音标:['kʌvәnәnt] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 契约, 盟约
v. 立契约, 缔结盟约
n. a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
n. (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return
v. enter into a covenant
v. enter into a covenant or formal agreement
词型变化:名词复数形式 : covenants ; 第三人称单数 : covenants ; 过去式 : covenanted ; 过去分词 : covenanted ; 现在分词 : covenanting
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
名词87%
动词13%

covenant的用法和样例:

例句

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。

词汇搭配

  • deed of covenant(定期向慈善机构捐款...
  • restrictive covenant限制贸易协定...
  • covenant bond契约债券
  • covenant marriage契约婚姻
  • international covenant国际盟约
  • financial covenant金融契约条款,财务限...
  • building covenant建筑契约
  • Ark of the Covenant约柜
  • land of the covenant上帝允许给亚伯拉罕的...
  • covenant of salt不可背弃的盟约...

经典引文

  • And makes a Covenant never to destroy The Earth again by flood.

    出自:Milton
  • Did you not covenant to write to me first?

    出自:T. Arnold
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