promised

英 [ˈprɒmɪst]

美 [ˈprɑːmɪst]

v.  许诺; 承诺; 答应; 保证; 使很可能; 预示
promise的过去分词和过去式

过去式：promised　过去分词：promised　

BNC.9705 / COCA.10015

柯林斯词典

• VERB 承诺；保证；答应
  If youpromise thatyou will do something, you say to someone that you will definitely do it.
  1. The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on Friday...
     邮局承诺于星期五恢复对这个地区第一类邮件的递送。
  2. He had promised that the rich and privileged would no longer get preferential treatment...
     他已经保证富人和特权阶层不会再得到优惠待遇。
  3. Promise me you will not waste your time...
     答应我，不要浪费自己的时间。
  4. 'We'll be back next year,' he promised...
     “我们明年会回来的，”他承诺道。
  5. 'You promise?' — 'All right, I promise.'
     “你保证？”——“好的，我保证。”
• VERB 答应给予；承诺给予；保证让…得到
  If youpromisesomeone something, you tell them that you will definitely give it to them or make sure that they have it.
  1. In 1920 the great powers promised them an independent state...
     1920年，列强承诺让他们成为一个独立的国家。
  2. The officers promise a return to multiparty rule.
     这些官员承诺恢复多党统治。
• N-COUNT 诺言；承诺；保证
  Apromiseis a statement which you make to a person in which you say that you will definitely do something or give them something.
  1. If you make a promise, you should keep it...
     如果做出了承诺，就应该遵守。
  2. The program has lived up to its promise to promote family welfare.
     这个项目恪守了其改善家庭福利的承诺。
• VERB 有可能；有希望
  If a situation or eventpromises tohave a particular quality ortobe a particular thing, it shows signs that it will have that quality or be that thing.
  1. While it will be fun, the seminar also promises to be most instructive.
     这次的研讨会不仅会有趣，而且有可能会颇具启发意义。
• N-UNCOUNT （非常好的或成功的）希望，迹象，指望
  If someone or something showspromise, they seem likely to be very good or successful.
  1. The boy first showed promise as an athlete in grade school.
     这个男孩在上小学的时候就初次显示出成为运动员的潜力。

双语例句

• 'We'll be back next year,' he promised
  “我们明年会回来的，”他承诺道。
• He promised to indemnify me for my losses.
  他答应赔偿我的损失。
• Melanie promised that she would call them in the morning.
  梅拉妮许诺第二天上午给他们打电话。
• He promised his mother on her deathbed that he would never marry.
  他向垂危的母亲保证他绝不结婚。
• His manifesto promised measures to protect them.
  他在宣言里保证要为他们采取保护措施。
• The bosses paid less than they had promised and the least complaint went to the police.
  老板们给的钱比原先答应的少，而警方收到的投诉少之又少。
• The government promised to implement a new system to control financial loan institutions
  政府许诺实施新的制度来控制金融贷款机构。
• He promised that the boy would be back at school in time for evening prayers.
  他保证男孩会及时回到学校参加晚祈祷。
• Mr Dobson promised to widen the organisation's scope of activity.
  多布森先生许诺拓宽该组织的活动范围。
• Spike Milligan has finally got the gong he had been promised.
  斯派克·米利根最终拿到了早就承诺给他的那块奖章。