1、break out

（戰爭、戰斗或疾病）爆發

He was 29 when war broke out.

戰爭爆發時他才29歲。

I was in a nightclub in Brixton and a fight broke out.

當時我在布里克斯頓的一家夜總會里，那里發生了一場斗毆。

擺脫（單調刻板的狀況）

It's taken a long time to break out of my own conventional training.

我花了很長時間才擺脫掉自身所受的傳統訓練的羈絆。

If her marriage becomes too restrictive, she will break out and seek new horizons.

如果她的婚姻對她約束太多，她會掙脫出來尋找新的天地。

布滿（汗水）；出（疹子）

A person who is allergic to cashews may break out in a rash when he consumes these nuts.

對腰果過敏的人吃了這些堅果后身上可能會出疹子。

A line of sweat broke out on her forehead and she thought she might faint.

她的額頭上冒出一串汗珠，她以為自己可能會暈過去。

2、promise

承諾；保證；答應

The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on Friday.

郵局承諾于星期五恢復對這個地區第一類郵件的遞送。

He had promised that the rich and privileged would no longer get preferential treatment.

他已經保證富人和特權階層不會再得到優惠待遇。

答應給予；承諾給予；保證讓…得到

In 1920 the great powers promised them an independent state.

1920年，列強承諾讓他們成為一個獨立的國家。

The officers promise a return to multiparty rule.

這些官員承諾恢復多黨統治。

有可能；有希望

While it will be fun, the seminar also promises to be most instructive.

這次的研討會不僅會有趣，而且有可能會頗具啟發意義。