promises是什么意思？

promises

英['prɒmɪsɪz] 美['prɒmɪsɪz]

• n.& v. 承诺，允诺；
• n. 承诺( promise的名词复数 )，获得成功的迹象，吉兆；
• v. 允诺( promise的第三人称单数 )，答应，有…希望，预示；

例句

• Most election promises can be set at naught. 竞选时所做的许诺大都没有什么价值。
• My teacher is a man who stands by his promises. 我的老师是一位信守诺言的人。
• I won't be put off with such vague promises. 这种含糊的诺言是敷衍不了我的。
• She never draws back from what she promises. 她从没食言过。
• His promises are a snare. 他的诺言是一种圈套。
• A politician who promises the moon during a campaign loses the voters’ respect. 从政者在竞选中乱作承诺会失去选民的尊重。
• A timely snow promises a good harvest. 瑞雪兆丰年。
• He promises highly. 他的前途远大。
• The committee brushed off his enquiries with meaningless promises. 委员会用毫无意义的许诺来搪塞他的要求。
• Don't commit your promises to paper if you are not certain you keep them. 如果你没有把握兑现你的许诺，你就不要做出书面保证。

英语六级真题

It promises a long-term career path.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
Governments in rich countries now accept that their pension and health-care promises will soon become unaffordable, and many of them have embarked on reforms, but so far only timidly.
出自-2010年12月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  承诺；保证；答应
  If you promise that you will do something, you say to someone that you will definitely do it.
  例句
  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。 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。
• VERB
  答应给予；承诺给予；保证让…得到
  If you promise someone something, you tell them that you will definitely give it to them or make sure that they have it.
  例句
  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。 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
  A promise is a statement which you make to a person in which you say that you will definitely do something or give them something.
  例句
  If you make a promise, you should keep it... 如果做出了承诺，就应该遵守。 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 event promises to have a particular quality or to be a particular thing, it shows signs that it will have that quality or be that thing.
  例句
  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 shows promise, they seem likely to be very good or successful.
  例句
  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。