pledging
present participle ofpledge
| 单词 | pledging |
| 释义 | pledging present participle ofpledge pledge verb[T] uk/pledʒ/us/pledʒ/to make aseriousorformalpromiseto give or do something: We areaskingpeopleto pledgetheirsupportforourcampaign. If youjointhearmedforces, you have to pledgeallegiancetoyourcountry. Sofar, £50,000 has been pledged(=peoplehavepromisedtopaythisamount)inresponseto theappeal. [+ to infinitive]Bothsideshave pledgedtoend thefighting. I've been pledgedtosecrecy. to promise someone something
Making & breaking promises & commitments
Examplesofpledgingpledging In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Even if one did not make him responsible for his deeds bypledginginsanity, the virtue of wisdom and therefore dignity would be lost. From theCambridge English Corpus For the prince, thepledgingof governorships to nobles brought some significant advantages. From theCambridge English Corpus Pledgingis thus a period of testing to determine whether the pledge has the desire and the stamina to become a member. From theCambridge English Corpus They are not yet members, but if they successfully pass through the initiation period of "pledging," they will become members. From theCambridge English Corpus And 30 % of those reaching age 55 could maintain the minimum sum only bypledgingtheir properties. From theCambridge English Corpus Selling orpledgingland, even of individual holdings, was allowed only under severe stress. From theCambridge English Corpus A husband's consent to his wife'spledginghis credit was assumed from the couple's cohabitation. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, a physician's decision to enter military service is morally weighty, and requires reflection on the practices of the military service to which one ispledgingobedience. From theCambridge English Corpus The answerer therefore indirectly performs the role of testing the reasoning of the questioner bypledgingto withhold his assent until all imaginable objections have been discussed and worked through. From theCambridge English Corpus Children also appeared as key participants in a large-scale patriotic ceremony based onpledgingallegiance to the flag, with overtones of pledging allegiance to the national dictator. From theCambridge English Corpus They refuse negotiation, simplypledgingthemselves to enforcing without time limit the wishes of the islanders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no point in having a donors'pledgingconference before we can get a lot of money pledged. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English The world summit for children was not planned as apledgingconference and no new programme was launched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Before then local authorities could promote measures involving loanspledgingthe credit of a town, but. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not see how thepledgingof more than £40 million of sponsorship can be regarded as a failure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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