when he knew that he was dying, he made me promise to go on my own.
他知道自己已奄奄一息，于是他要我答应一定单独回故乡一趟。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 57 Back in the old country

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

promise ['prɑmɪs] 词频1 词根: miss
vt. 允诺，许诺;给人以…的指望或希望; vi. 许诺;有指望，有前途; n. 许诺;希望，指望;允诺的东西;
💡 pro前面+mise送，放出→在做事前送出的话→允诺
"If you make a promise you should fulfill it."
如果你许诺了,你就要履行你的诺言.
近义：assure, pledge, vow, offer, present, proffer 反义：recede, recoil, retire, retreat, withdraw, blench
dying ['daɪɪŋ] 词频2
adj. <口>渴望，切盼;垂死的，临终的;会死的;快熄灭的; v. “die”的现在分词;
"He conjured them with his dying breath to look after his children."
他临终时恳求他们照顾他的孩子.
近义：agony, moribund, death, agonizing
made [meid] 词频1
adj. …制的;（人工）做成的，拼成的;虚构的;保证成功的; v. 使(make的过去式和过去分词);
"He made it absolutely clear."
他把此事讲得一清二楚。
近义：manufactured, produced, done, fabricated, artificial, manmade
knew [[nju:]] 词频1
know的过去式

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

'So long as there's something to identify, we will give people their money back,' said a spokeswoman for the Bank.'Last year, we paid $1.5m on 21,000 claims.
“只要有东西可供识别，我们会把钱还给人家的，”银行的一位女发言人说。“去年，我们对21，000 起索赔要求支付了150万英镑。”
The man let out cry and jumped back several paces.
那人大叫了一声，惊退了几步。
You forget that I was a medical student once upon a time.'
你忘了我以前是学医的了。”
Though he owned a large car,
尽管他有一辆豪华小轿车，
He threatened to call the police.
威胁说要去叫警察。
Water streamed in torrents over its sides with such force that it set up a huge wave in the canal.
波浪从盘子两侧急涌而出，在运河里掀起一股大浪。