pledge

verb

/pledʒ/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they pledge	/pledʒ/ /pledʒ/
he / she / it pledges	/ˈpledʒɪz/ /ˈpledʒɪz/
past simple pledged	/pledʒd/ /pledʒd/
past participle pledged	/pledʒd/ /pledʒd/
-ing form pledging	/ˈpledʒɪŋ/ /ˈpledʒɪŋ/

[transitive] to formally promise to give or do something保证给予（或做）；正式承诺
- pledge something Japan has pledged $100 million in humanitarian aid.日本已承诺提供一亿美元人道主义援助。
- The government pledged their support for the plan.政府保证支持这个计划。
- pledge something to somebody/something We all had to pledge allegiance to the flag (= state that we are loyal to our country).我们都必须对国旗宣誓效忠。
- pledge to do something The group has pledged to continue campaigning.这个组织发誓继续投入运动。
- pledge (that)… The group has pledged that they will continue campaigning.这个组织发誓他们将继续投入运动。
- The country pledged not to interfere in its neighbour's affairs.该国保证不干涉邻国的事务。
- The government has pledged that it will not raise taxes.政府保证不增加税收。
[transitive] to make somebody or yourself formally promise to do something使保证；使发誓 synonym swear
- pledge somebody/yourself (to something) They were all pledged to secrecy.他们都宣誓保密。
- pledge somebody/yourself to do something The government has pledged itself to root out corruption.政府已承诺铲除腐败。
[transitive] pledge something to leave something with somebody as a pledge抵押；典当
[intransitive, transitive] (North American English) to promise to become a junior member of a fraternity or sorority宣誓参加美国大学生联谊会
- Do you think you'll pledge this semester?这学期你会加入大学生联谊会吗？
- pledge something My brother pledged Sigma Nu (= promised to join the Sigma Nu fraternity)我哥哥宣誓加入 ΣN 联谊会。

pledge

noun

/pledʒ/

Idioms

a serious promise保证；诺言；誓约 synonym commitment
- pledge (of something) a pledge of support支援的许诺
- pledge to do something Will the government honour its election pledge not to raise taxes?政府会履行其竞选诺言，不增加税收吗？
- to fulfil/break/abandon a pledge履行/违背/放弃承诺
- pledge that… Management has made a pledge that there will be no job losses this year.管理层保证今年不会裁员。
- The new leader demanded a pledge of loyalty from each of his allies.新的领导人要求每一位盟友发誓对他忠诚。
- manifesto pledges on greater public spending关于扩大公共开支的宣告
- The party's election pledge was to cut income taxes by a third over the next five years.该党的竞选承诺是在未来五年间削减三分之一的收入所得税。
- spending pledges made by the government政府作出的开支承诺
- The new owners gave a pledge that there would be no job losses.新老板保证不会裁员。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- campaign
- election
- manifesto
- …
verb + pledge
- give (somebody)
- make
- sign
- …
preposition
- pledge on
phrases
- a pledge of support
a sum of money or something valuable that you leave with somebody to prove that you will do something or pay back money that you owe质钱；抵押品

词源Middle English (denoting a person acting as surety for another): from Old French plege, from medieval Latin plebium, perhaps related to the Germanic base of plight (verb).

Idioms

sign/take the pledge

(old-fashioned) to make a promise never to drink alcohol发誓戒酒