英语口语8000句之商量：常用表达与秘密交流

及物动词允诺，许诺; 给人以…的指望或希望

不及物动词许诺; 有指望，有前途

名词许诺; 希望，指望; 允诺的东西

1. 承诺；保证；答应
If you promise that you will do something, you say to someone that you will definitely do it.

e.g. The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on Friday...
邮局承诺于星期五恢复对这个地区第一类邮件的递送。
e.g. He had promised that the rich and privileged would no longer get preferential treatment...
他已经保证富人和特权阶层不会再得到优惠待遇。

2. 答应给予；承诺给予；保证让…得到
If you promise someone something, you tell them that you will definitely give it to them or make sure that they have it.

e.g. In 1920 the great powers promised them an independent state...
1920年，列强承诺让他们成为一个独立的国家。
e.g. The officers promise a return to multiparty rule.
这些官员承诺恢复多党统治。

3. 诺言；承诺；保证
A promise is a statement which you make to a person in which you say that you will definitely do something or give them something.

e.g. If you make a promise, you should keep it...
如果做出了承诺，就应该遵守。
e.g. The program has lived up to its promise to promote family welfare.
这个项目恪守了其改善家庭福利的承诺。

4. 有可能；有希望
If a situation or event promises to have a particular quality or to be a particular thing, it shows signs that it will have that quality or be that thing.

e.g. While it will be fun, the seminar also promises to be most instructive.
这次的研讨会不仅会有趣，而且有可能会颇具启发意义。

5. （非常好的或成功的）希望，迹象，指望
If someone or something shows promise, they seem likely to be very good or successful.

e.g. The boy first showed promise as an athlete in grade school.
这个男孩在上小学的时候就初次显示出成为运动员的潜力。

名词秘诀; 奥秘; 秘密，机密

形容词隐秘的; 神秘的; 秘密的，机密的

1. 秘密的;机密的;保密的
If something is secret, it is known about by only a small number of people, and is not told or shown to anyone else.

e.g. Soldiers have been training at a secret location...
士兵们一直在一个秘密场所训练。
e.g. The police have been trying to keep the documents secret.
警方一直设法将这些文件保密。

名词忏悔; 承认，自首; 供认状; 信条，教义

1. 供状;供词
A confession is a signed statement by someone in which they admit that they have committed a particular crime.

e.g. They forced him to sign a confession.
他们强迫他在一份供词上签名。

2. (对使自己羞愧或尴尬之事的)承认，坦白
Confession is the act of admitting that you have done something that you are ashamed of or embarrassed about.

e.g. The diaries are a mixture of confession and observation...
这些日记既有自白，也有评论。
e.g. I have a confession to make.
我有件事要坦白。

3. 声明;告白;表白
If you make a confession of your beliefs or feelings, you publicly tell people that this is what you believe or feel.

e.g. ...Tatyana's confession of love.
塔季扬娜爱的告白

4. (天主教会等的)忏悔，告解，办神工
In the Catholic church and in some other churches, if you go to confession, you privately tell a priest about your sins and ask for forgiveness.

e.g. He never went to Father Porter for confession again.
他再也没有向波特神甫作过告解。