单词：covenants
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
covenant的用法和样例：
例句
- China has acceded to the international human rights covenant.中国已经加入了国际人权公约
- 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。
- The money was given to us by deed of covenant.这笔钱是根据契约书付给我们的。
- 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?
- 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。
- 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：MiltonDid you not covenant to write to me first?
出自：T. Arnold
- agreement同意
- contract合同
- pact契约
- treaty条约
- pledge发誓
- bond债券
- alliance联盟
- bargain交易
- concord和睦
- promise诺言
- understanding理解
- obligation义务
- engagement约会
- convention大会
- conclusion结尾
- compact紧密的
- concordat协定
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