pledge /pledʒ/ I. n. c]保证,誓言: a pledge of friendship 友谊的保证make/give a pledge to do sth. 发誓干某事:[考句] Every member of society has to make a pledge to struggle for the freedom of the country.社会的每一员都发誓为国家的自由而奋斗。‖II. vt.保证,许诺: pledge one’s support 发誓支持 They pledged (themselves) never to tell the secret. 他们保证绝不泄露秘密。They have pledged that they will always remain faithful. 他们誓言要永远保持忠诚。


[辨析]pledge誓言保证,是最常见的词,在任何情况下都可以表示某人严肃地承诺信守原则或接受一项给予的任务。guarantee保证,作为口头许诺讲时,意思和作为动词的pledge一样,但该词常指有协定,无论协定是否合法。