promise
英 ['prɒmɪs]
美['prɑmɪs]
	    - n. 许诺,允诺;希望
 - vt. 允诺,许诺;给人以…的指望或希望
 - vi. 许诺;有指望,有前途
 
英英释意
- 1. a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
 
- 2. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future;
 - "there is little or no promise that he will recover"