, and after many adieux and promises to return, he tore himself away. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- So, when I am after a chemical result that I have in mind, I may make hundreds or thousands of experiments out of which there may be one that promises results in the right direction. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- This convention is not of the nature of a promise: For even promises themselves, as we shall see afterwards, arise from human conventions. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
- Would you do me the favour, miss, to take notice o' two promises and wows wot it is my wishes fur to record in this here crisis? 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- The timid little beauty promises in all earnestness to be trustworthy. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- At that time he was in the prime of life, being less than fifty years of age, and possessed an admirable physique, promising long life. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- And was it a hopeful or a promising thing anywhere? 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- And it makes a pretty and a promising picter; don't it? 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- This was a common phrase of words which had a fair and promising sound, and I resolved to form Dora's mind. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- In the evening a few circumstances occurred which he thought more promising. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- Doctor Strong refers to me in public as a promising young scholar. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- But even to get the very doubtful and preliminary stage of making the appeal, seemed one of the least promising of human undertakings. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
手打:苏珊