- a serious promise保证；诺言；誓约 synonym commitment
- pledge (of something) a pledge of support支援的许诺
- pledge to do something Will the government honour its election pledge not to raise taxes?政府会履行其竞选诺言，不增加税收吗？
- to fulfil/break/abandon a pledge履行/违背/放弃承诺
- pledge that… Management has made a pledge that there will be no job losses this year.管理层保证今年不会裁员。
Extra Examples- The new leader demanded a pledge of loyalty from each of his allies.新的领导人要求每一位盟友发誓对他忠诚。
- manifesto pledges on greater public spending关于扩大公共开支的宣告
- The party's election pledge was to cut income taxes by a third over the next five years.该党的竞选承诺是在未来五年间削减三分之一的收入所得税。
- spending pledges made by the government政府作出的开支承诺
- The new owners gave a pledge that there would be no job losses.新老板保证不会裁员。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- campaign
- election
- manifesto
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verb + pledgeprepositionphrasesSee full entry - a sum of money or something valuable that you leave with somebody to prove that you will do something or pay back money that you owe质钱；抵押品
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a person acting as surety for another): from Old French plege, from medieval Latin plebium, perhaps related to the Germanic base of plight (verb).
Idioms - (old-fashioned) to make a promise never to drink alcohol发誓戒酒