assure
/əˈʃʊə(r)/verb
1
- reporting verb tell someone something positively or confidently to dispel any doubts they may have对…肯定地说; 向…保证（以消除疑虑）：
with obj. and clause Tony assured me that there was a supermarket in the village托尼向我肯定村子里有家超市
with obj. and direct speech 'I quite understand, ' Mrs Lewis assured her刘易斯夫人向她保证道：“我很理解。”
with obj. they assured him of their full confidence.他们向他保证他们充满信心。
1.1
- make (someone) sure of something使确信：
you would be assured of a welcome
你肯定会受到欢迎
she assured herself that he was asleep.
她确信他睡着了。
2
- with obj.（常作 be assured）make (something) certain to happen使必然发生：
victory was now assured
胜券在握
with clause their influence assured that the report would be tough.他们的影响势必会使报导很艰难。
2.1
- chiefly Brit. cover (a life) by assurance〈主英〉保（人寿）险。
2.2
- secure the future payment of (an amount) with insurance确保获得（保险金）。
派生词
assurer
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French assurer, based on Latin ad- 'to' (expressing change) + securus （see SECURE）.