pledge

[pledʒ]

vt.发誓, 保证, 以 ... 抵押, 向 ... 祝酒
n.保证, 抵押, 誓言, 抵押品

例句与用法:

They pledged never to tell the secret.

他们发誓决不泄密。

She pledged her support to us.

她保证支持我们。

Take this ring as a pledge of our friendship.

请接受这个戒指作为我们友谊的信物。

词形变化:

动词过去式: pledged | 动词过去分词: pledged | 动词现在分词: pledging | 动词第三人称单数: pledges |

详细释义:

n.

1. 保证, 誓言[C][+to-v][+that]

I gave him my pledge that I would vote for him.

我向他保证我将投他的票。

2. 抵押, 典当品[C]

She left her watch as a pledge with the taxi-driver.

她将手表留给出租车司机作为抵押。

3. 质押, 典当[U]

He put bonds in pledge for a loan.

他将债券作抵押以取得贷款。

4. (友情等的)信物, 证明[C][(+of)]

Take this ring as a pledge of friendship.

将这只戒指拿去作为友谊的信物吧。

5. 立誓加入秘密社团的人[C]

6. 祝愿; 祝酒[S]

We drank a pledge to their success.

我们举杯祝愿他们成功。

7. 戒酒誓愿

vt.

1. 保证给予; 许诺; 发誓[O1][+to-v][+that]

He pledged never to come back until he had found her.

他发誓不找到她决不回来。

2. 使保证; 使发誓[(+to)][O2]

I pledged myself to fulfil the promise I had made.

我保证实践自己的诺言。

3. 用……抵押, 以……典押[(+for)]

The property was pledged as security for loans.

这地产被当作贷款的抵押。

4. 为……祝愿; 向……祝酒

Everyone at the table stood up and pledged the success of the new company.

桌上每个人都起立为新公司的成功祝酒。