assure
verb[T]
uk/əˈʃɔːr/us/əˈʃʊr/assureverb[T](SAY WITH CERTAINTY)
B2
totellsomeoneconfidentlythat something istrue,especiallyso that they do notworry:
（尤指为消除其忧虑而）确定地对…说，向…保证，使确信；让…放心Theunionsassured the newownersoftheworkers'loyaltyto thecompany.工会向新企业主保证，工人们对公司是忠诚的。
[+ speech]"Don'tworry,yourcarwill bereadytomorrow," themechanicassured him.“别担心，你的车明天就可以修好，”修理工向他保证。
[+ (that)]She assured him(that)thecarwould bereadythe nextday.她向他保证说他的车第二天就能修好。
Theprimeministerassured theelectorate(that)taxeswould not beincreasedafter theelection.首相向选民保证选举后不会增税。
You canrestassured(=feelconfident)that I shall be there aspromised.你放心，我答应了就一定会到的。
to promise someone something
- promiseI promise that I'll be home before dark.
- guaranteeI can't guarantee that the operation will be successful.
- give (someone) your wordHe gave me his word that the job would be finished on time.
- assure"Don't worry, your car will be ready tomorrow", the mechanic assured him.
- swearI didn't know what happened, I swear.
- pledgeWe are asking people to pledge their support for our campaign.
- Thepolicehave assured thepublicthat theescapedprisonerswill notevaderecaptureforlong.
- The ForeignSecretaryassuredanti-federalistMPsthat he would notagreeto anything whichlimitedBritishsovereignty.
- She assured me that myfearswerebaseless.
- "Rest assured,Mrs. Cooper" said thepoliceofficer. "We willfindyoursonfor you."
- Breakingyourlegisn'tfunny, I can assure you.
Reassuring
- be/take a weight offyourmindidiom
- blandishments
- calm (someone) down
- comforting
- consolation
- console
- consoling
- consolingly
- get (something) through (tosomeone)
- hearten
- lift
- lighten
- mind
- reassurance
- reassure
- reassuring
- settle down
- theyshould worry!idiom
- weight
- you do youidiom
assureverb[T](MAKE CERTAIN)
C1
tocausesomething to becertain:
确保；保障；使确定The play'spopularityhas been assured by thecritics'ravereviews.评论家们的赞誉确保了这部剧的走红。
- Journalists mayenterthedangerzonebutunfortunatelywe cannot assuretheirsafety.
- Alast-minutedealassured the company'sfuture.
- A secondgoalmomentsfrom the end assured us of aplacein thefinal.
- Excellentexamresultsmeantthat she was assured of aplaceatuniversity.
- Ananonymousdonationassured the museum'slong-termfuture.
Certainty
- (as) clear as dayidiom
- (as) sure as eggs is eggsidiom
- and that's flat!idiom
- assured
- assuredly
- decidedly
- deffo
- definite
- definitely
- definitive
- mistake
- nailsomethingon
- nailed on
- natch
- not miss a beatidiom
- squarely
- unreservedly
- watertight
- would
- you can bet your lifeidiom
assureverb[T](PROTECT)
UK
(of anorganization) topromisetopayanamountofmoneyto apersonortheirfamilyif thatpersonbecomesill, getsinjured, ordies, inreturnforsmallregularpayments
给…保险Insurance
- actuarial
- actuary
- assessor
- claim
- comprehensive
- copay
- coverage
- guarantee
- indemnity
- insurance
- loss adjuster
- mature
- non-contributory
- non-network
- noncoverage
- Obamacare
- policyholder
- PPI
- protect
- underwrite