Word · Frequency #15485
reneges
食言；毁约
reneges is the third person singular of renege.
fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
- 1.
To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word.
违背承诺或约定；出尔反尔。
- 2.
To break one's commitment to follow suit when capable.
在有跟牌能力时背弃跟牌承诺。
违背承诺或约定；出尔反尔。；在有跟牌能力时背弃跟牌承诺。；违例出牌；食言；毁约
In use
He reneged on his promise to help us move this weekend.
If you renege on the contract, you will have to pay a fine.
The mayor was accused of reneging on his commitment to build new schools.
renege on sth
作“食言、毁约”讲时是不及物动词，须通过介词 on 接宾语；宾语常是 promise、deal、agreement 等。
They reneged on their promise to reduce pollution.
他们违背了减少污染的承诺。
Verb forms
base renege · third person reneges · -ing reneging · past reneged · past participle reneged
renege 常与 on 连用，表示违背（承诺、协议等）。
Common mistakes
He reneged from his promise.He reneged on his promise.
renege 后接宾语时须用固定搭配 renege on something，不能用 from；from 是受中文‘违背、脱离’影响而产生的误用。
Connections
Collocations
- renege on a promise
- 违背承诺；食言
- If you renege on a promise, people will stop trusting you.如果你违背承诺，人们将不再信任你。
- renege on a deal
- 背弃交易；毁约
- The buyer reneged on the deal at the last minute.买主在最后一刻背弃了交易。
- renege on an agreement
- 违反协议；背弃约定
- Neither party may renege on the agreement without penalty.任何一方都不得无故违反协议。
- renege on a commitment
- 背弃承诺；不履行义务
- She reneged on her commitment to volunteer at the hospital.她背弃了在医院做志愿者的承诺。
- renege on a contract
- 违约；不履行合同
- The supplier reneged on the contract because of rising costs.由于成本上涨，供应商违反了合同。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：renege 音近“你哥”——你哥说请吃饭却从不请，这就是食言。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、business and legal discussions、political commentary 通常用于正式语境，多指违背承诺、协议或义务，比较常见于书面语、新闻报道以及法律或商业讨论中；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
renege 读作 /rɪˈniːɡ/。真正押韵的词（重音在词尾）有 league、fatigue 和动词 intrigue。注意：colleague 虽以 -eague 结尾且末尾含 /liːɡ/，但重音在第一个音节，不是严格押韵；renegade 拼写相似，读作 /ˈrenɪɡeɪd/，与 renege 不同音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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