Chinese English Dictionary

中文, 汉语, 漢語 - English

誓言 in English:

1. commitment


commitment to work
What can I say? I admire her commitment and I envy her strength.
Public commitment made on 27 February 2002.
The company's commitment to providing quality at a reasonable price has been vital to its success.
Belleville Hall of Fame dinner shows continued commitment to Township's athletics.
Paul promised to financially support the orphanage and he met this commitment, arbitration, extraordinary, investigation commission
Tim has never had a steady girlfriend - he's much too afraid of commitment.
We also encourage European firms and companies to renew their commitment to Iraq.
He made a commitment for her, but never fulfilled it. I should like to thank you for your commitment and support.
we need commitment from the relevant authorities.
I would like to thank you all for your commitment. Her commitment to teaching is amazing.
than making an impulsive commitment for the rest of your life?
What Scandinavians call the Nordic Model is a smart and simple system that starts with a deep commitment to equality and democracy. / I always feel the commitment of all the players to our project.
He doesn’t like commitment. He always has a new girlfriend.
I can't visit you on Tuesday because I have a previous commitment. I'm taking my Mum to the doctor.

English word "誓言"(commitment) occurs in sets:

关系和情感 - Relations and emotions

2. pledge


I made pledge to.
He will pay 15.66zł-million of the pledge, and his name will remain on two halls and an auditorium.
We'd all been at school together for 12 years and at our leaving celebrations we pledged eternal friendship.
Pledge allegiance to the national flag.
We believe the goverment to have a duty to stand by its pledges.
Thousands of people made pledges (= promised to give money) to the charity campaign.
In the meantime, Taiwan has pledged EUR 42 million of relief for the earthquake victims.
to pledge somebody to something
The locals pledge 10$ for every hour a couple dances.
The actor has pledged to give a million dollars to charity if we raise just $100,000 first.
I pledge him my allegiance and offer my services as his second. / Japan has pledged $100 million in humanitarian aid.
who had been present at her birth, admired her beauty and pledged to marry the baby.
The sense of the pledge as debt implied by both translations suggests that the vow or promise is predicated on a loss already inscribed in the speech act.
I'm impressed by Toby's pledge but I don't think I could live like a student my whole life!
I give you this ​ring as a pledge of my ​everlasting ​love for you. Both ​sides have pledged to end the ​fighting.

English word "誓言"(pledge) occurs in sets:

词汇 (M-P) - Vocabulary (M-P)