热心网友
promise， covenant， engage， pledge， plight， swear， vowThe central meaning shared by these verbs is “to declare solemnly that one will perform or refrain from a particular course of action”: 这些动词共同的中心意思是“严肃地宣布某人将履行或避免某一特定的行为方式”：promise to write soon; 许诺很快写信；covenanting to exchange their prisoners of war; 答应交换战俘；engaged to reorganize the department; 承诺重新组建这个部；pledged to uphold the law; 发誓要遵守法律；plighted their loyalty to the king; 向国王宣誓他们的忠诚；swore to get revenge; 发誓要报仇；vowed they would never surrender。 发誓他们将永不投降 。
热心网友
promise
热心网友
promises\undertaking\acceptance