| 单词 | pledge |
| 释义 | pledge (pledʒ ) Word forms: pledges , pledging , pledged 1. countable noun [usually NOUN to-infinitive] When someone makes a pledge, they make a serious promise that they will do something. The meeting ended with a pledge to step up cooperation between the six states of the region. ...a £1.1m pledge of support from the Spanish Ministry of Culture. [+ of] Synonyms: promise, vow, assurance, word 2. verb When someone pledges to do something, they promise in a serious way to do it. When they pledge something, they promise to give it. Mr Dudley has pledged to give any award to charity. [VERB to-infinitive] Philip pledges support and offers to help in any way that he can. [VERB noun] I pledge that by next year we will have the problem solved. [VERB that] Synonyms: promise, vow, vouch, swear 3. verb If you pledge a sum of money to an organization or activity, you promise to pay that amount of money to it at a particular time or over a particular period. The French President is pledging $150 million in French aid next year. [VERB noun] The government has now pledged £170m over the next six years for improving primary care. [VERB noun] Pledge is also a noun. ...a pledge of forty-two million dollars a month. [+ of] 4. verb If you pledge yourself to something, you commit yourself to following a particular course of action or to supporting a particular person, group, or idea. He has pledged himself to assist Mr. Williams with money. [VERB pronoun-reflexive to-infinitive] He has pledged himself to Everton Football Club for another three years. [V pron-refl to n] The treaties renounce the use of force and pledge the two countries to co-operation. [VERB noun + to] 5. verb If you pledge something such as a valuable possession or a sum of money, you leave it with someone as a guarantee that you will repay money that you have borrowed. He asked her to pledge the house as security for a loan. [VERB noun] Synonyms: bind, guarantee, mortgage, engage Collocations: election pledge They even had to backtrack on an election pledge on nuclear disarmament. The Sun (2013) The government made an election pledge to end hidden fees on foreign currency. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The budget would showcase election pledges such as cuts to income tax, stamp duty reforms and more investment in infrastructure. Times,Sunday Times (2019) The document highlighted failings in a government pledge to deport dangerous offenders once they have served their sentence. The Sun (2011) The call comes despite a 2011 government pledge to implement a national scheme. The Sun (2015) Artists will pledge an amount, the minimum funding target being 3000, and the maximum funding target, 250.000. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Supporters are invited and encouraged to pledge an amount to support the project's campaign. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Pledge amounts ranged from $1 to $5,500. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A pledge card listed these items with their monetary worth. Christianity Today There's a pledge card, but it's full of generalities - 'secure the recovery', 'protect frontline services'. Times, Sunday Times The six national goals take up a lot of the speech, like a long, supercharged version of the 1997 pledge card. Times, Sunday Times Labour has made action on housing the sixth main commitment on its election pledge card. Times, Sunday Times This commitment was sealed by signing a wallet-sized pledge card that they were encouraged to cut in half on their wedding night. Christianity Today Now pupils are required to stand for any adult who walks into the classroom and to recite a pledge at the start of every lesson. Times, Sunday Times No penalties attach to a failure or refusal to recite the pledge. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Once this was over, they recited their pledge. Times, Sunday Times Visitors to the site are asked to click a button to indicate that they recited the pledge. Times, Sunday Times The Tory election manifesto will also contain a referendum pledge. The Sun (2014) It was put on hold after the PM's in-out referendum pledge won huge support. The Sun (2013) Make your referendum pledge legally binding, MPs urge Cameron Times, Sunday Times (2013) He talked for 45 minutes, repeating his pledge to build a wall - 'a real wall, not a toy wall like we have now' - along the southern border. Times, Sunday Times They repeated the pledge in the 2007 election. canada.com And he repeated his pledge to seek additional funding for police in the next spending review. The Sun It came as he risked a fresh confrontation with big business by repeating a pledge to wipe out all zero-hours contracts. The Sun Yesterday he repeated a pledge to recuse himself from an investigation if it was appropriate. Times, Sunday Times She was released after reportedly signing a pledge not to do it again or speak publicly. The Sun (2011) But we are also signing the pledge to lead by example. Times, Sunday Times (2013) They have also signed pledges to attend the next hearing. Globe and Mail (2012) Before the previous election, he made a solemn pledge that he would serve a full third term. Times, Sunday Times We'll ensure he keeps that solemn pledge. The Sun They made a solemn pledge in their election manifesto that they would not raise income tax. The Sun I once heard him offer his solemn pledge that after he's elected, 75 per cent of all schoolchildren will pass the provincial literacy tests. Globe and Mail A solemn pledge was reborn as an advertising slogan. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 誓言, 发誓 Japanese: 誓約, 誓約する |
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