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Assure I   [V N Make D Sound Verb

英语单词 assure
英美音标 英 [ə'ʃʊə(r)] 美 [ə'ʃʊr]
中文释义 vt.使确信;使放心;确保
英语例句 (1) Her success as an actress was now assured.
(2) They tried to assure him of their willingness to work.
(3) I can assure you that your son will be happy here.
(4) They were assured that everything possible was being done.
(5) We book early to assure ourselves of seats.
(6) Nothing can assure permanent happiness.
中文例句 (1) 她当演员很成功,已毋庸置疑了。
(2) 他们尽力使他相信他们乐意工作。
(3) 我可以向你保证,你儿子在这里会很快乐的。
(4) 已经向他们保证,凡是可能做的都做到了。
(5) 我们及早订票以确保有座。
(6) 没有什么东西能确保永久的幸福。
vocabulary简明 If you assure your boss that you’ll finish your project by Tuesday, you are make a promise or commitment to have it done by Tuesday.
vocabulary扩展 The verbs insure and ensure look and sound like assure but they aren't synonyms. There is some overlap in meaning — all of them can mean “to make secure or certain” — but assure is generally used in situations when you are referring to a person: “I assure you that I haven’t forgotten about driving you to the airport” or “He called his mother to assure her that everything will be fine.”
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词]See also:
assured
向…保证;使…确信;使…放心 If you assure someone that something is true or will happen, you tell them that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, often in order to make them less worried.
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  [V n of n]
  • He hastened to assure me that there was nothing traumatic to report...

    他忙不迭地向我保证,并没有什么悲惨的事要诉说。

  • 'Are you sure the raft is safe?' she asked anxiously. 'Couldn't be safer,' Max assured her confidently...

    “你确定木筏安全吗?”她不安地问道。“再安全不过了,”马克斯信心十足地向她保证道。

  • Government officials recently assured Hindus of protection.

    政府官员近来保证对印度教徒进行保护。

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[VERB 动词]保证,确保(得到) To assure someone of something means to make certain that they will get it.
  [V n of n]
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  • Last night's resounding victory over Birmingham City has virtually assured them of promotion...

    昨晚大胜伯明翰城队实际上已确保他们能够晋级。

  • Ways must be found to assure our children a decent start in life.

    必须想办法保证我们的孩子有一个不错的人生开端。

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[PHRASE 短语]我可以向你保证;相信我 You use phrases such as I can assure you or let me assure you to emphasize the truth of what you are saying.
  [PHR that]
  [emphasis]
  • I can assure you that the animals are well cared for...

    我可以向你保证动物们得到了精心照顾。

  • This may sound trivial, but I assure you it is quite important!...

    这听上去也许微不足道,但是,相信我,它十分重要!

  • And let me assure you I will use whatever force is necessary to restore order.

    我向你保证,我将动用一切必要力量来恢复秩序。

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