| 主要翻译 |
| promise n | (firm assurance) | SCSimplified Chinese 承诺 chéng nuò |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 保证 chéng nuò，bǎo zhèng
TCTraditional Chinese 保證 / 保証 |
| | As far as I'm concerned, Helen's promise is all the guarantee I need that she will do it. |
| | 照我看，只要海伦保证她会照做，对我来说就足够了。 |
| promise n | (spoken commitment) | SCSimplified Chinese 许诺 xǔ nuò |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 诺言 xǔ nuò，nuò yán |
| | Steve's promise that he would always love me turned out to be a lie. |
| | 史蒂夫说要一直爱我的诺言被证明就是个谎话。 |
| promise n | uncountable (indication of future achievement) | SCSimplified Chinese 希望 xī wàng
TCTraditional Chinese 希望 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 前途光明 xī wàng，qián tú guāng míng |
| | The quiet girl over there shows promise; with a little direction, I think she will do well. |
| | 那边那个女孩前途光明，我相信只需一些指导，她就会大放异彩。 |
| promise of [sth] n | (possibility) | SCSimplified Chinese （成功的）可能性 chéng gōng de kě néng xìng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese （成功的）希望 chéng gōng de kě néng xìng，chéng gōng de xī wàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese （成功的）迹象 chéng gōng de kě néng xìng，chéng gōng de jì xiàng |
| | The promise of greater opportunity drew many people to California. |
| | 更大的成功可能性吸引了许多人去到加利福尼亚。 |
| promise⇒ vi | (make a promise) | SCSimplified Chinese 承诺 chéng nuò |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 保证 chéng nuò，bǎo zhèng
TCTraditional Chinese 保證 / 保証 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 许诺 chéng nuò，xǔ nuò |
| | I will mow the lawn - I promise. |
| | 我会修理草坪的，我保证。 |
| promise to do [sth] v expr | (commit to doing) | SCSimplified Chinese 保证做某事 |
| | I promise to finish the work by the end of the week. |
| | 我保证在周末前完成工作。 |
| promise [sb] that⇒ vtr | (with clause: commit to doing) | SCSimplified Chinese 允诺 yǔn nuò |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 向…做保证 yǔn nuò，xiàng zuò bǎo zhèng |
| | I promised my mom that I would buy postage stamps today. |
| | 我向妈妈做了保证，今天我会买些邮票。 |
| promise [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (with object: commit to) | SCSimplified Chinese 向…承诺… |
| | My parents have promised me a bike for Christmas. |
| | 我父母向我承诺圣诞节送我一辆自行车。 |
| promise [sth]⇒ vtr | (guarantee, commit to) | SCSimplified Chinese 许诺…，承诺…，保证… chéng nuò |
| | TV commercials promise a lot of incredible things. |
| | 电视广告向观众承诺了很多不可思议的事情。 |
| promise [sth] vtr | figurative (give cause to expect) | SCSimplified Chinese 预示 yù shì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 有可能发生 yù shì，yǒu kě néng fā shēng |
| | The grey sky promised snow. |
| | 灰蒙蒙的天空预示着降雪。 |
复合形式：
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| breach of promise | (breaking of promise) | SCSimplified Chinese 违背承诺 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不守承诺 |
| free yourself from a promise v expr | (undo a promise) | SCSimplified Chinese 摆脱诺言的约束 bǎi tuō nuò yán de yuē shù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不受诺言的约束 bǎi tuō nuò yán de yuē shù，bú shòu nuò yán de yuē shù |
| full of promise adj | (person: talented, likely to succeed) (指人) | SCSimplified Chinese 大有前途的 dà yǒu qián tú de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 前途无量的 dà yǒu qián tú de，qián tú wú liàng de |
| | As a child, she was full of promise. |
| full of promise adj | (enticing) (指事) | SCSimplified Chinese 大有希望，前景光明 dà yǒu xī wàng，qián jǐng guāng míng |
| | Life was full of promise for the young man. |
| go back on a promise v expr | (break your word) | SCSimplified Chinese 不遵守诺言，打破承诺 bù zūn shǒu nuò yán，dǎ pò chéng nuò |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 背信弃义 bèi xìn qì yì |
| | I can't believe that you, my own brother, would go back on your promise to loan me the money. |
| keep a promise v expr | (fulfil one's word) | SCSimplified Chinese 信守诺言
TCTraditional Chinese 信守諾言 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 信守承诺 |
| | Do you keep your promises? he asked her, after she vowed not to do it again. |
pinky promise,
pinky swear n | US, slang (pact by hooking fingers) | SCSimplified Chinese 拉勾 |
pinky promise [sth],
pinkie promise vtr | US, slang (hook fingers to make pact) | SCSimplified Chinese 拉勾承诺，拉勾发誓 |
pinky promise that,
pinkie promise vtr | slang (hook fingers to make pact) | SCSimplified Chinese 拉勾承诺，拉勾发誓 |
promise the moon,
promise [sb] the moon v expr | figurative (vow to provide [sth] unrealistic) | SCSimplified Chinese 画大饼 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 许下不切实际的承诺 |
| | Before the wedding, he promised her the moon; the reality of married life was very different. |
| promise to pay n | (promissory note) | SCSimplified Chinese 承诺付款 chéng nuò fù kuǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 承諾付款 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 承兑 chéng nuò fù kuǎn，chéng duì |
| release [sb] from a promise v expr | (remove an obligation from [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 使某人不必履行承诺 |
| | Charles released Edward from his promise to help repaint the dining room. |