1. | [c] 保证;担保a statement that sth will certainly be true or will certainly happen, particularly when there has been doubt about it |
They called for assurances that the government is committed to its education policy. 他们要求政府保证切实执行其教育方针。 | |
Unemployment seems to be rising, despite repeated assurances to the contrary . 尽管反复担保减少失业,失业率看来却在上升。 |
2. | [u] 自信belief in your own abilities or strengths |
There was an air of easy assurance and calm about him. 他表现出从容自信和冷静。 |
3. | [u] 人寿保险a type of insurance in which money is paid out when sb dies or after an agreed period of time |
a life assurance company 人寿保险公司 |