in pledge

基本解釋

Do not be a man who strikes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts;
不要與人擊掌，不要為欠債的作保。
A bill may be pledged; when the bill is pledged, the endorsement shall contain the term "value in pledge".
匯票可以設(shè)定質(zhì)押；質(zhì)押時應(yīng)當(dāng)以背書記載“質(zhì)押”字樣。
Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for a wayward woman.
誰為生人作保，就拿誰的衣服；誰為外人作保，誰就要承當(dāng)。

In some classes, only Spanish is spoken, even during the Pledge of Allegiance -- a morning tradition for American schoolchildren.
In the climactic moment in the story, Joseph demands that his frightened brothers leave Benjamin the other son of Rachel, the other son of the beloved wife leave Benjamin as a pledge in Egypt.
在故事的高潮，約瑟夫要求驚慌的兄弟們留下本杰明,他是Rachelr，另一個兒子，心愛妻子的另一個兒子,當(dāng)本杰明當(dāng)作人質(zhì)留在埃及。
耶魯公開課 - 舊約導(dǎo)論課程節(jié)選
There was generally favorable response across the political spectrum in Muslim countries to the president's public statements - such as a pledge made before Turkey's Parliament in Ankara.

She challenged the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance (the Supreme Court is still wrestling with that one) and the "In God We Trust" on American currency (a fight she lost).
FORBES: Unholy Roller