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单词 insurance
释义
insurance
noun
uk
/ɪnˈʃɔː.rəns,ɪnˈʃʊə.rəns/us
/ɪnˈʃɜ.r.əns/
B2[U]
anagreementin which youpayacompanymoneyand theypayyourcostsif you have anaccident,injury, etc.:
保险
car/travelinsurance
I'll need totake outextracarinsurance for anotherdriver.我需要为另一名驾车人购买汽车保险。
The insurance doesn'tcoveryou for(=include)householditems.这份保险没有包括你的家用物品。
When mybikewasstolen, Iclaimedonthe insurance.
See also
comprehensive insurance
health insurance
life insurance
National Insurance
social insurance
term insurance
third-party insurance
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assurance(INSURANCE)UK
[CorU]
something thatprotectsagainst thepossibledamagingeffectsof something:
Households arestockpilingfoodas insuranceagainstpricerises.
Manypeopleareapplyingforoverseaspassportsas an insurancepolicyincaseoffuturechaos.
Owninggoldwasseenas an insurance against anunknownfuture.
[U]
anagreementin which thepeopleorganizingasportingeventpayacompanymoneyand theypaythecostsif there are anyaccidents,injuries, etc.causedby orhappeningduring theevent:
Insuringplayersagainstinjuryis just the mostobvioustypeoffootballinsurance.
If there is more then acertainnumberofspectatorsat aracethen insurancepremiumsskyrocket!
More examples
  • It is alegalrequirementfordriversto havecarinsurance.
  • Thetreatmentisexpensive, so we'reluckythatourinsurancecoversmost of it.
  • It took the insurancecompanymonthstosettlemyclaim.
  • It'sworthyourwhile taking outtravelinsurance before youtravel.
  • Investors werebuyingoilas insurance against thefallingdollar.
  • Thefactthat there has been nomajorattackin threeyearsis no insurance againstfutureattacks.
  • Fish fromnativepopulationswereaddedto thestreamstoprovideakindof insurancepolicyfor thesurvivalof thefish.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Insurance
  • actuarial
  • actuary
  • assessor
  • claim
  • comprehensive
  • copay
  • coverage
  • guarantee
  • indemnity
  • loss adjuster
  • mature
  • non-contributory
  • non-network
  • noncoverage
  • Obamacare
  • policyholder
  • PPI
  • protect
  • third-party insurance
  • underwrite
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Defending and protecting
insurance
adjective[before noun]
ukus
Insport, an insurancerun,point,goal, etc. is one that youscorewhen you already have aleadto make it moredifficultfor the otherteamtocatchup:
Kellyscoredahugeinsurancegoalto put the Puffins up by 2, with 3minutesleft.
They mightregretnot beingabletoscorean insurancerunin thatinning.
More examples
  • Hehitawonderfulinsurancepointtwominutesintoinjurytime.
  • Thewindblowingtheballoff theteewas areminderthat Irelandneededmore insurancepoints.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sports & games generally
  • battleship
  • board sport
  • buildering
  • choose
  • choose up sb/sth
  • classic
  • contact sport
  • cross-country
  • defensively
  • game
  • high jinks
  • multi-sport
  • parasport
  • parkour
  • pickup
  • pre-game
  • snooker
  • sport
  • the first person
  • TTRPG
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(Definition ofinsurancefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
insurance
noun[U]
uk
/ɪnˈʃɔː.rəns,ɪnˈʃʊə.rəns/us
/ɪnˈʃɜ.r.əns/
B2
anagreementin which youpayacompanymoneyand theypayyourcostsif you have anaccident,injury, etc.
保险
life/health/car/travelinsurance人寿／健康／汽车／旅行保险
I'll need totake outextracarinsurance for anotherdriver.我需要为另一名驾车人购买汽车保险。
The insurance doesn'tcoveryou for(=include)householditems.这份保险没有包括你的家用物品。
Compare
assurance(INSURANCE)UK
More examples
  • It is alegalrequirementthat you have insurance foryourcar.
  • It took the insurancecompanymonthstosettlemyclaim.
  • She was sothankfulthat she had taken out insurance, when she wasinvolvedin anaccidentonholiday.
  • It'sworthyourwhile taking outtravelinsurance before youtravel.
  • When mybikewasstolen, Iclaimedon the insurance and got £150 back.

insurance| American Dictionary

insurance
noun[U]
us
/ɪnˈʃʊər·əns//ˈɪnˌʃɜr-/
theagreementin which youpayacompanymoneyand thecompanypaysthecostif you have anaccident,injury, orloss:
fire/health/lifeinsurance
(Definition ofinsurancefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

insurance| Business English

insurance
noun
uk
/ɪnˈʃʊərəns/us
[CorU]INSURANCE
anagreementin which youpayacompanymoney, either in onepaymentor inregularpayments, and theypayyourcosts, forexample, if youloseordamagesomething, or have anaccident,injury, etc.:
car/holiday/home/health, etc. insurance
aninsuranceplan/policy
tobuy/sellinsurance
insurancecontributions/payments/premiums
insurance against sthYou can take out insurance againstemployeeinjury.
offer/provide/refuse insuranceHave youeverbeenrefusedcarinsurance in the past?
arrange/obtain/take out insuranceYou must makesureyou take out insurance on thecontentsofyourhouse.
have insuranceEnsure you havesufficientinsurance tocoverthecostofreplacingyourvaluables.
be covered by (the) insuranceUnfortunately,stolenpersonalbelongingsare notcoveredby the insurance.
claim on the/your insuranceIclaimedon the insurance for thedamageto thefurniture.
insurance pays for sth/covers sb/sthThis insurancecoversthecostoftheirmortgagebut they areconsideringmorelifecover.
Most insurances won'tcoveryou if you takepartin anydangeroussportingactivities.
[U]INSURANCE
thebusinessofsellinginsurance:
He'sworkedin insurancefor over 20years.
theinsuranceindustry
aninsurancecompany
[U]INSURANCE
moneythat ispaidto an insurancecompany:
Theyaskfor 8%extrafromcustomerswhopayinsurancebydirectdebitinsteadof as alumpsum.
[U]INSURANCE
moneythat ispaidby an insurancecompany:
I had tocancelthetrip, but I got backnearly$1000in insurance.
[Uorplural]STOCK MARKET
sharesin insurancecompanies:
Insurances were given a newleaseoflifeas the market'sstrengthhelpedtoallaysolvencymarginfears.
See also
accident insurance
agreed value insurance
all-loss
all-risks
annuity insurance
automobile insurance
aviation insurance
blanket insurance
block insurance
buildings and contents insurance
business interruption
business liability insurance
business life and health insurance
car insurance
casualty insurance
comprehensive insurance
consumer credit insurance
contingency insurance
credit insurance
deposit insurance
disability insurance
double insurance
engineering insurance
export insurance
fidelity insurance
fire insurance
floating policy
flood insurance
general insurance
group insurance
health insurance
home insurance
homeowner's insurance
household insurance
income insurance
income protection insurance
industrial injuries insurance
liability insurance
life insurance
marine insurance
medical insurance
mortgage indemnity insurance
mortgage protection insurance
motor insurance
national insurance
open insurance
property and liability insurance
self-insurance
social insurance
term insurance
third party, fire and theft
travel insurance
unemployment insurance
valued insurance
whole-of-life
(Definition ofinsurancefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinsurance

insurance
On the one hand, payout per dollar of premium might be reduced ifinsurancecompanies believe that wealthier retirees will live longer.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The history of the relationship betweeninsuranceand civil society, as usually told, is an anticlimactic narrative.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But there is always the pain and the loss that the calculating tables ofinsurancecompanies are not able to express, calculate, or compensate for.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A portfolio effect tends to increase the forest cover, while aninsuranceeffect tends to reduce it.
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Thus, informed speculation concerning the outcome of the equal antecedent-riskinsurancemechanism would serve as the guideline for evaluating the justice of communal medical provision.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Unlike most social programs, government healthinsuranceinvolves the purchase of services from a clearly defined and often extremely powerful profession.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Unlike old age or unemploymentinsurance, workers' compensation provided not just income support but also medical benefits.
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Insurancefor non-occupational disabilities, by contrast, had no established network of interests; such insurance was virtually non-existent in the private sector.
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In the first subsection, we discuss the historical context for adoption of workers' compensationinsurancein the early twentieth century.
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The 70-year old pensioner has to accept substantial probabilities of capital exhaustion within his lifetime relying on aninsuranceequivalent fund solution.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Moreover, and more damagingly, he has established no grounds for preferring the hypotheticalinsurancescheme to the talent auction.
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The private sector scheme is managed by private pension institutions :insurancecompanies, corporate pension funds, industry-wide pension funds, and other statutory pension providers.
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However, the price ofinsurancefor consumers has not decreased.
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As an economic history of fireinsuranceit is indeed likely to be the definitive overall account for many years to come.
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This situation changed only in 1967, when separated trust funds were created for health and old ageinsurance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithinsurance

insurance

These are words often used in combination withinsurance.

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adequate insurance
I cannot stress too strongly the importance of intending travellers makingadequateinsurancearrangements.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
compulsory insurance
With these two assumptions in place, the non-paternalistic argument forcompulsoryinsuranceproceeds as follows.
From theCambridge English Corpus
crop insurance
They also make a case for income guaranteecropinsuranceprograms and federal cost-share programs that could help farmers' transition to lower chemical use.
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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