pledge
[pledʒ]
vt.发誓, 保证, 以 ... 抵押, 向 ... 祝酒
n.保证, 抵押, 誓言, 抵押品
例句与用法：
They pledged never to tell the secret.
他们发誓决不泄密。
She pledged her support to us.
她保证支持我们。
Take this ring as a pledge of our friendship.
请接受这个戒指作为我们友谊的信物。
词形变化：
动词过去式: pledged | 动词过去分词: pledged | 动词现在分词: pledging | 动词第三人称单数: pledges |
详细释义：
n.
1. 保证, 誓言[C][+to-v][+that]
I gave him my pledge that I would vote for him.
我向他保证我将投他的票。
2. 抵押, 典当品[C]
She left her watch as a pledge with the taxi-driver.
她将手表留给出租车司机作为抵押。
3. 质押, 典当[U]
He put bonds in pledge for a loan.
他将债券作抵押以取得贷款。
4. (友情等的)信物, 证明[C][(+of)]
Take this ring as a pledge of friendship.
将这只戒指拿去作为友谊的信物吧。
5. 立誓加入秘密社团的人[C]
6. 祝愿; 祝酒[S]
We drank a pledge to their success.
我们举杯祝愿他们成功。
7. 戒酒誓愿
vt.
1. 保证给予; 许诺; 发誓[O1][+to-v][+that]
He pledged never to come back until he had found her.
他发誓不找到她决不回来。
2. 使保证; 使发誓[(+to)][O2]
I pledged myself to fulfil the promise I had made.
我保证实践自己的诺言。
3. 用……抵押, 以……典押[(+for)]
The property was pledged as security for loans.
这地产被当作贷款的抵押。
4. 为……祝愿; 向……祝酒
Everyone at the table stood up and pledged the success of the new company.
桌上每个人都起立为新公司的成功祝酒。