renege
英 [rɪˈniːɡ]
美 [rɪˈneɡ]
v. 违背(诺言); 背信弃义; 食言
现在分词:reneging 过去分词:reneged 过去式:reneged 复数:reneges 第三人称单数:reneges
Collins.1 / BNC.15485 / COCA.18611
牛津词典
verb
- 违背(诺言);背信弃义;食言
to break a promise, an agreement, etc.- to renege on a deal/debt/contract, etc.
违背协定、赖债、违背合约等
- to renege on a deal/debt/contract, etc.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 食言;反悔
If someonereneges ona promise or an agreement, they do not do what they have promised or agreed to do.- If someone reneged on a deal, they could never trade here again.
谁要是违背了约定,就永远不能再在这里进行交易。
- If someone reneged on a deal, they could never trade here again.
英英释义
noun
- the mistake of not following suit when able to do so
verb
- fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
- She backed out of her promise
双语例句
- This is an objective, transparent policy framework that will make it harder for you to renege on your threats: if the black marks are there on the chart, you can hardly cough up the allowance at the end of the week.
这是一个客观、透明的政策框架,使你更难以对自己的威胁食言:如果黑点就在图表上,你就几乎不可能在周末时掏出零用钱。 - You said you'd come, why did you renege on your promise?
你说你要来的,为什么要背信弃义? - But a company whose goal is whatever seems profitable today can be trusted only to renege on implicit contracts.
但对于一家今天只以不择手段盈利为目标的公司,人们只能相信它必将背弃隐性合同。 - Equally the constituents face the dilemma that the ruler at some point may renege on his promises and confiscate the accumulated wealth of his constituents.
同样臣民也面临着困境,因为统治者可能违背自己的承诺而没收他的臣民积累的财富。 - An independent Scotland would be financially unstable, especially if threats to renege on debt repayments were carried through.
新独立的苏格兰在金融方面将是不稳定的,尤其是在关于债务违约的威胁兑现的情况下。 - They say such cuts would force the federal government to renege on promises made to senior citizens, the unemployed, and the poor and the vulnerable.
他们说,这样的削减将迫使联邦政府违背其对退休老人、失业者、穷人和弱势群体的承诺。 - One diplomat said the vote was less an endorsement of free trade than an expression of frustration after the Commission appeared to renege on a political deal from 2006 to allow the duties to lapse after two years.
一位外交官表示,与其说投票结果是对自由贸易的背书,还不如说是表达了一种不满欧盟委员会似乎要违背2006年一项政治交易承诺,不让该关税在两年后废止。 - If you renege again, I am going to gut you.
如果你再食言,我会挖出你的内脏! - What's more, you could damage the relationship you have with a recruiter if he or she believes you and you later renege on your promises.
而且,如果猎头相信了你、而事后你却食言的话,你跟对方的关系也就毁于一旦了。 - First, thank your boss for the counteroffer. Say, I am truly flattered, but wheels have been set in motion and I cannot renege on my word.
首先感谢你的老板提出还价:我真的深感荣幸,但木已成舟,我不能食言。