1.保证；诺言；誓约a serious promise
a pledge of support支援的许诺
Will the government honour its election pledge not to raise taxes?政府会履行其竞选诺言，不增加税收吗？
Management has given a pledge that there will be no job losses this year.资方保证今年不会削减工作职位。
2.抵押；质钱；抵押品a sum of money or sth valuable that you leave with sb to prove that you will do sth or pay back money that you owe
1.[t]保证给予（或做）；正式承诺to formally promise to give or do sth
Japan has pledged $100 million in humanitarian aid.日本已承诺提供一亿元人道主义援助。
The government pledged their support for the plan.政府保证支持这个计划。
We all had to pledge allegiance to the flag(= state that we are loyal to our country) .我们都必须对国旗宣誓效忠。
The group has pledged to continue campaigning.这个组织发誓继续投入运动。
The group has pledged that they will continue campaigning.这个组织发誓他们将继续投入运动。
2.[t]使保证；使发誓to make sb or yourself formally promise to do sth
They were all pledged to secrecy.他们都宣誓保密。
The government has pledged itself to root out corruption.政府已承诺铲除腐败。
3.[t]~ sth抵押；典当to leave sth with sb as a pledge
4.[i][t]宣誓参加美国大学生联谊会to promise to become a junior member of a fraternity or sorority
Do you think you'll pledge this semester?这学期你会加入大学生联谊会吗？
My brother pledged Sigma Nu.我哥哥宣誓加入 Σ NU 联谊会。
But Mr Bush made no pledge on the size of emissions cuts that the US would be prepared to sign up to and gave no indication of a timeframe.
然而，布什没有就美国准备承担的减排规模做出承诺，也没有提及时间表。
Pressed for a sum of money, he put his Sunday best in (or to) pledge.
因急需一笔钱，他把他的最好的衣服当了。
He must ask her to marry him. They must marry at once, and so make a definite pledge, enter into a definite Communion.
他必须向她求婚，他俩必须马上结婚，作出明确的保证，进入明确的结合。
Whereas a common understanding of these rights and freedoms is of the greatest importance for the full realization of this pledge.
鉴于对这些权利和自由的普遍了解，对于这个誓愿的充分实现，有很大的重要性。
With risk currencies falling, analysts said the euphoria fueled by China's pledge of a flexible yuan over the weekend has clearly faded.
随着风险货币走软，分析师称，中国承诺增强汇率波动性引发的乐观情绪明显消退。
We pledge to keep the faith and keep believing in the things that Doug Collins is trying to do while we're losing all of these close games.
我们保证会一直相信，一直坚信道格柯林斯在对球队所做的改造，尽管很多比分很接近的比赛我们最后都输了。
The company has even announced a English By 2012 Pledge that will see English become the official language of the company in two years.
他们甚至提出了“2012年以前的英语保证书”（EnglishBy2012Pledge），声称英语将在两年后成为该公司的官方语言。
And how did he get from his pledge not to interfere with slavery to a decision a year later to issue an emancipation proclamation?
为何“不干涉奴隶制度”的保证在一年后即转变为提出奴隶解放宣言的决心？
You hold me to pledge that you only need a telephone, is left over the matter I do.
您的所托我必承诺，您只需要一个电话，剩下的事由我来做。
International meetings began to sound like a pledge banquet with a pass-around microphone.
国际会议开始象在宴会上传送麦克风举杯祝酒那样发出了声音。
And a much larger percentage of those who clenched were able to watch the images and pledge to help.
握紧拳头的人中有更多的人选择观看图片并承诺帮忙。
In a video prepared by the Giving Pledge, Mr. Zuckerberg said, 'There's so much that needs to be done, it would be better to start now. '
扎克伯格在“捐赠誓言”制作的一个视频里说，需要做的事情太多，最好是从现在就开始。
Add up your expenditures and figure out ways to cut back, then take a pledge to stick to that budget for at least for a month.
增加你的花费，并且计算出你的削减，然后保证坚持这个计划至少一个月。
It led to a recall of certain locomotives and a pledge by Beijing that inspections would be undertaken.
这导致一些机车被召回，北京还承诺将进行调查。
Meanwhile Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite in order to get his pledge back from the woman, but he did not find her.
犹大托他朋友亚杜兰人送一只山羊羔去，要从那女人手里取回当头来，却找不着她，
And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand; but he did not find her.
犹大讬他朋友亚杜兰人送一只山羊羔去，要从那女人手里取回抵押，却找不着她，
If a person really care about you, so ta can always crowded draw time with you, there was no excuse, lies, no cash not pledge.
假如一个人真的在乎你，那么他总能挤得出时间陪你，没有什么借口、谎言，没有兑现不了的誓言。
But concerns remain over how much money Germany will pledge as Europe's biggest economy, and what conditions it will attach to the funds.
关于最为欧洲最大的经济体德国将会保证、以及什么条件下会附加到资金的忧虑仍然存在。
In a worldwide radio broadcast Khrushchev said he would remove "offensive" weapons from Cuba in return for a U. S. pledge not to invade.
无线电广播在世界范围内赫鲁晓夫说他将可以移除“攻势”武器从古巴作为回报，而美国的承诺不是侵袭。
The logistics of the pledge monitoring of business after several years of rapid development, is now beginning to take shape.
物流企业的质押监管业务经过几年快速的发展，目前已经初具规模。
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