assuring

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T If you assure someone that something is true or will happen, you tell them that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, often in order to make them less worried. (向…) 保證
He hastened to assure me that there was nothing traumatic to report. 他急忙向我保證沒(méi)有任何不快的事要報(bào)告。
"Are you sure the raft is safe?" she asked anxiously. "Couldn't be safer," Max assured her confidently. “你確定這筏子安全嗎？”她不安地問(wèn)。“再安全不過(guò)了，”馬克斯自信地向她保證。
2. →see also assured
3. V-T To assure someone of something means to make certain that they will get it. 確保得到
His performance yesterday morning assured him of a record eighth medal. 他昨天上午的成績(jī)確保了他得到創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄的第8枚獎(jiǎng)牌。
4. PHRASE You use phrases such as I can assure you or let me assure you to emphasize the truth of what you are saying. 我可以向你保證/讓我向你保證[強(qiáng)調(diào)]
I can assure you that the animals are well cared for. 我可以向你保證這些動(dòng)物都被照看得很好。