en·sure
verb OPAL W
/ɪnˈʃʊə(r)/, /ɪnˈʃɔː(r)/
/ɪnˈʃʊr/
(also insure especially in North American English)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ensure | /ɪnˈʃʊə(r)/, /ɪnˈʃɔː(r)/ /ɪnˈʃʊr/ |
| he / she / it ensures | /ɪnˈʃʊəz/, /ɪnˈʃɔːz/ /ɪnˈʃʊrz/ |
| past simple ensured | /ɪnˈʃʊəd/, /ɪnˈʃɔːd/ /ɪnˈʃʊrd/ |
| past participle ensured | /ɪnˈʃʊəd/, /ɪnˈʃɔːd/ /ɪnˈʃʊrd/ |
| -ing form ensuring | /ɪnˈʃʊərɪŋ/, /ɪnˈʃɔːrɪŋ/ /ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ/ |
- to make sure that something happens or is definite
保证；担保；确保 - ensure something We are working to ensure the safety of people in the city.
我们正尽力确保城里居民的安全。 - The book ensured his success.
这本书确保了他的成功。 - We must take steps now to ensure the survival of these animals.
我们现在必须采取措施确保这些动物能生存下去。 - ensure somebody something Victory ensured them a place in the final.
战胜对手让他们晋级决赛。 - The system ensures all children equal access to education.
该制度确保所有儿童平等接受教育。 - ensure something for somebody The system ensures equal access to education for all children.
该制度确保所有儿童都有平等的受教育机会。 - ensure (that)… The government needs to ensure (that) workers' rights are respected.
政府需要确保工人的权利得到尊重。 - Rent rises were limited in order to ensure that housing remained affordable.
租金上涨受到限制，以确保住房负担得起。
Extra ExamplesTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb2- Forces were brought in to ensure security for tourists.
当局派出部队来确保游客的安全。 - Please ensure (that) all lights are switched off.
请确保所有灯都已关闭。 - The system not only ensures maximum discounts, but also helps the company track usage.
这一制度不仅保证产品最大限度的优惠，而且能帮助公司追踪产品的使用。 - provisions designed to ensure safe conditions of work
旨在确保工作环境安全的规定 - The therapist must treat the cause of the problem, thereby ensuring the symptoms do not return.
治疗专家必须从病根上着手治疗，以确保此类症状不会复发。 - The alternative simply ensures that the problem will get worse.
另一种方案只会使问题变得更糟。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- practically
- virtually
- effectively
- …
- must
- aim to
- try to
- …
- an attempt to ensure something
- efforts to ensure something
- measures to ensure something
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘convince’ and ‘make safe’): from Anglo-Norman French enseurer, alteration of Old French aseurer, earlier form of assurer, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ (expressing change) + securus, from se- ‘without’ + cura ‘care’. Compare with insure. - ensure something We are working to ensure the safety of people in the city.