前言
不出门,线上开门营业啦~
前两天跟国外的朋友互通疫情消息,告诉他现在因为复工,人员开始流动,但返回的人必须先自我隔离14天,确保没有COVID-19的相关症状之后,才可以解除隔离。因为“确保”的英文用对了,又被英语老师安排了任务,哈哈哈......
直接划重点
今天给大家三个英文单词:insure,ensure,assure
排除这三个单词之间相互通用的情况,只看他们之间的区别,详见下图:
insure
美 [ɪn'ʃʊr] 英 [ɪnˈʃʊə(r); ɪnˈʃɔː(r)]
v.
- 投保;给...保险
~ (oneself/sth) (against/for sth)
[t][i] to buy insurance so that you will receive money if your property, car, etc. gets damaged or stolen, or if you get ill/sick or die
- 接受投保;承保
~ sb/sth
[t] to sell insurance to sb for sth
ensure
美 [ɪn'ʃʊr] 英 [ɪnˈʃʊə(r); ɪnˈʃɔː(r)]
v.
保证;担保;确保
to make sure that sth happens or is definite
assure
美 [ə'ʃʊr] 英 [əˈʃʊə(r); əˈʃɔː(r)]
v.
- 使确信;向...保证
~ sb (of sth)
~ sb (that) ...
to tell sb that sth is definitely true or is definitely going to happen, especially when they have doubts about it
- 弄清;查明
~ oneself (of sth)
~ oneself (that) ...
to make yourself certain about sth
- 确保;使确定
to make sth certain to happen
- 保险(尤指人寿险)
~ sth
to insure sth especially against sb's death
练习
为了和本篇标题呼应,请分别用insure,ensure,assure 造句。
我先给大家中文打个样:
- 返城人员最好自我隔离14天,确保没有感染COVID-19。
- 中国向世界承诺,必将打赢这场疫战!
- 重疾险、疾病险,了解一下?!(司命style)
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