A promise made is a debt unpaid.
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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
n. 债务;负债情况;义务;罪,过失;
💡 deb, du =owe (欠债)
"Bad housing is interconnected with debt and poverty."
住房条件差与负债以及贫困相关联。
近义:indebtedness, indebtment, liabilities, liability, obligation, obligement
反义:outlay, pay, paying, payoff, retribution, defrayal
unpaid
[,ʌn'ped]
adj. 未付的;(债等)未还、未缴纳的;不支付薪水服务的;
💡 un未+paid支付→未付款的,不受报酬的
"He's doing a month's unpaid work experience with an engineering firm."
他正在一家工程公司无偿工作一个月以获得工作经验.
近义:outstanding, overdrawn, unexpended, unliquidated, unsettled, unsalaried
反义:cancelled, canceled
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