【sure音标】 英[ʃʊə(r)] 美[ʃʊr]
【单词释义】 sure是什么意思：
adj.确信的，确实的；有把握的；无疑的；一定的
adv.当然；确实地；无疑地
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[比较级] surer [最高级] surest
【sure形近词/近似词】
endure v.忍耐；忍受；持续，持久
pure adj.纯的；纯粹的；纯真的；干净的
tenure n.[U] 任期，任职；居住权，保有权，占有期
allure n. 诱惑力；魅力；吸引力 v.吸引；引诱；吸引
manure n.肥料；粪肥 vt.给……施肥
lure n.吸引力，魅力；诱惑力；鱼饵，诱饵
cure vt.治愈；解决
azure adj. 蔚蓝色的；天蓝色的 n. [U]天青色；天蓝色
failure n.失败；失败的人(或事物)
【常用短语】
be sure about 对……很有把握
be sure to do 一定做某事；确定做
for sure 确实；毫无疑问地
make sure 确信；证实
【近义词解析】
◇ 确信的
certain (adj. 肯定的，确信的) 指确定无疑的，表示说话人有确切的理由或不容置疑的证据，语气较强，通常作表语，多用于肯定句或正式的书面语中，常可与positive 换用，但不可单独用作回答。He is certain/positive that the fruit is ripe.
confident (adj. 确信的，有把握的) 指确信某事会以自己想要或期望的方式发生的，通常作表语。The committee is confident of success.
convinced ([专八/托福]adj. 确信的，信服的)
指对某事深信不疑的，通常作表语，常后接介词 of 或 that 从句。
positive (adj. 确信的，肯定的) 指对某事物的正确性或真实性绝对肯定的，通常作表语，可单独用作肯定回答，常后接介词 about/of 或 that 从句。
sure (adj. 确信的，确定的) 指主观上对某事物的正确性或真实性没有疑虑的，常可与 certain 换用，但语气稍弱，通常作表语。
【单词例句】
◇ After a while she locked the door again,got up and went back to the glass table.She put the key down and then she saw a little bottle on the table?'I'm sure it wasn't here before,'said Alice?.
过了一会她锁上门，站起来回到玻璃桌那儿。她放下钥匙，然后看见桌上有个小瓶子（“我敢肯定刚才它不在这儿，”爱丽丝说）。
---- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1)
◇ So what exactly are most of us getting wrong, and how can we change our routine to make sure we brush our teeth effectively? Here's how to properly brush your teeth, according to experts.
那么我们大多数人到底错在哪里？我们应该如何改变日常习惯以确保我们有效地刷牙呢？来看看专家建议的正确刷牙方法。
---- How to properly brush your teeth
◇ Then the girl said in her heart, "I know for sure that I will redeem my brothers."
公主心中想：“我知道，我一定能救活我的哥哥们。”
---- The Twelve Brothers
◇ I hear: This candidate wants me to make sure her peers are people she appreciates and wants me to make sure she becomes part of corporate culture she values.
我这样想：这位求职者想让我跟她确认，这里的同事都是她欣赏的人，她也会融入她认为有价值的公司文化。
---- Why do you want to work here?
◇ To be sure, he thought he had nothing to risk in his own person; but yet, he would prefer sending somebody else, to bring him intelligence about the weavers, and their work, before he troubled himself in the affair.
他相信他自己是用不着害怕的。虽然如此，但是，在他卷入这件事之前，他宁愿派其他人给他带来关于织布工及其工作的情报。
◇ Sure, you can always reach for a glass of water -- but plain H20 isn't the most hydrating beverage around, according to a study from Scotland's St. Andrews University that compared the hydration responses of several different drinks.
当然，你总是可以喝水的——但是根据苏格兰圣安德鲁斯大学的一项研究，白水并非最解渴的饮料。这项研究将几种不同饮料的解渴功效做了对比。
---- Which drink is best for hydration? Hint: It isn't water
◇ First, make sure you're wearing well-fitting exercise clothing and sturdy shoes. Before getting on the machine, warm up with stretches and range-of-motion exercises, said Clark Stevenson, owner of Treadmill Doctor, a treadmill repair company based in Memphis, Tennessee. Then step onto the machine and securely attach the safety key to your shirt. If you should become at risk of falling off of the treadmill, the safety key will immediately turn off the machine.
首先，你要确保自己穿上合体的运动服和结实的鞋子。总部在美国田纳西州孟菲斯市的跑步机修理公司“跑步机医生”的老板克拉克·史蒂芬森指出，上跑步机前要先做几组拉伸和全范围关节运动来热身；上跑步机后要先把安全按钮牢牢固定在自己穿的T恤上。如果你要从跑步机上摔下来，安全按钮会立刻让机器停止运转。
---- How to use treadmills safely
◇ If you're bringing a significant other home, you'll need to run it by your family and make sure they're on board.
如果你要把另一半带回家，你需要先知会家人，征得他们的同意。
---- How to introduce your partner to your family
◇ When it comes to storing garments, the best thing to do is make sure you're using the right type and size of hanger for the specific garment, says Will Lankston, operations director at Jeeves.
说到存放衣物，洁服士公司的运营总监威尔-兰克斯顿表示，最应该注意的是确保你给特定的衣物选择了类型和大小合适的衣架。
---- How to hang, wash, and care for clothes
◇ So the next time you feel like you're only breathing from one side of your nose, remember that it's a natural, automatic system working to keep you smelling properly, and to make sure your nose doesn't get dried out by a constant onslaught of dirty air.
下次，你感觉自己只能用一侧鼻孔呼吸的时候，请记住这是一件很正常的事。你的自主系统正在帮助你恰当地闻到气味，并确保你的鼻子不会因为不断呼吸肮脏的空气而变得干燥。