pledges

[pledʒz]
  • 释义
  • n.

    保证( pledge的名词复数 );抵押;信物;保人;

  • v.

    保证，许诺，发誓( pledge的第三人称单数 );典当;保证给予（或做）;以誓言约束;

  • 词义辨析
  • pledge, oath
  • 这两个词共同的意思是“誓言”。
    1.pledge指“诺言”或“保证”,是正式用语; oath指一种正式的许诺或保证,含有如违背誓言便要为其后果负责之意。
    2.pledge尤其用于指政府或政党的誓约、保证; oath则多用于法庭上的宣誓。
  • pledge, contract, covenant, engage, promise
  • 这组词都有“允诺”的意思。它们的区别是：
    promise指作出口头或书面的许诺,但仅指主观意愿,并不暗示一定能实现或有实现的基础; engage指在正式或重大场合用誓言、条约等许下有约束力的诺言或作出可以信赖的保证,尤指订婚; pledge指用行动或言语作出庄严的许诺或正式保证; covenant指订立双方或多方共同遵守的协议; contract指订立慎重并且通常有法律效力的合同或协议。例如:
    Our son is engaged to a nice young girl.我们的儿子已跟一位漂亮的女孩订了婚。
    I covenant to pay 5000 pounds a year to help rebuild the college.我立约保证每年将付5000英镑帮助重建学院。
    They have pledged that any detail given to them will remain confidential.他们已保证,给他们提供的任何细节将予以保密。
    Many councils are contracting out services such as rubbish collection to private companies as a way of cutting costs.许多市政会把垃圾收集这样的服务项目包给私人公司以减少费用。
  • oath，pledge，vow
  • 这些名词都含“誓言”之意。
    oath指对上帝或神发出的庄严、正式的誓言以示自己话语的真实性，现多用于法庭上。
    pledge普通用词，指保证去做或不做某事的郑重许诺。
    vow指庄严的许诺或誓约。
  • pledge，guarantee，assurance
  • 这些名词均有“保证，担保”之意。
    pledge普通用词，指严肃地承诺、信守原则，常以个人名誉作为承诺的保证。
    guarantee一般指以口头的、协定或合同的形式作为保证、担保，强调口头承诺，含违背许诺，则予以补偿之意。
    assurance指用语言保证以消除人们思想上的怀疑与担心。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    He was confident the allies would make good on their pledges.

    他相信盟友们会履行他们的承诺。

    柯林斯例句
  • 2、

    He imposed heavy penalties for breaches of oath or pledges.

    他对违反誓言和保证的行为给予严厉的惩罚.

    辞典例句
  • 3、

    Although they had not made love , they had secretly exchanged solemn vows and pledges, bearing their hearts to each other.

    虽未成双,却也海誓山盟,私传表记, 已有无限的风情了.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 4、

    He has climbed down on pledges to reduce capital gains tax.

    他已经作出退让，许诺降低资本收益税。

    柯林斯例句
  • 5、

    There were also pledges to soften the impact of the subsidy cuts on the poorer regions.

    他们还承诺要减轻削减补贴给较贫困地区带来的影响。

    柯林斯例句
  • 6、

    We could regard the territories as pledges for our security.

    我们可以把这些地区作为保证我们安全的典质物.

    辞典例句
  • 7、

    She was under pledges to other people which had at last to be redeemed.

    她跟别人还有一些约会,现在终于可以去践约了.

    辞典例句
  • 8、

    Income - tax cuts have fallen far short of his pledges.

    个人所得税减少的远远少于他所承诺的.

    互联网
  • 9、

    The G 20 pledges have the potential to stop that drift.

    20国集团的誓言能够阻止这一趋势的进一步发展.

    互联网
  • 10、

    Voters demanded that the candidates keep the pledges made as a condition precedent to election.

    选民们要求把候选人对他们誓言的履行作为选举的先行条件.

    辞典例句
  • 11、

    The fighting made a nonsense of peace pledges made in London last week.

    这场战斗使上周在伦敦所作的和平承诺变成一纸空文。

    柯林斯例句
  • 12、

    We shall work even harder to further honour our pledges.

    我们自当加倍努力,进一步落实承诺.

    互联网
  • 13、

    Despite their pledges of better health, not all of these products will actually become widespread.

    尽管他们保证要为健康更好地着想,但是实际上并不是所有这些产品都能推广.

    英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 基因与食物
  • 14、

    She carried out all her pledges to the letter.

    她不折不扣地履行了她的所有诺言.

    互联网
  • 15、

    All the politicians have made pledges not to raise taxes are elected.

    所有的政治家都保证当选后不增加税收.

    互联网
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