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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   pledge

   • IPA[plej]

   美式

   • n.
     a solemn promise or undertaking；a promise of a donation to charity
   • v.
     commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise；formally declare or promise that something is or will be the case

   • verb: pledge, 3rd person present: pledges, gerund or present participle: pledging, past tense: pledged, past participle: pledged

   • noun: pledge, plural noun: pledges

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a solemn promise or undertaking the conference ended with a joint pledge to limit pollution 同義詞 promise, undertaking, vow, word, word of honor, ... 更多commitment, assurance, oath, covenant, bond, agreement, guarantee, warrant
   • ▪ a promise of a donation to charity the company's pledge of 10% of profits to environmental concerns
   • ▪ a solemn undertaking to abstain from alcohol she persuaded Arthur to take the pledge
   • 2. a thing that is given as security for the fulfillment of a contract or the payment of a debt and is liable to forfeiture in the event of failure he had given the object as a pledge to a creditor 同義詞 surety, bond, security, collateral, guarantee, ... 更多deposit, pawn, archaicgage, earnest
   • ▪ a thing given as a token of love, favor, or loyalty I have no intention of giving you anything that could be held against me as a pledge 同義詞 token, symbol, sign, mark, testimony, ... 更多proof, evidence, badge
   • 3. archaic the drinking to a person's health; a toast.
   • 4. US a person who has promised to join a fraternity or sorority.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise the government pledged itself to deal with environmental problems
   • ▪ formally declare or promise that something is or will be the case the president pledged that 20,000 government buildings would have solar roofs 同義詞 promise, give one's word, vow, swear, give an assurance, ... 更多give an undertaking, undertake, take an oath, swear an oath, engage, contract, commit oneself, bind oneself, declare, affirm, avow, state, rareasseverate
   • ▪ solemnly undertake to do something they pledged to continue the campaign for funding
   • ▪ undertake formally to give Japan pledged $100 million in humanitarian aid to pledge allegiance 同義詞 undertake to give, promise (to give), donate, contribute, give, ... 更多make a gift of, put oneself down for, put up, covenant
   • 2. give as security on a loan the creditor to whom the land is pledged 同義詞 mortgage, put up as collateral, guarantee, pawn, archaicgage, ... 更多plight
   • 3. archaic drink to the health of in his hand a sculptured goblet, as he pledged the merchant kings
   • 4. US promise to join (a fraternity or sorority) Francie and I pledged the same sorority

   pledge drive

   • n.
     a fundraising campaign that encourages people to promise to make donations to a specific cause: Hawaii Public Radio's pledge drives were traditionally held over a 10-day period

   Oxford American Dictionary

   pledge drive

   • n.
     a fundraising campaign that encourages people to promise donations to a particular cause: Hawaii Public Radio's pledge drives were traditionally held over a 10-day period

   Oxford Dictionary

   Peace Pledge Union

   • ph.
     a pacifist organization formed in 1936 and supported by a number of socialist writers and ...

   Oxford Dictionary

   Pledge of Allegiance

   • ph.
     a solemn oath of loyalty to the US, declaimed as part of flag-saluting ceremonies.

   Oxford American Dictionary

   Pledge of Allegiance

   • ph.
     (in the US) a solemn oath of loyalty to the United States, declaimed as part of flag-saluting ...

   Oxford Dictionary

   pledge one's troth

   • ph.
     make a solemn pledge of commitment or loyalty in marriage

   Oxford American Dictionary

   pledge one's troth

   • ph.
     make a solemn pledge of commitment or loyalty in marriage

   Oxford Dictionary

   pledge (or plight) one's troth

   • ph.
     make a solemn pledge of commitment or loyalty, especially in marriage

   Oxford American Dictionary

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3. • 更多解釋

   pledge

   • IPA[plɛdʒ]

   英式

   • n.
     a solemn promise or undertaking: the conference ended with a joint pledge to limit pollution
   • v.
     commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise: the government pledged itself to deal with environmental problems

   Oxford Dictionary