assure

• vt. 保证；担保；使确信；弄清楚

前缀as- 同ad-. sure, 确信。

1. make certain of;

"This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"

"Preparation will guarantee success!"

2. inform positively and with certainty and confidence;

"I tell you that man is a crook!"

3. assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence;

"I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"

4. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something;

"He verified that the valves were closed"

"See that the curtains are closed"

"control the quality of the product"

5. cause to feel sure; give reassurance to;

"The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"

6. make a promise or commitment

assure

assure: see insure

assure (v.)

late 14c., from Old French asseurer (12c., Modern French assurer) "to reassure, calm, protect, to render sure," from Vulgar Latin *assecurar, from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + securus "safe, secure" (see secure (adj.)). Related: Assured; assuring.

ensure, insure, assure, guarantee, pledge, promise

这些动词都有"保证"之意。

ensure： 侧重使人相信某个行为或力量产生的结果。

insure常与ensure换用，但前者多指经济方面的保证、保险。

assure： 侧重指消除某人思想上的怀疑或担心，从而有达到目的的保证感，但不如ensure普通。

guarantee： 指对事物的品质或人的行为及履行义务、义务等承担责任的保证。

pledge： 正式用词，指通过郑重许诺、协议或立誓等保证承担某一义务或遵守某一原则。

promise： 侧重表自己的主观意向，设法用语言使人感到稳当可靠。

Recently, the UK National Stem Cell Network warned the UK could lose its place among the world leaders in stem cell research unless adequate funding and legislation could be assured.

出自-2011年12月阅读原文

After outlining the main points she would cover, she assured the audience that she would be happy to answer questions at the end of her presentation.

出自-2012年12月听力原文

We should assure such students that risk, and even peer pressure, can be a good thing—as long as it happens in the classroom and not in the car.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

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！

柯林斯例句

Mr Brownson, I assure you King's an old enemy of mine.

布朗森先生，我向你保证金是我的老冤家。

柯林斯例句

He hastened to assure us that the press would not be informed.

他急忙向我们保证新闻界是不会知道的.

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I can certainly assure you I'm looking after number one all right.

我可以肯定地向你保证,我会照顾好自己的.

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The only ladder to assure success is to work hard.

确保成功的惟一途径是刻苦努力.

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Let me assure you that it was not intentional.

我向你保证那不是故意的.

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I assure you that she can be trusted to do the job.

我担保她能做好这项工作.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

You'll like it; I assure you.

包你满意.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

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。

柯林斯例句

You will have a bad quarter of an hour of it, I assure you.

我敢保证, 你准得受一刻钟的罪.

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You think you are clever; on the contrary, I assure that you are very foolish.

你自以为很聪明, 相反地, 我确信你很傻.

《简明英汉词典》

Moreover, he wanted to assure himself that Huck had remained discreet.

而且, 他想搞清楚,哈克是否始终没把这个秘密泄露出去.

英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

'Is, I assure you,'said the spy;'though it's not important.'

“ 的确是, 我向你保证, ” 密探说, “ 虽然这并不重要. ”

英汉文学 - 双城记

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。

辞典例句

I assure you I am quite sane.

我向大家保证,我的脑筋很健全.

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