break promise

基本解释

The time of evening also didn't go to cousin's house to have a meal, break promise.
晚上的時候也沒有去表哥家喫飯，失約了。
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Six, the client promise this center to agree on introduction understanding object at first can't break promise without cause.
委托人答應本中心原約定介紹認識對象時不能無故失約。
First, they should have used their disastrous inheritance as an excuse to break their promise to maintain NHS spending: even a 5% cut in that bloated department would have eased pressure elsewhere.
第一，他們早就應該以手中糟透了的爛攤子爲借口打破保畱NHS支出的承諾：即使是減少這個過於膨脹的部門5%的支出也會舒緩其他地方的壓力。

They also say proceeding with the 2006 agreement would break the DPJ's campaign promise.

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