| 单词 | pledge drive |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspledge drive pledge drive n. chiefly U.S. a campaign soliciting pledges from members of the public to make a donation or perform an action. ΚΠ 1917 Chicago Commerce 25 Apr. 17/1 Effort will be made to see every person in the state and make sure that Illinois lends in this simple and safe way $100,000,000 more to win the war. The pledge drive is to be intensive and attractive. 1951 Boston Sunday Globe 2 Dec. 21/1 Hundreds of students are expected to donate blood during the period as the result of a pledge drive. 1979 Billboard 9 June 20/5 A recently ended 10 day pledge drive netted the station its full goal of $13,000. 2014 Inland Valley (Ont.) Daily Bull. (Nexis) 9 Apr. (News section) Students have started a pledge drive and are aiming for 100 percent of students to sign the pledge to remain sober. < as lemmas |
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