詞彙精選：pledge的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
抵押，典當品 [C]
例句：
Bonds secured by the pledge of specific assets fire are called mortgage bonds.
以抵押特定資產作擔保的債券稱爲抵押債券。
例句：
She left her watch as a pledge with the taxi-driver.
她將手錶留給計程車司機作爲抵押。
許諾；誓言 [C]
例句：
The candidates made a pre-election pledge.
競選者們進行了選舉前的宣誓。
例句：
He never followed his teetotal pledge.
他從沒有履行他的戒酒誓言。
（友情等的）信物，證明 [C]
例句：
Take this ring as a pledge of our friendship.
請接受這個戒指作爲我們友誼的信物。
立誓加入祕密社團的人 [C]
例句：
The new pledges of the fraternity showed a great passion for tomorrow's event.
那些新加入的兄弟會的人對明天的活動充滿熱情。
祝願；祝酒
例句：
We drank a pledge to their success.
我們舉杯祝願他們成功。
v.
保證，發誓 [T]
例句：
He pledged never to come back until he had found her.
他發誓不找到她決不回來。
例句：
I pledged myself to fulfil the promise I had made.
我保證實踐自己的諾言。
敬…酒；舉杯祝…健康 [T]
例句：
Always remember to pledge the bride and bridegroom on a wedding.
記得在婚禮上向新郎新娘敬酒。
例句：
Everyone at the table stood up and pledged the success of the new company.
桌上每個人都起立爲新公司的成功祝酒。
用…抵押 [T]
例句：
The property was pledged as security for loans.
這地產被當作貸款的抵押。
二、詞義辨析：
ensure,insure,assure,guarantee,pledge,promise
這些動詞都有“保證”之意。ensure側重使人相信某個行爲或力量產生的結果。insure常與ensure換用，但前者多指經濟方面的保證、保險。assure側重指消除某人思想上的懷疑或擔心，從而有達到目的的保證感，但不如ensure普通。guarantee指對事物的品質或人的行爲及履行義務、義務等承擔責任的保證。pledge正式用詞，指通過鄭重許諾、協議或立誓等保證承擔某一義務或遵守某一原則。promise側重表自己的主觀意向，設法用語言使人感到穩當可靠。
三、參考例句：
The agreement includes a pledge of non-aggression.
協議包括不發動侵略的保證。
The candidates made a pre-election pledge.
競選者們進行了選舉前的宣誓。
We drank a pledge to their success.
我們舉杯祝願他們成功。
His tax-cutting pledge brought a delirious crowd to their feet.
他減稅的承諾讓亢奮的人羣歡呼雀躍起來。
She left her watch as a pledge with the taxi-driver.
她將手錶留給計程車司機作爲抵押。
Take this gift as a pledge of our friendship.
把這個作爲我們友誼象徵的禮物收下吧。
Take this ring as a pledge of our friendship.
請接受這個戒指作爲我們友誼的信物。
In the treaty both sides pledge to respect human rights.
雙方在條約中都承諾將尊重人權。
We all had to pledge allegiance to the flag.
我們大家都得發誓忠於這面旗幟。
I pledge allegiance to our national dish, chicken tikka masala.
我宣誓效忠於我們的國菜——咖喱雞塊。
