assure

英 [ə'ʃʊə; ə'ʃɔː] 美[ə'ʃʊr]
  • vt. 保证;担保;使确信;弄清楚

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词态变化


第三人称单数: assures;过去式: assured;过去分词: assured;现在分词: assuring;

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1. 一再保证。

中文词源


assure 确信

前缀as- 同ad-. sure, 确信。

英文词源


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.

双语例句


1. 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!

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2. He hastened to assure me that there was nothing traumatic to report.
他急忙向我保证没有什么不快的事情要说。

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3. 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。

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4. Can you assure me that my father is not suffering?
你能保证我父亲不会受罪吗?

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5. 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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