1、break out

（战争、战斗或疾病）爆发

He was 29 when war broke out.

战争爆发时他才29岁。

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

当时我在布里克斯顿的一家夜总会里，那里发生了一场斗殴。

摆脱（单调刻板的状况）

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

我花了很长时间才摆脱掉自身所受的传统训练的羁绊。

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

如果她的婚姻对她约束太多，她会挣脱出来寻找新的天地。

布满（汗水）；出（疹子）

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

对腰果过敏的人吃了这些坚果后身上可能会出疹子。

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

她的额头上冒出一串汗珠，她以为自己可能会晕过去。

2、promise

承诺；保证；答应

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

邮局承诺于星期五恢复对这个地区第一类邮件的递送。

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

他已经保证富人和特权阶层不会再得到优惠待遇。

答应给予；承诺给予；保证让…得到

In 1920 the great powers promised them an independent state.

1920年，列强承诺让他们成为一个独立的国家。

The officers promise a return to multiparty rule.

这些官员承诺恢复多党统治。

有可能；有希望

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

这次的研讨会不仅会有趣，而且有可能会颇具启发意义。