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promise

英 ['prɒmɪs] 美['prɑmɪs]

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n. 许诺，允诺；希望
vt. 允诺，许诺；给人以…的指望或希望
vi. 许诺；有指望，有前途

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Whereas older generations are sometimes reluctant to adopt new technologies, driverless cars promise real value to these age groups in particular.

The promise of rewards, for others.

No system is impenetrable, and none can promise to eliminate the worst case completely.

Even more interesting is that the promise of a future reward was enough to make adults choose the smaller portion.

Any product that promises to protect your home deserves careful examination.

Adults chose the smaller portion on the mere promise of a future award.

Isn't it a bit weird that spending it should happen in half a blink ( ' , 眨眼 ) of an eye? Doesn't a wallet—that time-honoured Friday-night feeling of pleasing, promising fatness—represent something that matters? But I'll leave the economics to the experts.

The sharing economy has a promising future.

The research references studies of people's behavior with food and alcohol and results of alcohol restrictions, and then lists five regulations that the researchers think might be promising if applied to junk foods.

Money is the foundation of many a happy marriage People are being lured (引诱)onto Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service without realizing they're paying for it by giving up toads of personal information

As baby boomers(二战后婴儿潮时期出生的人) came of high-school age, big schools promised economic efficiency.

Since then, Toebe said, she has kept her promise to herself to cut back on her Internet use.

As part of the Kids Live Well campaign-expected to be announced nationwide Wednesday—participating restaurants must promise to offer at least one children's meal that has fewer than 600 calories(卡路里), no soft drinks and at least two items from the following food groups: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins or low-fat dairy.

I can promise you one thing: whatever you choose to do for a career, if you work hard at it, eventually, special things will happen.

In the classic marriage vow, couples promise to stay together in sickness and in health.

While the city council vote was met with applause inside the council room, opponents to the measure, including soda lobbyists made sharp criticisms and a promise to challenge the tax in court.

In these groups, which came out of an Eastern European tradition of developing young talent, professors teach promising K-12 students advanced mathematics for several hours after school or on weekends.

But will such contests, which are overwhelmingly dominated by Asian and white students from middle-class and affluent families become any more diverse? Many social and cultural factors play roles in determining which promising students get on the path toward international math recognition.

We know the promise is there—this is a well-grounded, talented, warm-hearted group of youngsters.

So really, those supplements aren’t going to give you that perfect memory in the way that they promise.

Some research does suggest that these programs hold promise.

Scientists and engineers have long believed in the promise of batteries to change the world.

We break our promise not to fly after hearing about a neighbour's trip to India.

Politicians are fond of promising rapid energy transitions.

But it is another thing to have a supply of trained talent that could let you carry out this promise.

It promises a long-term career path.

In the early 20th century, few things were more appealing than the promise of scientific knowledge.

Governments in rich countries now accept that their pension and health-care promises will soon become unaffordable, and many of them have embarked on reforms, but so far only timidly.

David promised to go on the trip in her place.

When did we promise the delivery?

Promise long-term cooperation with the Company

By promising better after-sales service.

I know I promise to drive you to the airport next Thursday, but I'm afraid something has come up.

He is not a man who can keep his promise.

The man failed to keep his promise.

In 2018, farmers will plant the varieties with the most promise in the Ebro Delta and Europe's other two main rice-growing regions—along the Po in Italy, and France's Rhone.

Scientists and engineers have long believed in the promise of batteries to change the world.

So really, those supplements aren't going to give you that perfect memory in the way that they promise.

We break our promise not to fly after hearing about a neighbor's trip to India.

We know the promise is there—this is a well-grounded, talented, warmhearted group of youngsters.

By promising not to offend the receiver again.

Disappointed by many a broken, vine-ripened (蔓上成熟的) promise, I've refused to buy winter tomatoes for years.

If nations could only keep the initial promises of the Paris Agreement, what would happen by the year 2100?

It's important to keep a promise.

Much to the family's surprise, Dennis stuck to his promise! He turned up at the hospital bearing gifts for the new mother lindsey and her baby boy.

Russia is another country with population problems that could break its economic promise.

She chose to sell a few larger objects that were less often used when we promised to put the money into her school fund our kindergarten daughter is serious about becoming a doctor.

She would become a promising star.

This is how much temperatures would rise by 2100 even if nations live up to the initial Paris promises to reduce carbon emissions; this rise could still put coastal cities under water and drive over half of all species to extinction.

You promised we'd be home in time.

The idea seems promising，and Rosenberg is a perceptive observer.

Instead, the company has done precisely what it had long promised it would not challenge the constitutionality of Vermont’s rules in the federal court, as part of a desperate effort to keep its Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant running.

But as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ( ' , NRC) reviews the company’s application, it should keep it mind what promises from Entergy are worth.

Getting a DNT signal does not oblige anyone to stop tracking, although some companies have promised to do so.

Protests have erupted over construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope( ' , TMT), a giant observatory that promises to revolutionize humanity’s view of the cosmos.

If software promises to save lives on the scale that drugs now can, big data may be expected to behave as a big pharma has done.

Facebook promised the European commission then that it would not link phone numbers to Facebook identities, but it broke the promise almost as soon as the deal went through.

I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and emerge from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.