pledge /plɛdʒ/ CET4 TEM4 ( pledging, pledged, pledges )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT When someone makes a pledge, they make a serious promise that they will do something. 誓言

  例：

  The meeting ended with a pledge to step up cooperation between the six states of the region.

  会议以加快该地区6个州之间合作的承诺结束。

• 2. 

  V-T When someone pledges to do something, they promise in a serious way to do it. When they pledge something, they promise to give it. 保证 (做某事); 保证给予 (某物)

  例：

  The Communists have pledged to support the opposition's motion.

  共产党员们已经承诺支持反对党的动议。

  例：

  Philip pledges support and offers to help in any way that he can.

  菲利普承诺给予支持并提供力所能及的帮助。

• 3. 

  V-T If you pledge a sum of money to an organization or activity, you promise to pay that amount of money to it at a particular time or over a particular period. 承诺支付 (一笔款)

  例：

  The French president is pledging $150 million in French aid next year.

  法国总统承诺来年将拨款1.5亿美元用于法国援助。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT Pledge is also a noun. 承诺拨款

  例：

  ...a pledge of forty two million dollars a month.

  …一个每月拨款4200万美元的承诺。

• 5. 

  V-T If you pledge yourself to something, you commit yourself to following a particular course of action or to supporting a particular person, group, or idea. 保证

  例：

  The president pledged himself to increase taxes for the rich but not the middle classes.

  总统保证增加富人而不是中产阶级的税收。

• 6. 

  V-T If you pledge something such as a valuable possession or a sum of money, you leave it with someone as a guarantee that you will repay money that you have borrowed. 抵押

  例：

  He asked her to pledge the house as security for a loan.

  他要她抵押房子作为贷款担保。