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I . promise [ˈprɒmıs] N

1. promise:

promise
允诺 yǔnnuò
promise
保证 bǎozhèng
promise
承诺 chéngnuò
keep (break) one's promise
遵守(违背)诺言

II . promise [ˈprɒmıs] VB trans

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2. promise:

promise
有…的可能 yǒu…de kěnéng
promise
预示 yùshì
The dark clouds promise rain.
乌云密布，看来会下雨。

III . promise [ˈprɒmıs] VB intr

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1. promise:

promise
允诺 yǔnnuò

2. promise:

promise
有指望 yǒu zhǐwang
promise
有前途 yǒu qiántú

Usage examples with promise

recede from an promise
收回诺言
keep (break) one's promise
遵守(违背)诺言
an empty promise
空洞的诺言
redeem a promise
履行诺言
a broken promise
背弃的诺言
keep one's promise
遵守诺言
an idle promise
空头许诺
acquit oneself of a promise
履行诺言
extort a promise from sb
逼某人允诺
live up to one's promise
践诺
The dark clouds promise rain.
乌云密布，看来会下雨。
disengage sb from a promise
使某人不必履约
He failed to keep his promise.
他没能信守诺言。
He acted counter to his promise.
他违背了他的诺言。
Needless to say, you kept your promise.
不用说，你实践了诺言。
I promise never to get drunk henceforth.
我发誓从今以后再不喝醉酒。
He shows great promise as a writer.
他显示出是个大有前途的作家。
We rest in [or on] your promise.
我们相信你的承诺。
You can go out to play as long as you promise to come back before 9.
只要你答应9点钟以前回来，你就可以出去玩。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Promise to share -- find a breast buddy and make a pact to do our checks on the same day.
blogs.telegraph.co.uk
Around that time, market growth was modest and lighting companies were just beginning to realize the commercial promise of the technology.
www.greentechmedia.com
Poor women turned to breach of promise to win money to support an illegitimate child or after being deserted by a man with whom they had cohabited for years.
www.express.co.uk
The relative was so shocked to see him there in tatters, he had to drag away the protesting scholar with the promise to help him.
en.wikipedia.org
It was a fundamental breach of promise to the people.
www.smh.com.au
For humanly instituted rites are not sacraments, properly speaking, because human beings do not have the authority to promise grace.
en.wikipedia.org
They also promise the delayed compensation payment arrangements anxiously awaited by homeowners on the route will be published later this year.
www.bbc.co.uk
In performance of this promise a constitution was promulgated in 1910.
en.wikipedia.org
He paid her a deposit, with the promise of two more installment payments.
en.wikipedia.org
It is a delusional false promise to imagine that re-erecting tariff walls will bring them back.
www.newsport.com.au

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