promising 音标拼音: [pr'ɑməsɪŋ]
a . 有希望的,前途有望的
有希望的,前途有望的
promising adj 1 :
showing possibility of achievement or excellence ; "
a promising young man "
2 :
full or promise ; "
had a bright future in publishing "; "
the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career "; "
a hopeful new singer on Broadway " [
synonym : {
bright },
{
hopeful }, {
promising }]
Promise \
Prom "
ise \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Promised };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Promising }.]
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1913 Webster ]
1 .
To engage to do ,
give ,
make ,
or to refrain from doing ,
giving ,
or making ,
or the like ;
to covenant ;
to engage ;
as ,
to promise a visit ;
to promise a cessation of hostilities ;
to promise the payment of money . "
To promise aid ." --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
To afford reason to expect ;
to cause hope or assurance of ;
as ,
the clouds promise rain . --
Milton .
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
To make declaration of or give assurance of ,
as some benefit to be conferred ;
to pledge or engage to bestow ;
as ,
the proprietors promised large tracts of land ;
the city promised a reward .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Promised land }.
See {
Land of promise },
under {
Land }.
{
To promise one '
s self }.
(
a )
To resolve ;
to determine ;
to vow .
(
b )
To be assured ;
to have strong confidence .
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1913 Webster ]
I dare promise myself you will attest the truth of all I have advanced . --
Rambler .
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Promising \
Prom "
is *
ing \,
a .
Making a promise or promises ;
affording hope or assurance ;
as ,
promising person ;
a promising day . -- {
Prom "
is *
ing *
ly },
adv .
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1913 Webster ]
48 Moby Thesaurus words for "
promising ":
apt ,
auspicious ,
benign ,
benignant ,
bright ,
bright with promise ,
cheering ,
couleur de rose ,
encouraging ,
fair ,
favorable ,
favoring ,
foreseeable ,
fortunate ,
full of promise ,
golden ,
good ,
happy ,
heartening ,
hopeful ,
in the cards ,
inspiring ,
inspiriting ,
liable ,
likely ,
looking up ,
lucky ,
odds -
on ,
of good omen ,
of happy portent ,
of promise ,
optimistic ,
positive ,
predictable ,
predictable within limits ,
pregnant of good ,
presumable ,
presumptive ,
probable ,
propitious ,
prosperous ,
reassuring ,
rose -
colored ,
roseate ,
rosy ,
statistically probable ,
supportive ,
verisimilar
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