Word · Frequency #5695
pledge
庄严承诺；保证
a solemn promise to do something
- 1.
A solemn promise to do something.
庄严的承诺,保证做某事。
- 2.
a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
作为债务担保的个人财产抵押
- 3.
An asset or person temporarily handed over to guarantee the fulfilment of something promised, under threat of permanent loss of the thing handed over; surety, security, hostage.
为担保履行承诺而暂时移交的资产或人,若不履行则可能永久失去；抵押品、保证人、人质。
- 4.
someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group
被接受为成员但尚未完全入会的人
- 5.
A bailment of personal property to secure payment of a debt without transfer of title.
为担保债务偿还而交付个人财产但不转移所有权的寄托行为。
- 6.
a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
为某人或事件的健康而饮的酒
- 7.
A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.
已宣誓效忠大学兄弟会但尚未获正式批准的成员。
- 8.
A drinking toast.
祝酒,干杯。
抵押（物）；质押；抵押品；保证人；人质；候补成员；预备会员；祝酒；干杯；庄严的承诺,保证做某事。
In use
He left his watch as a pledge for the loan.
The pawnshop accepted the ring as a pledge.
She took the necklace as a pledge for the borrowed money.
his saxophone was in pledge
a pledge to do sth
She made a pledge to reduce plastic waste.
她做出了减少塑料垃圾的承诺。
keep/fulfill a pledge
The government fulfilled its pledge to build new schools.
政府履行了建造新学校的承诺。
as a pledge (of sth)
此处意为“抵押品”。
Connections
Collocations
- make a pledge
- 做出承诺
- She made a pledge to donate all her savings to charity.她做出承诺，把全部积蓄捐给慈善机构。
- keep a pledge
- 信守承诺
- He kept his pledge to visit his grandparents every month.他信守承诺，每个月都去看望祖父母。
- break a pledge
- 违背承诺
- If you break a pledge, you will lose people's trust.如果你违背承诺，就会失去人们的信任。
- fulfill a pledge
- 履行承诺
- The government fulfilled its pledge to build more schools.政府履行了建造更多学校的承诺。
- campaign pledge
- 竞选承诺
- The mayor made many campaign pledges that were difficult to keep.市长做出了许多难以兑现的竞选承诺。
- pledge drive
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Pledge：把【抵押品】放在【边缘(edge)】上作保，发誓不兑现就推下去。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：political speeches、news reports、official statements 作名词表示“庄严承诺”时，属于较正式的用词，多用于政治演讲、新闻报道、官方声明等公共场合；日常口语中更常用promise。
Grammar Note
常与make, keep, break等动词搭配，如make a pledge, keep a pledge, break a pledge。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words end in the sound /ɛdʒ/ and rhyme with 'pledge' /plɛdʒ/. The spelling chunk is 'edge'. Be careful with lookalikes like 'college' /ˈkɒlɪdʒ/ and 'prestige' /preˈstiːʒ/, which end in different vowel sounds and do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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