| [/əˈʃɔː(r); US əˈʃuər; əˋʃʊr/] v 用法:
1 (a) [Dn.f] tell (sb) positively or confidently 明确地或有信心地告诉（某人）; 向（某人）保证:
I assure you they'll be perfectly safe with us. 我向你保证, 他们和我们在一起十分安全. *
They were assured that everything possible was being done. 已经向他们保证, 凡是可能做的都做到了.
(b) [Tn.pr, Dn.f] ~ sb/oneself (of sth) cause sb/oneself to be sure or feel certain about sth 使某人[自己]对某事物确信不疑或觉得肯定无误:
They tried to assure him of their willingness to work. 他们尽力使他相信他们乐意工作. *
She was able to assure herself that nothing had been taken from her purse. 她确信钱包 什么东西都没被拿走. 用法:
2 [Tn] make (sth) certain; ensure 使（某事物）确定; 确保:
Her success as an actress was now assured. 她当演员很成功, 已毋庸置疑了. 用法:
3 [Tn] insure (sth), esp against sb's death 给（某事物）保险（尤指寿险）:
What is the sum assured? 人寿保险额是多少? 用法:
4 (idm 习语) rest assured => rest1. |