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promise v. 许诺，承诺~ sth/ sb sth / to do sth/ sb to do sth/ that 老板承诺如果他表现出色就给他加薪。 The boss promised him a rise of pay if he performed well. He promised his mother never to lie to her again. I’ve promised Susan the book by Monday. Can you promise that there won’t be any accident again? v. 有希望；预示 Though it’s raining hard now, it promises to be fine tomorrow. A timely snow promises a good harvest. n. make one’s ~/ keep a ~/ break one’s ~ If you make a promise, you should keep it and you ought not to break a promise. promising adj. 有前途的，有希望的 a ~ future/child straight adj. adv. ~lines/hair/roads stand/sit ~ ~ away: immediately；at once； without delay; right away The pigeon sent my message straight away to him. get straight A’s 得全优 He became famous as a table tennis player after he won the championship three straight times. 三连冠 keep one’s word : keep one’s promise word: [U] a promise; a message or news [C] one or more sounds which can be spoken to represent an idea, object, action, etc. Words failed me. 我说不出话来. Word came that eight people got injured in the tornado. He gave the word and they let him in. 下令 I give you my word that I will go. 向你保证 word for word 逐字逐句 have a word / (have a few words with sb.) have words with sb. in a word 总之 in other words 换句话说 beyond words 无法用言语描述 in words 用言语 Put sth. Into words 将…用言语表达出来 despite prep. 尽管，虽然 = in spite of Despite the darkness, we felt our way out. Despite the lack of money, the parents sent the boy abroad for further study. Despite what I’ve been told, I still believe in him. Despite the fact that the journalists kept asking him loaded questions, the minister survived the press conference. 尽管记者们提出一些另有用意的问题，部长还是应付过去了那场记者招待会。 resort n. 胜地，常去的地方，疗养地 a tourist ~; a health ~; a holiday ~; a seaside ~ This café is a favorite ~ of artists and writers. be dying to do sth/ be dying for sth = be eager to do sth. /for sth. = want to do sth very much