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be a cert to do sth
This team is a cert to win the championship.
这支队伍一定会赢得冠军。
必然的事情；绝对肯定的事
certs — plural of cert
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
必然的事情；绝对肯定的事
an absolute certainty
This team is a cert to win the championship.
这支队伍一定会赢得冠军。
必然的事情；[计] 计算机紧急反应小组
n. an absolute certainty
It's a cert that the meeting will end early if the boss is absent.
如果老板不在，会议肯定会提前结束。
After that brilliant performance, she's a cert for the top prize.
在那场精彩表演之后，她获得最高奖是必然的事。
Most people thought the deal was a cert, so the failure surprised everyone.
大多数人认为这笔交易是必然能成的，所以失败让所有人都很惊讶。
This team is a cert to win the championship.
这支队伍一定会赢得冠军。
for 后接名词或名词短语，表示“必定获得或入选”。
She is a cert for a place in the final.
她肯定能进入决赛。
it 是形式主语，真正的主语是 that 从句。
It's a cert that the price will rise.
价格必然会上涨。
Not this
I am cert that the plan will work.
Use this
I am certain that the plan will work.
cert 是名词，表示“必然的事情”，不能作表语形容词；表达“确定的”应使用形容词 certain。
Not this
It is cert that our team will win.
Use this
It is a cert that our team will win.
cert 是可数名词，单数作表语时前面需要冠词 a；a cert 表示“必然发生的事情”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
十拿九稳的事；绝对肯定的事
The horse is a dead cert.
那匹马稳赢。
……是必然的
It's a dead cert that the train will be late.
火车必然会晚点。
十拿九稳的事；绝对肯定的事
He's a dead cert to win the election.
他必将在选举中获胜。
稳操胜券的事；必胜无疑的人
The favorite was considered a racing cert.
那匹热门马被认为是稳操胜券的。
十拿九稳能得到某物的人
She's a cert for the top job.
她十拿九稳能得到最高职位。
Use certs naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
cert是certainty的开头三个字母，看到cert就想到“必然、确定无疑”。
语域：informal 常见场景：sports betting、casual conversation cert 表示“必然的事”时通常用于非正式口语，尤其在赛马、体育博彩等打赌场合，如 a dead cert。正式写作中较少出现。
hurt /hɜːt/、shirt /ʃɜːt/、alert /əˈlɜːt/、assert /əˈsɜːt/ 与 cert /sɜːt/ 押韵（重读元音和尾音都是 /ɜːt/）。注意：certain /ˈsɜːtn/ 和 expert /ˈekspɜːt/ 拼写相似（都含 -ert），但发音不同，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.