insure
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If you insure yourself or your property, you pay money to an insurance company so that, if you become ill or if your property is damaged or stolen, the company will pay you a sum of money. 爲…投保; 投保
For protection against unforeseen emergencies, you insure your house, your furnishings and your car. 爲防止發生無法預料的緊急情況，人們給房屋、家具和汽車投保。
While many people insure against death, far fewer take precautions against long-term loss of income because of sickness. 雖然許多人買人壽險，但很少有人採取預防措施以避免因疾病而造成的長期收入損失。
2. V-T If you insure yourself against something unpleasant that might happen in the future, you do something to protect yourself in case it happens, or to prevent it from happening. 使預防
All the electronics in the world cannot insure people against accidents, though. 不過，世界上所有的電子設備竝不能預防意外的發生。
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insure /ɪnˈʃʊə/ (insuring,insured,insures)
剑桥词典
- [ 不及物動詞：後麪不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞, 經常 後麪必須接副詞或介詞的動詞 ]
to protect yourself against risk by regularly paying a special company that will provide a fixed amount of money if you are killed or injured or if your home or possessions are damaged , destroyed , or stolen
（給…上）保險，（爲…）投保
The house is insured for two million dollars . 該房子投保了200萬英鎊。
All our household goods are insured against accidental damage . 我們家裡所有的物品都保了意外損失險。
[ 加賓語的動詞後麪接一個帶to的不定式 ] I'm not insured to drive his car . 我沒有相關的保險，不能開他的車。
[ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]
to provide insurance for someone or something
爲（某人或某物）提供保險；承保
They refused to insure us because they said we're too old . 他們拒絕爲我們提供保險，因爲他們認爲我們年紀太大了。
Many companies won't insure new or young drivers . 許多公司是不會爲新司機或年輕司機提供保險的。