Pledge
[ plɛdʒ ]
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n. 保证，誓言;[法]抵押权;公约;（表示友谊的）干杯;
vt.& vi. 使发誓，保证;典当，抵押;
vt. 许诺;用…担保;以誓言约束;向…祝酒;
vi. 作出庄重有约束力的誓言;祝愿，祝酒;
📝 例句
Take this ring as a pledge of friendship.
将这只戒指拿去作为友谊的信物吧。
They love freedom and pledge their lives for their love.
他们热爱自由，愿为他们所爱抛头颅洒热血。
We drank a pledge to their success.
我们举杯祝愿他们成功。
under pledge (of secrecy)
在 (保密的) 誓约下,立誓 (守秘)
a pledge of love [affection, union]
爱情的信物((两人所生的孩子))
🌱 联想助记
【串】一对恋人站在hedge(篱笆)的edge(边缘)作出海枯石烂永相爱的pledge(发誓)
【记】※ pl-拼音“漂亮”,edge-边缘:漂亮的妻子站在悬崖边缘上发誓永远爱我
※ pl-拼音“漂亮”,e-拼音“鹅”,dge-拼音“大哥”:漂亮的鹅是大哥的抵押物
※ p-拼音“趴”,ledge-礁石:一对情侣趴在落潮时露出的礁石上发下相爱到永久的誓言
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
pledge
n
1 solemn promise; vow 誓言; 誓约; 保证
give a pledge never to reveal the secret 保证决不泄密.
2
(a) thing left with a person to be kept until the giver has done sth promised, eg paid a debt 保证物（如为还债的）.
(b) article left with a pawnbroker in exchange for sth, esp money 典当物.
3 thing given to sb as a sign of friendship, love, etc （表示友情、 爱情等的）信物, 象徵物
gifts exchanged as a pledge of friendship 交换的象徵友谊的礼物.
4 (idm 习语) in/out of pledge left with sb until the giver has paid a debt, etc/no longer left on these conditions 在抵押中[已不在抵押中]
put/hold sth in pledge 以[收下]某物作抵押
take sth out of pledge 赎回抵押的某物. sign/take the `pledge (esp joc 尤作戏谑语) make a solemn promise never to drink alcohol 发誓戒酒. under pledge of sth in the state of having agreed to or promised sth 在誓约或承诺某事的约束下
You are under pledge of secrecy. 你已发过誓要保密. pledge, v
1
(a) [Tn, Tn.pr, Dn.n, Dn.t]
~ sth (to sb/sth) (fml 文) promise solemnly to give (support,etc); give (one's word, honour, etc) as a pledge 保证给予（支持等）; 以（誓言、 名誉等）作担保
pledge allegiance(ie loyalty) to the king 发誓效忠国王
pledge a donation (to a charity) 承诺（向慈善机构）捐献
be pledged to secrecy/to keeping a secret 誓守秘密.
(b)[Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.t]
~ sb/oneself (to sth/to do sth) promise solemnly that sb/one will do sth or support a cause, etc保证某人[自己]做某事或支持某事业等
The Government has pledged itself to send aid to the famine victims. 政府已承诺赈济饥民.
2 [Tn] leave (sth) with sb as a pledge (2b) 典当（某物）
He's pledged (ie pawned) his mother's wedding ring. 他把母亲的结婚戒指典当了.
3 [Tn] (fml 文) drink to the health of (sb); toast (sb) 为（某人）的健康祝酒; 向（某人）祝酒
pledge the bride and bridegroom 向新娘和新郎祝酒.
🎯 考研助记
捕那鸡(谐音）：我 发誓要捕到那鸡 pl(漂亮)+edge(边缘):在漂亮妹妹的边上 发誓会爱她到永远 网友：yqy 补充：pl（＝place地方），edge（边缘）－－要不是迫不得已，谁愿意赌咒呢？
🔁 扩展释义
*[pledʒ]n. 诺言, 保证, 誓言, 抵押, 信物, 保人, 祝愿vt. 许诺, 保证, 使发誓, 抵押, 典当, 举杯祝...健康【法】 抵押, 抵押权, 质权相关词组: pledge one's resolute support for be in pledge take sth out of pledge
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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Shylock must promise to leave the money upon his death to his daughter and her husband.
夏洛克必须答应在他死后把这笔财产留给他的女儿和女婿。
John
约翰
Professor Karl von Frisch, an Austrian scientist, spent many years of his life researching the amazing ways honey bees communicate in their dark hives.
卡尔·冯·弗里施教授，一位澳大利亚科学家，一生中花了许多年的时间来研究蜜蜂在暗巢里互传信息的有趣方法。