B1 [ I or T ] to tell someone that you will certainly do something允诺,答应;保证
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"But listen, you must promise never to tell anyone." "I promise."
You have to stand up in court and promise to tell 'the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth'.
I gave him my number and he promised to call me.
I promised the babysitter that we'd be home by midnight.
She's been promising to pay back the money for six months, but I reckon she's just stringing me along.
B2 If something promises to be good, exciting, etc. it is expected to be good, exciting, etc.预计会很好/激动人心等
B1 [ C ] the act of saying that you will certainly do something允诺;诺言;保证
B2 to do/not do what you said that you would do遵守/违背诺言
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She felt encouraged by their promise of support.
I made a promise to you and I intend to keep it.
Voters are bound to be mistrustful of a government that has broken so many promises.
The prime minister may now be regretting her impetuous promise to reduce unemployment by half.
The company has not kept faith with its promise to invest in training.
[ U ] the idea that someone or something is likely to develop successfully and that people expect this to happen(成功的)迹象,征兆;(有)出息,(有)前途
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