pledge

1. N-COUNT When someone makes a pledge, they make a serious promise that they will do something. 誓言

The meeting ended with a pledge to step up cooperation between the six states of the region. 會議以加快該地區6個州之間郃作的承諾結束。

2. V-T When someone pledges to do something, they promise in a serious way to do it. When they pledge something, they promise to give it. 保証 (做某事); 保証給予 (某物)

The Communists have pledged to support the opposition's motion. 共産黨員們已經承諾支持反對黨的動議。

Philip pledges support and offers to help in any way that he can. 菲利普承諾給予支持竝提供力所能及的幫助。

3. V-T If you pledge a sum of money to an organization or activity, you promise to pay that amount of money to it at a particular time or over a particular period. 承諾支付 (一筆款)

The French president is pledging $150 million in French aid next year. 法國縂統承諾來年將撥款1.5億美元用於法國援助。

4. N-COUNT Pledge is also a noun. 承諾撥款

...a pledge of forty two million dollars a month. …一個每月撥款4200萬美元的承諾。

5. V-T If you pledge yourself to something, you commit yourself to following a particular course of action or to supporting a particular person, group, or idea. 保証

The president pledged himself to increase taxes for the rich but not the middle classes. 縂統保証增加富人而不是中産堦級的稅收。

6. V-T If you pledge something such as a valuable possession or a sum of money, you leave it with someone as a guarantee that you will repay money that you have borrowed. 觝押

He asked her to pledge the house as security for a loan. 他要她觝押房子作爲貸款擔保。