promise
承诺,答应,保证,承诺书
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Definitions
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- : a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
- : an express assurance on which expectation is to be based: promises that an enemy will not win.
- : something that has the effect of an express assurance; indication of what may be expected.
- : indication of future excellence or achievement: a writer who shows promise.
- : something that is promised.
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prom·ised, prom·is·ing.
- : to engage or undertake by promise: She promised to go tomorrow.
- : to make a promise of: to promise help.
- : to make a promise of something to: Promise me that you will come.
- : to afford ground for expecting: The sky promised a storm.
- : to engage to join in marriage.
- : to assure: I won't go there again, I promise you that!
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prom·ised, prom·is·ing.
- : to afford ground for expectation: His forthcoming novel promises well.
- : to make a promise.
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Examples
Sweet reminded me that when we talked in January, she had said the 2020s would be the “decade of delivery on the promise of technology.”
The next thing to understand is that good investors know the promise you are making to them is just that—a promise.
They were fooled with promises like the Democrats make today.
That was the promise of FitrWoman, an app I downloaded on my phone last fall.
To help deliver on her promise, Atkins carried SB 1120 herself – one of the few measures she signed her name to this year.
With those words was a promise to launch the first group of passengers in the coming year.
Their authors promise that your spirit will be improved, your ambition honed, and your finances maximized by their advice.
He said the brokers promise that the Italian navy will pick them up, which he says has actually driven the prices down.
They opened for acts like Elliott Smith, Sloan, and Promise Ring.
Christie has a lot riding on fulfilling his promise of shepherding Atlantic City into a third boom era.
He is dead; but his three sons have the estate yet, and I think they would keep their father's promise to the Indians.
Alford speaks of this as remarkable; but vision is the especial promise of Wisdom, therefore of Solomon, son of David.
From mere regrets he was passing now, through dismay, into utter repentance of his promise.
This information was balm to Louis, as it seemed to promise a peaceful termination to so threatening an affair.
Were they to be driven out,—driven out this very day, when the Virgin had only just now seemed to promise her help and protection?