pledge

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n. 诺言, 保证, 誓言, 抵押, 信物, 保人, 祝愿 vt. 许诺, 保证, 使发誓, 抵押, 典当, 举杯祝...健康

发音

US /plɛd͡ʒ/

词形变化

pledges 复数 pledges pledged pledges 三单 pledging pledging 现在分词 pledged 过去式 pledged 过去分词

别名

pledg

教材释义与例句

名词

保证，誓言；抵押；抵押品，典当物

动词

保证，许诺；用……抵押；举杯祝……健康

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    A solemn promise to do something.

    誓言

    誓词

    保证

  2. 2.

    A solemn promise to do something.

    A promise to abstain from drinking alcohol.

  3. 3.

    An asset or person temporarily handed over to guarantee the fulfilment of something promised, under threat of permanent loss of the thing handed over; surety, security, hostage.

  4. 4.

    A bailment of personal property to secure payment of a debt without transfer of title.

    质权

    法律
  5. 5.

    A bailment of personal property to secure payment of a debt without transfer of title.

    The personal property so pledged, to be kept until the debt is paid.

    法律
  6. 6.

    A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.

  7. 7.

    A drinking toast.

v. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    To make a solemn promise (to do something).

    发誓

    保证

    誓

    pledge allegiance to the flag

  2. 2.

    To deposit something as a security; to pawn.

    抵押

  3. 3.

    To give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

toast assurance

上位词 5

drink member commitment dedication security interest

下位词 8

warrant guarantee vow pawn plight warranty troth warrantee
动词

同义词 6

drink toast salute plight subscribe wassail

上位词 10

hold promise charge honor honour reward assure donate bind oblige

下位词 7

give guarantee vow vouch covenant collateralize hypothecate

相关短语

pledge of allegiance Pledge of Allegiance negative pledge take the pledge 发誓戒酒 dead pledge put in pledge [法] 以作抵押 virginity pledge purity pledge safe pledge putting in pledge puts in pledge

词源

From Middle English plege, from Anglo-Norman plege, from Old French plege (Modern French pleige) from Medieval Latin plevium, plebium, from plebiō (“to pledge”), from Frankish *plehan (“to pledge; to support; to guarantee”). Akin to Old High German pflegan (“to take care of, be accustomed to”), Old Saxon plegan (“to vouch for”), Old English plēon (“to risk, endanger”). More at plight.

来源：wiktionary