covenant

英['kʌvənənt] 美['kʌvənənt]
  • n. 盟约；契约
  • v. 立书保证
covenantal covenantally covenanted covenanted covenanting covenants
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详细释义

Noun:
  1. a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action

  2. (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return

Verb:
  1. enter into a covenant

  2. enter into a covenant or formal agreement;

    "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"
    "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world"

双语例句

1. God's covenant with Abraham
上帝与亚伯拉罕的立约

来自《权威词典》

2. The money was given to us by deed of covenant.
这笔钱是根据契约书付给我们的.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. When God created man, he entered into a covenant with him.
当上帝造人的时候, 祂就与他立了一个“约”(covenant).

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4. If you make regular gifts through a covenant we can reclaim the income tax which you have already paid on this money.
如果你签订契约定期捐赠，那么我们可以要求返还你这笔钱上交的所得税。

来自柯林斯例句

5. The effect of the statute was to annul this covenant.
但州法规废除了这一契约.

来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. China has acceded to the international human rights covenant.
      中国已经加入了国际人权公约
    2. The covenant of the League of Nations bound all signatory states not to go to war.
      国际联盟盟约规定，所有签字国都不得诉诸战争。
    3. The money was given to us by deed of covenant.
      这笔钱是根据契约书付给我们的。
    4. I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a girl.
      我与眼睛立约,怎能恋恋瞻望处女呢?
    用作动词 (v.)
    1. They covenanted with us for establishing a joint venture.
      他们就建立合资公司的事和我们签了合约。
    2. They refused to covenant with my father for the property.
      他们不愿与我父亲订立财产契约。

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