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promise 作动词，意为“允诺；答应；保证”时，主要用法如下：
1. 作不及物动词。
[例句] I’ll try to finish the work, but I cannot promise.
我将尽力完成这项工作，但我不能保证。
2. 作及物动词。
1) 跟双宾语。
[例句] The mother promised her little son a new toy.
母亲答应给儿子买个新玩具。
The boss promised us an interview very soon.
老板答应尽快与我们面谈。
2) 跟动词不定式。
[例句] I cannot promise to do it right away.
我不能答应马上做这件事。
He promised the nurse to take a good rest.
他答应护士好好休息。
3) 跟从句。
[例句] Dr. Lee promised that the patient would recover within a week.
李医生许诺病人一周内就会康复。
Jim should promise us that he will never tell a lie again.
吉姆应当答应我们不再说谎。
promise作动词还可意为“有希望；预示”。
[例句] It promises to be fine next week.
下周天气有望转晴。
[拓展] promise作名词时，构成的主要词组有：
make a promise 许下诺言
keep a promise 信守诺言
break a promise 违背诺言
[联想] promising adj. 有希望的, 有前途的
[小试] 翻译下列句子。
1． 我答应你我会很快回来。（promise跟从句）
2． 沃特(Walt)已答应妻子买辆新车。（promise跟动词不定式）
3． 玛丽答应我保守秘密。（make a promise）
4． 乌云密布预示着要下雨了。
5. 他的哥哥是位有前途的画坛新秀。
Key:
1. I promise you that I will be back soon.
2. Walt has promised his wife to buy a new car.
3. Mary made a promise that she would keep the secret.
Mary made a promise to keep the secret.
4. The dark clouds promise rain.
5. His brother is a promising new painter.
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