ensure
verb(also insure especially in North American English)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ensure | |
| he / she / it ensures | |
| past simple ensured | |
| past participle ensured | |
| -ing form ensuring |
to make sure that something happens or is definite 保证；担保；确保 - ensure something
We are working to ensure the safety of people in the city. 我们正在努力确保这个城市里人们的安全。 The book ensured his success. 这本书确保了他的成功。 We must take steps now to ensure the survival of these animals. 我们现在必须采取措施确保这些动物能生存下去。 - ensure somebody something
Victory ensured them a place in the final. 战胜对手让他们晋级决赛。 The system ensures all children equal access to education. 该系统确保所有儿童平等接受教育。 - ensure something for somebody
The system ensures equal access to education for all children. 该系统确保所有儿童平等接受教育。 - ensure (that)…
The government needs to ensure (that) workers' rights are respected. 政府需要确保工人的权利得到尊重。 Rent rises were limited in order to ensure that housing remained affordable. 租金上涨受到限制，以确保住房仍然负担得起。
Extra ExamplesTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb2Forces were brought in to ensure security for tourists. 军队被调来确保游客的安全。 Please ensure (that) all lights are switched off. 请确保将所有灯都关掉。 The system not only ensures maximum discounts, but also helps the company track usage. 这一制度不仅保证产品最大限度的优惠，而且能帮助公司追踪产品的使用。 provisions designed to ensure safe conditions of work 旨在确保工作环境安全的规定 The therapist must treat the cause of the problem, thereby ensuring the symptoms do not return. 治疗专家必须从病根上着手治疗，以确保此类症状不会复发。 The alternative simply ensures that the problem will get worse. 另一种方案只会使问题变得更糟。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- practically
- virtually
- effectively
- …
- must
- aim to
- try to
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- an attempt to ensure something
- efforts to ensure something
- measures to ensure something
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘convince’ and ‘make safe’): from Anglo-Norman French enseurer, alteration of Old French aseurer, earlier form of assurer, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ (expressing change) + securus, from se- ‘without’ + cura ‘care’. Compare with insure.- ensure something