用作动词 (v.)
用作不及物动词
S+~(+A)
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I can't promise.
我不能答应。
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I must phone your sister as I promised.
我得给你姐姐打个电话,我说了给她打的。
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The business promises well.
生意看来很兴隆。
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David promises well as an actor.
作为演员,大卫很有希望成功。
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He's engaged in a research that promised well.
他正忙于一项很有前途的科研项目。
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The rains have been plentiful and the crops promise well.
雨水充沛,庄稼长势很好。
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I think our teaching plan promises well.
我认为我们的教学计划不赖。
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From what little I've seen of your book so far,I would say that it promises well.
仅就迄今我所见到的有关你这本书的情况来看,我敢说你的书很可能会受到读者的欢迎。
用作及物动词
S+~+ n./pron.
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I want you to promise me.
我想让你对我作出承诺。
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It is not that easy;I promise you.
我向你保证,事情并非那么容易。
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I don't remember I ever promised that.
我记不得我答应过这件事。
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The school authorities promised an immediate reply.
学校领导答应立即答复。
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The weather promises rich harvest.
天气晴朗,丰收在望。
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The clear sky promises fine weather.
天空晴朗无云,看来天气会很好。
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After trying all kinds of ways we hit upon a method that promised more success.
在尝试了各种办法以后,我们终于找到了一种成功希望较大的方法。
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I can't promise the moon, but I'll do the best job I can.
我不能答应我办不到的事情,不过我要尽力去办。
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A politician who promises the moon during a campaign loses the voters' respect.
从政者在竞选中乱作承诺会失去选民的尊重。
S+~+to- v
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We promised to bring them to the circus.
我们答应过带他们去看马戏。
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I promise to return your bicycle in good condition.
我答应完好无损地还你的自行车。
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He promised to help the people improve their livelihood.
他答应帮助人民改善生活。
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She promised to be a brilliant musician.
有迹象表明她会成为出色的音乐家。
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Autumn crops promised to be equally good.
秋季作物看来收成也会同样很好。
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It promises to be warm this afternoon.
今天下午可望转暖。
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It promises to be fine tomorrow.
明天可望晴朗。
S+~+that-clause
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I promised that I would write regularly.
我答应我要经常写信。
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I promised that I would come here on time.
我答应准时来这里。
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I soothed him by promising that he could return home in a week or two.
我安慰他,答应他可以在一两周内回家。
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He promised that the roof should be repaired within two weeks.
他许诺房顶在两周内修好。
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The government has promised that taxes will not be put up again this year.
政府已经许诺今年不再增加税收。
用作双宾动词
S+~+ pron./n. + n./pron.
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I want you to promise me one thing.
我要你答应我一件事。
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Mr. Priestly promised his students a holiday.
普里斯特利先生答应给学生放假一天。
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Mr. Green has promised his son a new bicycle if he passes the examination.
格林先生答应如果儿子考试及格,就给他买辆新自行车。
S+~+ n./pron. +to pron./n.
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I've promised the next dance to Jim.
我已答应下一场和吉姆跳舞。
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I can't give you the book; I've promised it to Susan.
我不能把这本书送给你,因为我已经答应把它送给苏珊了。
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This new watch was promised to me.
这只新手表已经答应卖给我了。
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I'm sorry; that house has been promised to some other young man.
对不起,那间房子已答应租给别的年轻人了。
S+~+ n./pron. +(to-) v
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You must promise me to take a thorough rest.
你一定要答应我彻底休息一下。
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He promised me to sing here.
他答应我他在这里唱歌。
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She promised me to try her best to help him.
她向我保证要尽力帮助他。
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She promised me not to forget to call on my mother.
她答应我她不会忘记拜访我母亲。
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I had promised Nancy to attend the lecture.
我已答应南希参加演讲。
S+~+ pron./n. +that-clause
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I promised Mrs. Neil that I could stop in at her home today.
我答应内尔夫人今天我去拜访她。
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He promised me that the work should be finished before evening.
他许诺说,这工作要在晚上之前做完。
用作名词 (n.)
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I should not have believed the promise of the boss.
我本不该相信老板的许诺的。
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He tried to put me off with a vague promise.
他企图以含糊的许诺来敷衍我。
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It's clear that what he said was a hollow promise.
很明显他许下的是不兑现的诺言。
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I'd like to come with you but that's not a promise; don't rely on it.
我愿意和你一起去,但这不是允诺,别指望我一定去。
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They drew the poor child on with false promises.
他们以虚假的许诺来鼓动那个可怜的孩子。
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We shall judge you by your actions, not by your promises.
我们将根据你的行动,而不是你的诺言来评价你。
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Don't build your hopes on the chairman's promises.
别把你的希望寄托在主席的诺言上。
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The politician's actions do not consist with the promises in his speeches.
那位政客的行为与他在演说里所作的承诺不符。
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The news of the war brings little promise of peace.
战争的消息几乎没有给和平带来希望。
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My son is showing great promise as a cricketer.
我的儿子有成为一名板球手的希望。
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You show promise as a musician but your lack of practice is keeping you back.
你有希望成为音乐家,但是缺乏实践,影响你的发展。
~+to- v
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They failed to fulfil their promises to revive the economy.
他们没能实现使经济复苏的诺言。
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My promise to lend you 50 dollars still holds true.
我要借给你50美元的承诺仍然不变。
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We shall always keep our promise not to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.
我们将始终遵守不干涉别国内政的诺言。
~+that-clause
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We must have your promise that you will keep it to yourself.
你必须答应我们你会保守秘密。
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The politicians are bidding for our favour by making wild promises that they can't keep.
政治家们为获取人们的支持而漫天许愿。
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Despite their promise that they would bring down the prices, prices have gone on rising.
尽管他们许下了降低物价的诺言,物价还是继续上涨。