Word · Frequency #712
ensured
确保；保证
ensured is the past of ensure.
to make sure that something happens or is done
- 1.
To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).
确保或确定某事(通常是某个未来事件或条件)
确保或确定某事(通常是某个未来事件或条件)；确定；保证；担保；保护；[经] 确保
In use
Please ensure that all the lights are turned off before you leave.
She ensured the report was accurate by checking every number twice.
Regular exercise helps ensure good health in old age.
ensure + noun phrase
We must ensure the safety of all passengers.
我们必须确保所有乘客的安全。
ensure + that clause
Please ensure that the door is locked.
请确保门是锁着的。
ensure against + noun phrase
常用被动式：be ensured against
Insurance can ensure against financial loss.
保险可以确保免受经济损失。
Verb forms
base ensure · third person ensures · -ing ensuring · past ensured · past participle ensured
规则动词
Common mistakes
You should insure your success.You should ensure your success.
中国学习者常混淆'insure'和'ensure'：'insure'主要用于保险（为...投保），而'ensure'表示确保某事发生。此处应为'ensure'。
I want to ensure you to come to the party.I want to ensure that you come to the party.
'ensure'是及物动词，但不能接宾语加不定式（ensure sb to do），正确结构是'ensure + that从句'或'ensure + 名词'。应改为'ensure that you come'。
Connections
Collocations
- ensure that
- 确保……
- Please ensure that all doors are locked before leaving.请确保离开前所有门都锁好。
- ensure safety
- 确保安全
- The company has taken steps to ensure safety in the workplace.公司已采取措施确保工作场所安全。
- ensure success
- 确保成功
- Proper planning is essential to ensure success.适当的规划对于确保成功至关重要。
- ensure compliance
- 确保合规
- The new regulations require firms to ensure compliance with data protection laws.新规定要求公司确保遵守数据保护法。
Pop culture & quotes
- To ensure peace, you must prepare for war.
- 为确保和平，你必须准备战争。The general said, 'To ensure peace, you must prepare for war.'
Learner notes
Memory Tip
en-（使）+ sure（确定）→ 确保。别与insure（投保险）混淆。
Context & Register
通常用于正式或书面语境，表示确保某事发生或得到保证。在日常口语中也较为常见，但多见于较严肃的场合。
Grammar Note
通常不用于进行时，常接名词或that从句作为宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -sure like 'assure', 'insure', 'sure' rhyme with 'ensure' (pronounced /ʃʊə/). 'cure' also shares the /ʊə/ ending. Beware of 'measure', 'pleasure', 'treasure' which are spelled with -sure but pronounced with /ʒə/ and do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.