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■ assure 与 ensure中文都是“保证”。但是 assure 是向对方作出保证的表示，ensure 是采取实际措施保证事情成功。前者例如： - He assured them of his sincerity.他向他们保证自己是真心诚意的。
- They assured her it was true.他们向她保证这是真的。
- We've never had anyone like that here, I can assure you.我可以向你保证，我们这里从来没有过这样的人。
- They assured us that they would be there.他们向我们保证他们一定到那边去。
- They have assured us of their support.他们向我们保证一定支持。
- He tried to assure them that the rumor was false.他向他们保证，传闻没有根据。
后者例如： - I did everything I could to ensure his success (to ensure that he would succeed).我用尽一切办法去保证他的成功。
- My recommendation will ensure you an interview.我的推荐信可以保证你能有一次面试的机会。
- This decision ensured a large income for her son.这个决定，保证了她儿子能有大笔的收入。
- ensure a good job for a person (= ensure a person a good job)保证某人有良好的工作。
- The first duty of the state is to ensure that law-abiding people are protected from crime.国家的首要义务，是保证守法人民受到保护，不受犯罪侵害。
- The door did not lock, but at least it ensured a reasonable amount of privacy.门锁不起来，但是起码保证了有一定程度的隐私。
此外，insure 则是“为…买保险”或“给…承保”的意思，同 ensure 不一样，但是由于发音相同，在美国也有人用 insure 来代替 ensure，不过由于 insure 的经济意义很突出，所以很少有反过来用 ensure 代替 insure 的。 目录 |