vt.发誓；保证；以 ... 抵押；向 ... 祝酒

n.保证；抵押；誓言；抵押品

They pledged never to tell the secret. 他们发誓决不泄密。

We all had to pledge allegiance to the flag. 我们大家都得发誓忠于这面旗帜。

I pledge myself to fulfil the promise I have made. 我保证实践自己的诺言。

I think he'd pledged his fixed assets. 我认为他抵押了他的固定资产。

Many people came to pledge the bride and bridegroom. 许多人过来向新娘和新郎祝酒.

And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall march ahead. 当我们行动时,我们必须保证勇往直前。

She left her watch as a pledge with the taxi-diver. 她把手表押在出租汽车司机那儿了。

You are under pledge of secrecy. 你已发过誓要保密。

I'll die rather than forfeit my pledge to her. 我宁可死也不愿背弃我对她的誓言。

She left her watch as a pledge with the taxi-diver. 她把手表押在出租汽车司机那儿了。

Take this ring as a pledge of friendship. 将这只戒指拿去作为友谊的信物吧。

pledge用作名词的基本意思是“保证,誓言”,也可作“信物”“抵押品”解,其后可接介词短语或动词不定式作定语,也可接that从句作同位语,从句中的谓语用虚拟语气, that有时可省略。

pledge的基本含义是“保证”“许诺”,指许诺做、给予或接受某事或某物,常用于表示以行动或言语作出庄严、正式的担保,如答应资助等。有时可译为“发誓”。pledge引申还可指“祝某人健康”。

pledge可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,后接名词、动词不定式或由that引导的从句作宾语。还可接双宾语,其间接宾语可转化为介词to的宾语。有时还可以接动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。

pledge to do sth 和pledge oneself to do sth 同义。要表达“保证不做某事”的意思时,在不定式前加not或never。例如:Tom pledged not/never to tell the secret.汤姆保证决不泄密。