pledge
noun [ C ] uk/pledʒ/ us/pledʒ/
誓言;诺言;保证
a serious or formal promise, especially one to give money or to be a friend, or something that you give as a sign that you will keep a promise
[ + to infinitive ] All the candidates have given/made pledges not to raise taxes if they are elected. 所有的候选人都保证当选后不增税。
Thousands of people made pledges (= promised to give money) to the charity campaign. 数千人许诺向救助儿童慈善运动捐款。
I give you this ring as a pledge of my everlasting love for you. 我把这枚戒指送给你作为我永远爱你的信物。
Synonyms: assurance (PROMISE)bond (PROMISE)commitmentguarantee oath (PROMISE)promise (SAY CERTAINLY)undertaking (PROMISE) vow word (PROMISE)
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- The couple will exchange rings as a pledge of their love for one another.
- We've received pledges of more than ten thousand pounds to help pay for repairs to the church.
- You can go online to make a pledge to the disaster relief fund.
- The government has made a pledge never to make deals with terrorists.
- Godparents make a pledge of support to the child's parents.
Idiom
take/sign the pledgeidiom UK old-fashioned or humorous 发誓戒酒
to make a formal promise to stop drinking alcohol
What's this then, you're only drinking orange juice - have you signed the pledge or something? 这是怎么回事？你只是在喝橘子汁——你是发过誓不再喝酒了，还是其他什么原因？
pledge
verb [ T ] uk/pledʒ/ us/pledʒ/
发誓;保证
to make a serious or formal promise to give or do something
We are asking people to pledge their support for our campaign. 我们正请求人们承诺支持我们的运动。
If you join the armed forces, you have to pledge allegiance to your country. 如果参军，你必须宣誓效忠你的祖国。
So far, £50,000 has been pledged (= people have promised to pay this amount) in response to the appeal. 到目前为止，人们已承诺捐款5万英镑以响应这项呼吁。
[ + to infinitive ] Both sides have pledged to end the fighting. 双方均已保证停战。
I've been pledged to secrecy. 我已发誓保守秘密。
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- The government has pledged to reduce the amount of chemicals used in food production.
- The president pledged to respect the existing frontiers between the two countries.
- He pledged undying love/loyalty.
- The minister has pledged his whole-hearted support for the scheme.
- Both Britain and the United States are pledging their support for the campaign.