新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

insurance

英  [ɪnˈʃʊərəns]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • insurances

    1[C, U 有变体名词] 保险

    Insurance is an arrangement in which you pay money to a company, and they pay you if something unpleasant happens to you, for example, if your property is stolen or damaged, or if you get a serious illness.

    近义词

    cover

    双语例句

    例:

    The house was a total loss and the insurance company promptly paid us the policy limit.

    房屋被定为全损,保险公司按保险限额迅速赔付了我们。

    例:

    We recommend that you take out travel insurance on all holidays.

    我们推荐您为所有假期办理旅行保险。

    例:

    regulation of the insurance industry.

    对保险行业的管理。

    2[C, U 有变体名词] 预防措施

    If you do something as insurance against something unpleasant happening, you do it to protect yourself in case the unpleasant thing happens.

    双语例句

    例:

    Attentive proofreading is the only insurance against the kind of omissions described in this section.

    仔细校对是避免本节提到的那种遗漏问题的唯一预防措施。