promise
英 ['pr?m?s]
美['prɑm?s]
- n. 許諾，允諾；希望
- vt. 允諾，許諾；給人以…的指望或希望
- vi. 許諾；有指望，有前途
詞組搭配
I promise (或 I promise you)
(informal)used for emphasis, especially so as to reassure, encourage, or threaten someone
(非正式)（尤指用以加強安慰、鼓勵或威脅的口氣）我（向你）保證
oh, I'm not joking, I promise you.
哦，我不是在開玩笑，我向你保證。
on a promise
(informal)(of a person) confidently assured of something,especially of having sexual intercourse with someone
(非正式)（人）被確切保證某事的（尤指性關系）
a shop where Tom and I are on a promise with the girls serving there.
一家我和湯姆與女服務員有默契的商店。
promise (someone) the earth (或moon)
make extravagant promises to someone that are unlikely to be fulfilled
夸下?？?/p>
interactive technology titillates, promises the earth but delivers nothing.
交互式技術令人興奮，吹得響，實效少。
promises, promises
(informal)used to indicate that the speaker is sceptical about someone's stated intention to do something
(非正式)（表示說話者懷疑某人宣稱的意圖）諾言復諾言