pledge
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/pledʒ/
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/pledʒ/
to promise to give or do something
I pledge to help clean the park this weekend.
我承諾本週末幫忙打掃公園。
to make someone promise to do something
The school asks parents to pledge their support for the new rules.
學校要求家長承諾支持新規定。
to give something as a promise
He had to pledge his watch to get the loan.
他不得不抵押手錶以獲得貸款。
to promise to join a college group
She decided to pledge the science club.
她決定承諾加入科學社團。
a serious promise
The company made a pledge to reduce waste.
公司做出了減少浪費的鄭重承諾。
something given as a promise
He left his ring as a pledge for the money.
他留下戒指作為這筆錢的抵押品。