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| /əˈʃɔː/ |
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| 1 | formal to tell someone that something will definitely happen or is definitely true , especially in order to remove doubt about it 向（某人）保证；使确信 |
| There’ s not much more I can say to assure you. 我已向你作了足够的保证，没有太多可说的了。 |
| assure sb of sth She assured me of her support. 她向我保证会支持我。 |
| assure sb (that) The president assured me that he would sign the bill as amended. 总统向我保证他会将提案作为修正案签署。 |
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| 2 | to do everything that you can in order to make certain that something happens 确保 |
| We all worked hard to assure the mayor’ s re-election. 我们都努力确保市长连任。 |
| | 2a | to be certain to happen 肯定 | | Her success is now virtually assured. 她现在几乎是肯定要成功了。 | |
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