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

• When his court case was coming up, James promised to reform
  他的案子即将开审的时候，詹姆斯保证会改过自新。
• The President promised across-the-board tax cuts if re-elected.
  总统许诺如果能再次当选将采取全面的减税措施。
• If he promised to help, he will not go back on his promise.
  如果他答应帮忙，他就不会食言。
• 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。
• During his election campaign he promised to put the economy back on its feet
  他在竞选时许诺将重振经济。
• In a desperate attempt to stave off defeat, he reluctantly promised wholesale reform of the constitution
  为了竭力避免败局，他勉强答应要对宪法进行大规模修改。
• The deal just isn't working out the way we were promised
  结果待遇根本不是他们对我们许诺的那样。
• 'We'll be back next year,' he promised
  “我们明年会回来的，”他承诺道。
• 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。
• He promised that within 100 days he would put the country on the path to economic recovery.
  他许诺在100天内让国家走上经济复兴之路。