vt. 允諾,許諾;給人以…的指望或希望;
vi. 許諾;有指望,有前途;
n. 許諾;希望,指望;允諾的東西;
?? pro前面+mise送,放出→在做事前送出的話→允諾
"If you make a promise you should fulfill it."
如果你許諾了,你就要履行你的諾言.
近義:assure, pledge, vow, offer, present, proffer
反義:recede, recoil, retire, retreat, withdraw, blench
n. 債務;負債情況;義務;罪,過失;
?? deb, du =owe (欠債)
"Bad housing is interconnected with debt and poverty."
住房條件差與負債以及貧困相關聯。
近義:indebtedness, indebtment, liabilities, liability, obligation, obligement
反義:outlay, pay, paying, payoff, retribution, defrayal