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单词 assurance
释义
assurance
noun
uk
/əˈʃɔː.rəns/us
/əˈʃʊr.əns/

assurancenoun(PROMISE)

C1[C]
apromise:
保证
[+ (that)]She gave me her assurance(that)she wouldsignthecontractimmediately.她向我保证她会马上签署合同。
Despite the government'srepeatedassurancesto thecontrary,taxationhasrisenover the pastdecade.尽管政府一再保证不会增税，可在过去10年中税收还是提高了。
Synonyms
bond(PROMISE)
commitment
guarantee
oath(PROMISE)
pledge
promise(SAY CERTAINLY)
undertaking(PROMISE)formal
vow
word(PROMISE)
More examples
  • Despiterepeatedassurances that theproductissafe, manypeoplehavestoppedbuyingit.
  • Thefactthat thenumberofdeathsfromcancerin theareahasdoubledsurelygives thelietoofficialassurances of thesafetyofnuclearpower.
  • Themanagementgavetheirassurances that there would be no morejoblosses.
  • Despite assurances that thevaccinewassafe, manyparentschosetoignoregovernmentadvice.
  • Thecouncilhas given assurances that the newbuildingdevelopmentwill not encroach onpublicland.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making & breaking promises & commitments
  • bond
  • breach
  • broken
  • cross my heart (and hope to die)idiom
  • deliver
  • fink
  • go back onsomething
  • Hippocratic oath
  • honour
  • keep (herself) toherselfidiom
  • promise
  • renege
  • so help me (God)idiom
  • swear
  • uncommitted
  • undertake
  • unkept
  • vouch forsomething/someone
  • warranty
  • welch
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assurancenoun(CONFIDENCE)

C2[U]
confidence:
自信，把握
Hespokewithcalmassurance.他说话时冷静而自信。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Confidence & self-assurance
  • amour propre
  • aplomb
  • assertive
  • assertively
  • assertiveness
  • dignity
  • dogmatic
  • dogmatically
  • dogmatism
  • dogmatist
  • putyourshirt onsomethingidiom
  • rakish
  • rakishly
  • rakishness
  • safe
  • surefootedness
  • surely
  • swag
  • swash
  • tall
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assurancenoun(INSURANCE)

[U]UK
atypeofinsuranceagainsteventsthat willcertainlyhappen, such asdeath, not those that mayhappen, such asillness,fire, or havingyourpropertystolen
（人寿）保险
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Insurance
  • actuarial
  • actuary
  • assessor
  • claim
  • comprehensive
  • copay
  • coverage
  • guarantee
  • indemnity
  • insurance
  • loss adjuster
  • mature
  • non-contributory
  • non-network
  • noncoverage
  • Obamacare
  • policyholder
  • PPI
  • protect
  • underwrite
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(Definition ofassurancefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

assurance| American Dictionary

assurance
noun[C/U]
us
/əˈʃʊər·əns/
apromisetotellsomething to someoneconfidentlyorfirmly, or apromisetocausesomeone tofeelcertainbyremovingdoubt:
[C]He gave me his assurance that he would give us ananswerby the end of theweek.
Assurance is also afeelingofconfidenceinyourabilities:
[U]Sheansweredall thequestionsput to her with assurance andpoise.
(Definition ofassurancefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

assurance| Business English

assurance
noun[U]
UK
uk
/əˈʃʊərəns/us
INSURANCE
atypeofinsurance,especiallylifeinsurance, that willpayanamountofmoneyat the end of anagreedperiodor when someonedies,ratherthan only if somethingunexpectedhappens:
anassurancepolicy
apromisethat something is orbehavesasexpected:
People oftenlooktobrandsas anassurance ofquality.
Although the Fund willstrivetoachieveitsgoal,there is no assurance thatit will.

See also

decreasing term assurance
endowment assurance
life insurance
quality assurance
term assurance
(Definition ofassurancefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofassurance

assurance
Investors also are looking for economic, legal and regulatory services - and assurances that the ' rules of the game ' will not change capriciously.
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With so many institutions and so few regulators, assurances have not been a meaningful device for filling gaps in the regulation's skimpy substantive rules.
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They wanted real, visible i assurances that she and her retinue would be respected, protected, and prominent in the public arena.
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Through the unilateral commitments to plans, assurances are generated and stalemates are ended.
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In the absence of credible assurances on this score, we might expect to see the achievement of trade liberalization undermined by calls for renewed protection.
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If we think of an ex ante increased chance of benefit as itself a benefit, threats can be assimilated to sure assurances.
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Because assurances define duties having a substantive regulatory character, they amount to contract-based regulation.
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However, the validity of such assurances can be tested by supposing that the boot was on the other foot.
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The members of the consultation team expressed frustration at being unable to provide convincing assurances in support of a different course of action.
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Certification schemes can give effective plant health assurances to buyers or importers of propagating material and several examples are given.
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However, the provision of assurances concerning their predictability is still insufficient, mainly in the context of dependable applications.
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I proceeded by applying an argument for the rationality of following through on assurances to the rationality of following through on deterrent threats.
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Poverty remained widespread in those areas on the margins of power, and many had tired of the state's failure to fulfill its assurances.
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On the one hand, it has a protective face, giving paternalistic assurances and shielding labour from excessive and unfair business demands.
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In early third wave transitions, such assurances proved critical to enabling regime change even to begin (ibid : 48).
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Collocationswithassurance

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These are words often used in combination withassurance.

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absolute assurance
I do not think, however, that enquiry into claims of revelation needs be kept on hold until absolute assurance be gained on the points of natural theology.
From theCambridge English Corpus
adequate assurance
These are some of the gaps in our measures for giving people an adequate assurance of security.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
false assurance
Yet such systems depended upon the false assurance that the body provided a stable site for establishing intelligible racial identification.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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