| 释义 |
out-ˈpromise, v.
[out- 18, 17.]
trans. To exceed or outdo in promising. refl. To promise more than one can do.
1676Wycherley Pl. Dealer i. i. Thou mayst easily come to..out-promise a Lover. 1681J. Flavel Right. Mans Ref. 207 God never out-promised himself. 1692Miracles performed by Money Ep. Ded., Out-lye a News-writer, out-promise a Cit. 1938Sun (Baltimore) 9 July 6/1 Many more experienced statesmen have thought that they had outpromised the field, only to find themselves sadly in arrears at election time. |