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| /ɪnˈʃʊərəns/ |
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| 1 | U an arrangement in which you regularly pay an insurance company an amount of money so that they will give you money if something you own is damaged, lost , or stolen , or if you die or are ill or injured 保险 |
| health/life/house/car insurance 健康/人寿/房屋/汽车保险 |
| take out insurance You have to take out building and contents insurance as a condition of the mortgage. 作为抵押的一个条件，你必须将房屋和屋内物品投保。 |
| +against They provide free insurance against loss or damage up to £5,000. 他们无偿提供高达5000英镑的丢失或损坏赔偿险。 |
| have insurance for/on sth Do you have insurance for the house yet? 你给房子投保了吗？ |
| claim (for) sth/make a claim for sth on your insurance Can you claim it on your insurance? 你可以让保险公司赔偿它吗？ |
| | 1a | U the business of selling insurance to people 保险业 | | He’ s in insurance. 他是从事保险工作的。 | |
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| 2 | U money that you pay regularly to an insurance company 保险费；保险金 |
| Have you paid your car insurance? 你有没有交你的汽车保险费？ |
| | 2a | money that an insurance company agrees to pay you if something you own is damaged, lost , or stolen , or if you die or are ill or injured 保险赔偿金 | | After the fire, they were able to rebuild their house with the insurance. 火灾过后，他们能用那笔保险赔偿金重建自己的房子。 | |
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| 3 | singular/U a situation or action intended to prevent something bad from happening or to prevent you from being affected by it if it does happen 保障；预防措施；安全保证 |
| +against The hostages were being held as insurance against further bombing raids. 为避免更多炸弹袭击，这些人质被当作安全保证扣押起来。 |
| See also | | - national insurance | |
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