英语词汇“covenant”的音标、意思、用法及中文翻译-反思网

accord

agreement(SAME OPINION)

compact(AGREEMENT)formal

concordatspecialized

pact

treaty

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

a decision or arrangement between groups or people
agreementDo we have an agreement?
understandingWe had an understanding that the businesses would merge, but never got that in writing.
gentleman's agreementHe and his builder have a gentleman's agreement that if there are spare materials left after working on the flat, the builder can take them home.
dealDo we have a deal?
contractThe basketball player was signed to a multimillion-dollar contract with a new team this week.
accordThe leaders of the four countries signed a peace accord.
finance & economics UKspecialized
a formal agreement to pay a fixed amount of money regularly, especially to a charity（尤指定期向慈善机构捐款的）合同，约定

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Making & breaking promises & commitments
be on your honouridiom
bond
breach of contract
commit someone to something
commitment
committed
cross my heart (and hope to die)idiom
deliver on something
fink
fink out
oath
pact
pledge
promises, promises!idiom
promisor
promissory
repledge
restrictive covenant
sworn
vow

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Trusts & funds
covenant
verb
uk /ˈkʌv.ən.ənt/ us /ˈkʌv.ən.ənt/
[ I or T ]formal or old-fashioned
to make a formal agreement or promise:
We covenant together to support each other.
She was accused of covenanting with the devil.
[ T ] finance & economics UKspecialized
to make a formal agreement to pay a fixed amount of money regularly, especially to a charity:
be covenanted toFive percent of our profits are covenanted to charity.
The business will covenant 100% of net profits to be reinvested back into community projects.
They covenanted with the landlord to pay the rent.
The husband covenanted to pay the wife £300 per month.
He is said to have covenanted the money to his close associates.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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Trusts & funds

covenant | American Dictionary

covenant
noun[ C ]
us/ˈkʌv·ə·nənt/
a formal agreement between countries, organizations, or people

covenant | Business English

covenant
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈkʌvənənt/us
LAW
a part of a formal written agreement in which it is stated what must or must not be done, or in which someone promises to do or pay something:
The lease contains a covenant that no animals can be kept on the property.
Any loss of rent may be claimed as damages for breach of covenant(= failure to do as promised).
See also

deed of covenant

restrictive covenant
covenant
verb[ I ]
uk /ˈkʌvənənt/us
LAW
to officially agree to do or not do something:
If business premises suffer serious fire damage the landlord usually covenants to reinstate the premises.

Examples of covenant

covenant
Leases contained complex covenants to ensure the maintenance, and if possible the improvement, of agricultural conditions on each farm.
Legislation passed in 1791 barred persons of mixed blood from civil, military or maritime employment as covenanted civil servants.
Availability of project-lending documents with policy covenants that are complementary to adjustment loans and/or government policy reforms would be preferable.
Another possibility is that the rise in environmental covenants in adjustment loans since 1987 results from a broader topical coverage of such loans.
Breaking these covenants led to stern warnings from the agent, and on occasion to fines, court cases, or eviction.
Many international covenants and conventions mention the inherent dignity of human beings in their preambles but become largely silent about dignity as soon as matters of application arise.
There is also the possibility of a simultaneous increase in environmental covenants in both adjustment loans and project loans, or in programme loans with project loan covenants left unaltered.
The better way to put the distinction is to say that colonial and early state constitutions were assumed to be the product of a people constituted by earlier covenants.
Such a constellation of traits suggests that the statue personified oracular powers, the propitiation of which required covenants with humans in the form of prayers and offerings.
Whilst the author draws attention to diversity of forms in civil covenants, he is concerned to stress uniformity in the theology and structure of colonial church covenants.
Corresponding statistics with regard to covenanted benefit are not available.
From the
Hansard archive

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The specific rights and freedoms codified in the universal declaration of human rights and the two international covenants transcend national, religious, cultural and ideological frontiers.
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I believe it to be a rule applicable to all diplomatic practice that one should arrive at open covenants as secretly as possible.
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I am sure that as a result of the new concession many such covenants will now be made up to £100.
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The third category of grievances is connected with those restrictive covenants which we find in most leases of shops.
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词汇	covenant
释义	covenant noun[ C ] uk /ˈkʌv.ən.ənt/ us /ˈkʌv.ən.ənt/ law specialized a formal agreement or promise between two or more people: 盟约;契约;协定;承诺 When a covenant is made, then to break it is unjust. restrictive covenant The contract contained a restrictive covenant against building on the land.该合同包含严格的限制条款，禁止在这块土地上建筑施工。 Synonyms accord agreement(SAME OPINION) compact(AGREEMENT)formal concordatspecialized pact treaty Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples a decision or arrangement between groups or people agreementDo we have an agreement? understandingWe had an understanding that the businesses would merge, but never got that in writing. gentleman's agreementHe and his builder have a gentleman's agreement that if there are spare materials left after working on the flat, the builder can take them home. dealDo we have a deal? contractThe basketball player was signed to a multimillion-dollar contract with a new team this week. accordThe leaders of the four countries signed a peace accord. finance & economics UKspecialized a formal agreement to pay a fixed amount of money regularly, especially to a charity（尤指定期向慈善机构捐款的）合同，约定 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Making & breaking promises & commitments be on your honouridiom bond breach of contract commit someone to something commitment committed cross my heart (and hope to die)idiom deliver on something fink fink out oath pact pledge promises, promises!idiom promisor promissory repledge restrictive covenant sworn vow You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Trusts & funds covenant verb uk /ˈkʌv.ən.ənt/ us /ˈkʌv.ən.ənt/ [ I or T ]formal or old-fashioned to make a formal agreement or promise: We covenant together to support each other. She was accused of covenanting with the devil. [ T ] finance & economics UKspecialized to make a formal agreement to pay a fixed amount of money regularly, especially to a charity: be covenanted toFive percent of our profits are covenanted to charity. The business will covenant 100% of net profits to be reinvested back into community projects. They covenanted with the landlord to pay the rent. The husband covenanted to pay the wife £300 per month. He is said to have covenanted the money to his close associates. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Making & breaking promises & commitments be on your honouridiom bond breach of contract commit someone to something commitment committed cross my heart (and hope to die)idiom deliver on something fink fink out oath pact pledge promises, promises!idiom promisor promissory repledge restrictive covenant sworn vow You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Trusts & funds covenant \| American Dictionary covenant noun[ C ] us/ˈkʌv·ə·nənt/ a formal agreement between countries, organizations, or people covenant \| Business English covenant noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈkʌvənənt/us LAW a part of a formal written agreement in which it is stated what must or must not be done, or in which someone promises to do or pay something: The lease contains a covenant that no animals can be kept on the property. Any loss of rent may be claimed as damages for breach of covenant(= failure to do as promised). See also deed of covenant restrictive covenant covenant verb[ I ] uk /ˈkʌvənənt/us LAW to officially agree to do or not do something: If business premises suffer serious fire damage the landlord usually covenants to reinstate the premises. Examples of covenant covenant Leases contained complex covenants to ensure the maintenance, and if possible the improvement, of agricultural conditions on each farm. Legislation passed in 1791 barred persons of mixed blood from civil, military or maritime employment as covenanted civil servants. Availability of project-lending documents with policy covenants that are complementary to adjustment loans and/or government policy reforms would be preferable. Another possibility is that the rise in environmental covenants in adjustment loans since 1987 results from a broader topical coverage of such loans. Breaking these covenants led to stern warnings from the agent, and on occasion to fines, court cases, or eviction. Many international covenants and conventions mention the inherent dignity of human beings in their preambles but become largely silent about dignity as soon as matters of application arise. There is also the possibility of a simultaneous increase in environmental covenants in both adjustment loans and project loans, or in programme loans with project loan covenants left unaltered. The better way to put the distinction is to say that colonial and early state constitutions were assumed to be the product of a people constituted by earlier covenants. Such a constellation of traits suggests that the statue personified oracular powers, the propitiation of which required covenants with humans in the form of prayers and offerings. Whilst the author draws attention to diversity of forms in civil covenants, he is concerned to stress uniformity in the theology and structure of colonial church covenants. Corresponding statistics with regard to covenanted benefit are not available. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The specific rights and freedoms codified in the universal declaration of human rights and the two international covenants transcend national, religious, cultural and ideological frontiers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe it to be a rule applicable to all diplomatic practice that one should arrive at open covenants as secretly as possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sure that as a result of the new concession many such covenants will now be made up to £100. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The third category of grievances is connected with those restrictive covenants which we find in most leases of shops. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of covenant These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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