promise的用法总结大全

promise的意思

vt. 允诺，许诺；给人以…的指望或希望；

vi. 许诺；有指望，有前途；

n. 许诺；希望，指望；允诺的东西；

promise的用法

用作动词(v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

I can't promise.

我不能答应。

I must phone your sister as I promised.

我得给你姐姐打个电话,我说了给她打的。

The business promises well.

生意看来很兴隆。

David promises well as an actor.

作为演员,大卫很有希望成功。

用作及物动词

S+～+n./pron.

I want you to promise me.

我想让你对我作出承诺。

It is not that easy;I promise you.

我向你保证,事情并非那么容易。

I don't remember I ever promised that.

我记不得我答应过这件事。

The school authorities promised an immediate reply.

学校领导答应立即答复。

S+～+to-v

We promised to bring them to the circus.

我们答应过带他们去看马戏。

I promise to return your bicycle in good condition.

我答应完好无损地还你的自行车。

He promised to help the people improve their livelihood.

他答应帮助人民改善生活。

She promised to be a brilliant musician.

有迹象表明她会成为出色的音乐家。

S+～+that-clause

I promised that I would write regularly.

我答应我要经常写信。

I promised that I would come here on time.

我答应准时来这里。

I soothed him by promising that he could return home in a week or two.

我安慰他,答应他可以在一两周内回家。

He promised that the roof should be repaired within two weeks.

他许诺房顶在两周内修好。

用作双宾动词

S+～+pron./n.+n./pron.

I want you to promise me one thing.

我要你答应我一件事。

Mr.

Priestly promised his students a holiday.普里斯特利先生答应给学生放假一天。

Mr.

Green has promised his son a new bicycle if he passes the examination.格林先生答应如果儿子考试及格,就给他买辆新自行车。

S+～+n./pron.+topron./n.

I've promised the next dance to Jim.

我已答应下一场和吉姆跳舞。

I can't give you the book; I've promised it to Susan.

我不能把这本书送给你,因为我已经答应把它送给苏珊了。

This new watch was promised to me.

这只新手表已经答应卖给我了。

S+～+n./pron.+(to-)v

You must promise me to take a thorough rest.

你一定要答应我彻底休息一下。

He promised me to sing here.

他答应我他在这里唱歌。

She promised me to try her best to help him.

她向我保证要尽力帮助他。

She promised me not to forget to call on my mother.

她答应我她不会忘记拜访我母亲。

S+～+pron./n.+that-clause

I promised Mrs.

Neil that I could stop in at her home today.我答应内尔夫人今天我去拜访她。

He promised me that the work should be finished before evening.

他许诺说,这工作要在晚上之前做完。

用作名词(n.)

I should not have believed the promise of the boss.

我本不该相信老板的许诺的。

He tried to put me off with a vague promise.

他企图以含糊的许诺来敷衍我。

It's clear that what he said was a hollow promise.

很明显他许下的是不兑现的诺言。

I'd like to come with you but that's not a promise; don't rely on it.

我愿意和你一起去,但这不是允诺,别指望我一定去。

～+to-v

They failed to fulfil their promises to revive the economy.

他们没能实现使经济复苏的诺言。

My promise to lend you 50 dollars still holds true.

我要借给你50美元的承诺仍然不变。

We shall always keep our promise not to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.

我们将始终遵守不干涉别国内政的诺言。

～+that-clause

We must have your promise that you will keep it to yourself.

你必须答应我们你会保守秘密。

The politicians are bidding for our favour by making wild promises that they can't keep.

政治家们为获取人们的支持而漫天许愿。

Despite their promise that they would bring down the prices, prices have gone on rising.

尽管他们许下了降低物价的诺言,物价还是继续上涨。

promise的用法例句

1. The boy first showed promise as an athlete in grade school.

这个男孩在上小学的时候就初次显示出成为运动员的潜力。

2. I'm hoping you'll keep your promise to come for a long visit.

我希望你遵守诺言来这儿多呆几天。

3. President Kaunda fulfilled his promise of announcing a date for the referendum.

卡翁达总统兑现了他的承诺，宣布了全民公决的日期。

4. This approach, more than any other, holds promise for true reform.

这一方法比其他任何方法都更让人看到真正改革的希望。

5. This will all come out in the wash—I promise you.

一切终会真相大白的——我向你保证。

6. Claire had made me promise to tell her the truth.

克莱尔要我保证把真相告诉她。