sure/ʃʊəʳ/

adj

1. 不用在名词前 确信的；有把握的

• You need to be sure of your facts before making any accusations. 在提起控告之前，你需要把你掌握的事实搞清楚。

• I think what he said is right， but I'm not absolutely sure about it. 我认为他说的是对的，但我没有绝对的把握。

2. 不用在名词前 必定的，一定的

• It's sure to snow. 一定会下雪。

• You are sure to fail if you don't do it this way. 如果你不这样做一定会失败。

3. 千真万确的；无可置疑的

• sure proof of sb.'s guilt 某人有罪的确证

• One thing is sure: we won a great victory in the 27th Olympic Games. 有一点是确定无疑的：我们在第27届奥运会上取得了巨大的胜利。

4. 极灵验的；极有效的

• a sure remedy for cold 包治感冒的灵丹妙药

词组be sure 务必，一定要

• Be sure to finish the job today. 一定要在今天把工作完成。

be sure of oneself 有自信心

• He's not so sure of himself recently. 他近来不大有自信心。

I'm sure

1. 我确信

• I'm sure he will succeed. 我确信他会成功。

2. 我声明；我起誓

• I'm sure I didn't mean to hurt him. 我真的没有伤害他的意思。

make sure 把…弄清楚；设法确保

• You'd better make sure of the time and place for the meeting. 你最好把开会的时间和地点弄清楚。

• We should set out early if we want to make sure of getting there on time. 如果我们想确保按时到达那里，就该早点出发。

–sureness n U