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单词 pledge
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pledge

verb
 
/pledʒ/
/pledʒ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they pledge
/pledʒ/
/pledʒ/
he / she / it pledges
/ˈpledʒɪz/
/ˈpledʒɪz/
past simple pledged
/pledʒd/
/pledʒd/
past participle pledged
/pledʒd/
/pledʒd/
-ing form pledging
/ˈpledʒɪŋ/
/ˈpledʒɪŋ/
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  1.  
    [transitive] to formally promise to give or do something
    • pledge something Japan has pledged $100 million in humanitarian aid.
    • The government pledged their support for the plan.
    • pledge something to somebody/something We all had to pledge allegiance to the flag (= state that we are loyal to our country).
    • pledge to do something The group has pledged to continue campaigning.
    • pledge (that)… The group has pledged that they will continue campaigning.
    Extra Examples
    • The country pledged not to interfere in its neighbour's affairs.
    • The government has pledged that it will not raise taxes.
  2. [transitive] to make somebody or yourself formally promise to do something synonym swear
    • pledge somebody/yourself (to something) They were all pledged to secrecy.
    • pledge somebody/yourself to do something The government has pledged itself to root out corruption.
  3. [transitive] pledge something to leave something with somebody as a pledge
  4. [intransitive, transitive] (North American English) to promise to become a junior member of a fraternity or sorority
    • Do you think you'll pledge this semester?
    • pledge something My brother pledged Sigma Nu (= promised to join the Sigma Nu fraternity)

pledge

noun
 
/pledʒ/
/pledʒ/
Idioms
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  1.  
    a serious promise synonym commitment
    • pledge (of something) a pledge of support
    • pledge to do something Will the government honour its election pledge not to raise taxes?
    • to fulfil/break/abandon a pledge
    • pledge that… Management has made a pledge that there will be no job losses this year.
    Extra Examples
    • The new leader demanded a pledge of loyalty from each of his allies.
    • manifesto pledges on greater public spending
    • The party's election pledge was to cut income taxes by a third over the next five years.
    • spending pledges made by the government
    • The new owners gave a pledge that there would be no job losses.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • campaign
    • election
    • manifesto
    verb + pledge
    • give (somebody)
    • make
    • sign
    preposition
    • pledge on
    phrases
    • a pledge of support
    See full entry
  2. a sum of money or something valuable that you leave with somebody to prove that you will do something or pay back money that you owe
  3. Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a person acting as surety for another): from Old French plege, from medieval Latin plebium, perhaps related to the Germanic base of plight (verb).
Idioms
sign/take the pledge
  1. (old-fashioned) to make a promise never to drink alcohol
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