promise /ˈprɔmis/ I. n. ［c］ & ［u］ 诺言：You must keep your promise.你必须遵守诺言。Give your promise that you’ll never do that again. 答应我你决不做那事了。Since then she has kept her promise to herself to cut back on her Internet use.打那以后她就遵守自己的诺言，减少上网时间。make a promise 答应，许下诺言: If you make a promise, you ought not to break it. 你如果做出允诺，就不应该违背。He is always ready to make promises. 他总是轻易地许诺。 2.［u］希望，出息：a writer of promise 有希望的作家；boys who don’t show much promise 未显出有多大希望的男孩们 II. vt. & vi.1. 答应 （作vt.时可以为双宾动词，跟名词/代词、不定式和从句）：She promised me a present for my birthday(or …promised a present to me…). 她答应送我一件生日礼物。I can promise you nothing. 我什么也不能答应你。He promised to help us in the work.他答应帮助我们进行这项工作。They promised me to go to bed early. 他们答应过我要早点睡觉。 I promise I’ll never do that again. 我保证我以后再不这样干了。You must promise me that you’ll finish the work tomorrow. 你必须答应我明天把这项工作做完。I’ll try to come, but I can’t promise. 我将设法来，但不能说得很肯定。 2. 有…可能；有指望(跟不定式或名词)：It promises to be fine tomorrow. 明天有可能天晴。 Early mist promises a fine day. 晨雾意味着是晴天。3. 很有希望成功: He promises well as a mathematician.作为一名数学家他很有希望成功。
promising /ˈprɔmisiŋ/ adj. 有希望的，有前途的：a promising iron deposit 有开采价值的铁矿床 The weather is promising. 天气可望好转。
