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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1478 COCA: 1438
promise
verb [I/T] /ˈprɒmɪs/
present tense
I/you/we/theypromise
he/she/itpromises
present participlepromising
past tensepromised
past participlepromised
  1. 1
    to tell someone that you will definitely do something 承諾;允諾;答應;保證

    The police chief promised tougher action against young criminals. 警長保證要對少年犯采取更強硬的措施。

    promise to do something :

    Peter wished he'd never promised to help them. 彼得希望自己不曾答應過幫他們。

    promise someone (that) :

    Promise me you'll be home before dark. 答應我,在天黑前回家。

    We always promised ourselves that we'd visit Hawaii one day. 我們總是向自己允諾某天要去夏威夷旅遊。

    promise something to someone/promise someone something :

    Relief organizations are promising aid to the country. 救濟團體承諾向該國提供援助。

    as promised (=in the way that had been promised) 按照答應過的 :

    She phoned at 9 am, as promised. 正如答應過的,她在早晨 9 點時打來電話。

    promise faithfully (=very strongly) 信誓旦旦地允諾 :

    Ellen promised faithfully not to open her present until her birthday. 埃倫信誓旦旦地允諾不到生日那一天絕不打開她的禮物。

     Synonyms and related words
    To make a promise: promise, commit, swear...
  2. 2
    formal to make it seem likely that something will happen 有望;使…可能

    This evening promises to be a lot of fun. 這個晚會可能非常有趣。

     Synonyms and related words
    Predicting and prediction: predict, prediction, forecast...
promise
noun /ˈprɒmɪs/
singularpromise
pluralpromises
  1. 1
    [C] a statement in which you say that something will definitely happen, or you will definitely do something 承諾;允諾;保證;諾言

    the party's election promises 該黨的競選承諾

    promise to :

    Audrey remembered her promise to her father that she would work harder. 奧德麗記起她向父親所作的要更努力的保證。

    make/give a promise :

    I'll try, but I'm not making any promises! 我會盡力而爲,但我不作任何承諾。

    a promise to do something :

    You made a promise to deal with it immediately. 你答應過要馬上處理的。

    keep a promise :

    He swore he would return one day, and he kept his promise. 他發誓說他總有一天會回來,他信守了自己的諾言。

    break a promise :

    The army broke its promise to return the country to civilian rule. 軍隊違背了它要把國家交給民衆統治的承諾。

     Synonyms and related words
    Promises: promise, commitment, guarantee...
    1. a.
      formal a strong suggestion that something will happen or be given 極大的可能性
      promise of :

      The promise of permanent employment is almost non-existent today. 終身聘任的可能性在今天幾乎是不存在的。

      Settlers supported the king in return for the promise of land. 移民們因有望得到土地而支持國王。

       Synonyms and related words
      The possibility that something will happen: possibility, chance, probability...
  2. 2
    [U] signs that someone or something is likely to be successful in the future 好的征兆;前途;潛質

    Life was hopeful and full of promise. 生活是充滿希望、富有前途的。

    Her invention failed to fulfil its initial promise. 她的發明沒有達到最初的期望。

    show promise :

    He shows great promise as an interpreter. 他是個很有前途的口譯人員。

    hold promise :

    This technology holds considerable promise for improving inner city living conditions. 這種技術很有望改善市中心貧民區的生活條件。

     Synonyms and related words
    Relating to the future: future, potential, prospect...
    1. a.
      literary a sign that something is likely to happen 預兆;征兆;氣息
      promise of :

      the promise of an early spring 早春的氣息

       Synonyms and related words

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