promised

英 [ˈprɒmɪst]

美 [ˈprɑːmɪst]

v.  许诺; 承诺; 答应; 保证; 使很可能; 预示
promise的过去分词和过去式

过去式：promised　过去分词：promised　

BNC.9705 / COCA.10015

柯林斯词典

• VERB 承诺；保证；答应
  If youpromise thatyou will do something, you say to someone that you will definitely do it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Promise me you will not waste your time...
     答应我，不要浪费自己的时间。
  4. 'We'll be back next year,' he promised...
     “我们明年会回来的，”他承诺道。
  5. 'You promise?' — 'All right, I promise.'
     “你保证？”——“好的，我保证。”
• VERB 答应给予；承诺给予；保证让…得到
  If youpromisesomeone something, you tell them that you will definitely give it to them or make sure that they have it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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
  Apromiseis a statement which you make to a person in which you say that you will definitely do something or give them something.
  1. If you make a promise, you should keep it...
     如果做出了承诺，就应该遵守。
  2. 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 eventpromises tohave a particular quality ortobe a particular thing, it shows signs that it will have that quality or be that thing.
  1. 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 showspromise, they seem likely to be very good or successful.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• During his election campaign he promised to put the economy back on its feet
  他在竞选时许诺将重振经济。
• If he promised to help, he will not go back on his promise.
  如果他答应帮忙，他就不会食言。
• I don't remember I ever promised that.
  我不记得曾应过这件事。
• In a desperate attempt to stave off defeat, he reluctantly promised wholesale reform of the constitution
  为了竭力避免败局，他勉强答应要对宪法进行大规模修改。
• He promised that within 100 days he would put the country on the path to economic recovery.
  他许诺在100天内让国家走上经济复兴之路。
• His manifesto promised measures to protect them.
  他在宣言里保证要为他们采取保护措施。
• 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。
• Dearest Maria, Aren't I terrible, not coming back like I promised?
  最亲爱的玛丽亚，我没有遵守承诺回来，是不是很差劲？
• He realized he was in the wrong and promised to turn over a new leaf.
  他认识到自己错了，答应改过自新。
• He promised his mother on her deathbed that he would never marry.
  他向垂危的母亲保证他绝不结婚。