1N-VAR [oft NOUN that]保证;确保 If you give someone an assurance that something is true or will happen, you say that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, in order to make them feel less worried. 保证;确保
He would like an assurance that other forces will not move into the territory that his forces vacate.
他想确保其他势力不会在他的军队撤离后进入这个地区。
He will have been pleased by Marshal Yazov's assurance of the armed forces' loyalty. [+ of]
1promise諾言;許諾ADJECTIVE | VERB + ASSURANCE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤absolute, categorical, clear, firm, full無條件的/明確的/清楚的/堅定的/充分的擔保▸➤reasonable合理的承諾▸➤further, repeated進一步的承諾;再三保證▸➤formal, official, personal, verbal, written正式的承諾;親自擔保;口頭承諾;書面擔保◇He gave me his personal assurance that the vehicle was safe.他親自向我保證,這輛車是安全的。VERB + ASSURANCE➤have得到保證◇We now have a firm assurance of support from the government.現在我們得到了政府將給予支持的明確承諾。➤give sb, make, offer sb, provide向某人作出擔保;作擔保;給予某人擔保;給予擔保▸➤gain, get, obtain, receive得到保證;獲得保證▸➤ask for, demand, need, seek, want要求作出保證;需要承諾;尋求承諾;想得到承諾▸➤accept接受承諾◇They accepted his assurance that patients would be treated as soon as possible.他們接受了他作出的病人會盡快得到治療的承諾。➤go back on食言◇He accused the president of going back on assurances given earlier.他指責總統違背了先前的諾言。PREPOSITION➤assurance about有關⋯的保證◇an assurance about the safety of this equipment對這台設備的安全性的保證➤assurance by, assurance from⋯作出的承諾◇assurances from the manager經理的承諾PHRASES➤despite assurances儘管有所承諾◇Despite assurances from the government, the chemicals are known to be dangerous.儘管有政府的保證,化學品的危險性是人所共知的。assurance
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2feeling of calm and confidence沉着;自信ADJECTIVE | VERB + ASSURANCEADJECTIVE➤calm, quiet冷靜;沉着◇She spoke with calm assurance.她從容不迫地講話。➤great非常沉着冷靜VERB + ASSURANCE➤have有信心▸➤show顯示出沉着;顯出自信◇Even at a very young age she showed a great deal of assurance.她很小的時候就已經表現得非常沉着、自信。