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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
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
庄严承诺；保证
a solemn promise to do something
She made a pledge to reduce plastic waste.
她做出了减少塑料垃圾的承诺。
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
He left his watch as a pledge for the loan.
他留下手表作为贷款的抵押品。
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。
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。
AI contextual example
his saxophone was in pledge
他的萨克斯管典当了。
WordNet
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。
Not this
I will pledge my house as security.
Use this
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。
Not this
He left his car as pledge for the loan.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
Use pledges naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
Pledge：把【抵押品】放在【边缘(edge)】上作保，发誓不兑现就推下去。
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。
常与make, keep, break等动词搭配，如make a pledge, keep a pledge, break a pledge。
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