insure
verb /ɪnˈʃʊə(r)/, /ɪnˈʃɔː(r)/
/ɪnˈʃʊr/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they insure | /ɪnˈʃʊə(r)/, /ɪnˈʃɔː(r)/ /ɪnˈʃʊr/ |
| he / she / it insures | /ɪnˈʃʊəz/, /ɪnˈʃɔːz/ /ɪnˈʃʊrz/ |
| past simple insured | /ɪnˈʃʊəd/, /ɪnˈʃɔːd/ /ɪnˈʃʊrd/ |
| past participle insured | /ɪnˈʃʊəd/, /ɪnˈʃɔːd/ /ɪnˈʃʊrd/ |
| -ing form insuring | /ɪnˈʃʊərɪŋ/, /ɪnˈʃɔːrɪŋ/ /ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to buy insurance so that you will receive money if your property, car, etc. gets damaged or stolen, or if you get ill or die
投保；给…保险 - insure something/yourself (for something) The painting is insured for $1 million.
这幅油画投了 100 万美元的保险。 - insure something/yourself (against something) The car is insured against fire and theft.
这辆车保了火险和偷窃险。 - Luckily he had insured himself against long-term illness.
幸运的是，他为自己投保了长期病险。 - (figurative) Having a lot of children is a way of insuring themselves against loneliness in old age.
养很多孩子是他们预防老年孤寂的一种办法。 - insure against something We strongly recommend insuring against sickness or injury.
我们强烈建议投伤病保险。
- insure something/yourself (for something) The painting is insured for $1 million.
- [transitive] insure somebody/something to sell insurance to somebody for something
接受投保；承保 - The company can refuse to insure a property that does not have window locks.
保险公司可以拒绝为没有窗锁的房产提供保险。
- The company can refuse to insure a property that does not have window locks.
- (especially North American English) (also ensure British and North American English)to make sure that something happens or is definite
确保： 确保某事发生或确定
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘assure someone of something’): alteration of ensure.