本期词汇: ensure • make sure • guarantee • assure • see to it that…
These words all mean to make sth certain to happen.
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
► to ensure/make sure/guarantee/see to it that…
► to ensure/guarantee/assure the success/survival/quality of sth
► to absolutely ensure/guarantee/assure sth
► to make absolutely sure
► to virtually ensure/guarantee/assure sth
ensure (also insure especially in AmE ) [ T , I ] ( rather formal )
to make sth certain to happen; to check that sth is done Please ensure that all lights are switched off.
make sure phrase
to do sth in order to be certain that sth else happens Make sure (that) no one else finds out about this.
guarantee [ T ]
to make sth certain to happen Tonight's victory guarantees the team's place in the final.
assure [ T ] to make sth certain to happen This achievement has assured her a place in the history books. NOTE ensure, guarantee or assure? Ensure is often used in orders or instructions : [strike]Please guarantee/assure that all lights are switched off. [/strike]
[strike][/strike]Assure and guarantee can suggest that feelings of worry or doubt about sth are removed; guarantee , but not assure is often used in negative statements to show that feelings of worry or doubt are not removed : [strike]Getting a degree doesn't assure you a job. [/strike]
see to it that… phrase
to give your attention to sth in order to make sure that it is done Can you see to it that the fax goes this afternoon?
ensure (also insure especially in AmE ) [ T , I ] ( rather formal )
确认,确保(特别地,在美国英语中也写作insure)(不正式)
to make sth certain to happen; to check that sth is done
使得某事当然发生;核查某事已经被做了
Please ensure that all lights are switched off.
请确保所有的灯都关了。
make sure phrase
确认,确信,词组
to do sth in order to be certain that sth else happens
为了确定事情已经发生而做某事
Make sure (that) no one else finds out about this.
请确信没有人会发现这一点。