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。
庄严承诺；保证
pledges — plural of pledge
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。
庄严的承诺,保证做某事。
A solemn promise to do something.
作为债务担保的个人财产抵押
a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
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。
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.
被接受为成员但尚未完全入会的人
someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group
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。
A bailment of personal property to secure payment of a debt without transfer of title.
为某人或事件的健康而饮的酒
a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
已宣誓效忠大学兄弟会但尚未获正式批准的成员。
A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.
祝酒,干杯。
A drinking toast.
He left his watch as a pledge for the loan.
他留下手表作为贷款的抵押品。
用法提示：这里“pledge”作为名词，指抵押品，即作为债务担保的财物。
AI contextual example
The pawnshop accepted the ring as a pledge.
当铺接受了这枚戒指作为典当物。
用法提示：“pledge”在此为名词，表示典当的抵押品。
AI contextual example
She took the necklace as a pledge for the borrowed money.
她拿项链作为借款的抵押品。
用法提示：名词“pledge”指代作为债务担保的信物。
AI contextual example
She made a pledge to reduce plastic waste.
她做出了减少塑料垃圾的承诺。
The government fulfilled its pledge to build new schools.
政府履行了建造新学校的承诺。
此处意为“抵押品”。
He left his watch as a pledge for the loan.
他留下手表作为贷款的抵押品。
常用于贷款场景，较正式，指作为还款保证的资产
广义的担保品，可指实物或非实物；也可指证券，须注意语境
侧重保证行为或抽象承诺，不一定是具体物品
特指在当铺中抵押的物品，语气更具体
grammar · medium
易错句子I will pledge my house as security.
正确表达I will put up my house as a pledge.
中文学习者容易受‘抵押’动词用法的影响，直接使用‘pledge’作动词。但在此金融语境中，英语‘pledge’是名词，意为‘抵押品’，需要搭配‘put up’或‘give’等动词使用。
grammar · medium
易错句子He left his car as pledge for the loan.
正确表达He left his car as a pledge for the loan.
‘pledge’作为可数名词表示‘抵押品’时，前面需要冠词‘a/an’或限定词。中文没有冠词，学习者常遗漏。
与 pledge 表示“庄严承诺”的义项相对，指对承诺的破坏行为；breach 是名词，强调“失信、违约”，而不是另一个承诺。
与 pledge 表示“庄严承诺”的义项相对，指正式拒绝承认或履行该承诺；该词语气较正式，多用于正式或法律场合。
pledge 指更正式或有约束力的诺言，常涉及抵押或担保；promise 是一般性承诺，约束力较弱。
pledge 可指一般的保证或抵押；oath 强调在神明或庄严场合下的宣誓，法律或宗教意味更浓。
pledge 作为抵押时泛指任何担保物；collateral 特指金融或法律中用于担保债务的资产。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
认捐活动
The local radio station is holding a pledge drive this month.
当地电台本月正在举办认捐活动。
常用于 pledge of allegiance（效忠宣誓）中，指承诺效忠的对象。
募捐语境中 pledge 指认捐，相关活动常称为 pledge drive。
pledge 在法律语境中指作为债务担保而抵押的财物，与债务直接相关。
pledge 还指尚未正式入会的兄弟会成员，即“预备会员”之意。
庄重的 pledge（承诺）常在仪式中作出，如宣誓就职或入会仪式。
效忠誓言,特指美国国旗效忠誓词。
Every school day begins with the Pledge of Allegiance.
每个上学日都以诵读效忠誓词开始。
发誓戒酒,承诺戒酒。
After the accident, he took the pledge and gave up drinking for good.
事故之后,他发誓戒酒,彻底不再饮酒。
处于应履行承诺的约束之下;郑重承诺。
She is under a pledge to keep the contents of the meeting secret.
她郑重承诺对会议内容保密。
我宣誓效忠美利坚合众国国旗，以及它所代表的共和国：一个在上帝庇佑下、不可分裂、人人享有自由和正义的国家。
This is the Pledge of Allegiance, a well-known patriotic oath in the United States, recited in schools and at public events, often with the right hand over the heart.
这是美国著名的爱国宣誓“效忠誓词”，在学校和公共活动上背诵，通常右手放在胸前。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.