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词组 pledge
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pledge /pledʒ/ noun a serious promise or agreementadjectivesa firm pledge The minister gave a firm pledge to spend more money on schools.a solemn pledge (=serious and firm) The manager has given us a solemn pledge that she will deal with the problem.a personal pledge He made a personal pledge to help us in whatever way he could.a spending pledge BrE (=a government’s promise to spend money on something) I asked the leader to clarify his party’s spending pledges.nouns + pledgean election/campaign/manifesto pledge The governor had kept her campaign pledge to reduce taxes.verbsmake/give a pledge Several European countries made similar pledges.take a pledge literary (=make one, especially formally) He took a pledge never to drink alcohol again.honour/fulfil a pledge formal also keep a pledge (=do what you promised to do) People want political parties to honour their pledges.abandon a pledge also renege on a pledge formal (=not keep it) The government reneged on its electoral pledges.sign a pledge The group is asking politicians to sign a pledge refusing to support the war.repeat a pledge The party has repeated its pledge not to increase university fees.phrasesthe pledge of allegiance (=a pledge which all US citizens have to make to obey the US Constitution) Immigrants are sometimes asked to make a formal pledge of allegiance to their new country. pledge of support We have received pledges of support from several leading companies.
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