Covenant

(noun.) (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return.

(noun.) a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action.

(verb.) enter into a covenant or formal agreement; 'They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver'; 'The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world'.

(verb.) enter into a covenant.

整理:罗莎

• How could such a covenant, such adoption, be sanctioned by the Church? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• In the words of Job, 'I have made a covenant with mine eyes; when then should I think upon a maid? 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Shaking hands, with emphasis, added Shirley, as if they were ratifying some solemn league and covenant. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Except in certain specified instances the league of this Covenant could make only unanimous decisions. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Paul and me, before that covenant of friendship could be ratified. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• The covenant made inevitable such a final winding-up of the league it created, and that was perhaps the best thing about it. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Does this League of Nations which has been created by the covenant of 1919 contain within it the germ of any permanent federation of human effort? 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• And to the best of his ability he held to his covenants with his God. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Third, there can be no leagues or alliances or special covenants and understandings within the general and common family of the League of Nations. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• We are Lowlanders of Scotland, following a Covenanting captain up into the hills to hold a meeting out of the reach of persecuting troopers. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.

录入:泽维尔