词汇精选:guarantee的用法和辨析

一、详细释义:

n.

保证,担保 [C]

例句:

A famous old name on a firm is not necessarily a guarantee of quality.

公司悠久的品牌并不能确保商品的质量。

例句:

The Editor can give no guarantee that they will fulfil their obligations.

《编辑家》无法保证他们会履行职责。

保证人;保证书;担保金,担保物,抵押品 [C]

例句:

Males between 18 and 20 had to leave a deposit as a guarantee of returning to do their military service.

18至20岁的男性必须缴纳一笔保证金,作为回来服兵役的担保。

例句:

The guard guards the guarantee in the garden regardless of the hazard.

卫兵不顾危险看守着花园里的抵押品。

保修单 [C]

例句:

The new television had a guarantee with it.

这台新电视机有保修单。

例句:

Whatever a guarantee says, when something goes wrong, you can still claim your rights from the shop.

不论保修单如何规定,若商品出了问题,消费者仍然可以去商店维护自身权益。

v.

保证,确保 [T]

例句:

Buying a train ticket doesn't guarantee you a seat.

买一张火车票并不一定担保你有座位。

例句:

Surplus resources alone do not guarantee growth.

仅有富余的资源并不能确保发展。

例句:

I guarantee that you'll enjoy yourself.

我保证你玩得痛快。

例句:

Some builders guarantee their work.

一些建筑公司对其承建工程提供质量担保。

例句:

We [guarantee] the fastness of these dyes.

我们担保这些染料不褪色。

担保 [T]

例句:

All Dreamland's electric blankets are guaranteed for three years.

所有的梦乡牌电热毯质保3年。

例句:

Some builders guarantee their work.

一些建筑公司对其承建工程提供质量担保。

二、词义辨析:

ensure,insure,assure,guarantee,pledge,promise

这些动词都有“保证”之意。

ensure侧重使人相信某个行为或力量产生的结果。

insure常与ensure换用,但前者多指经济方面的保证、保险。

assure侧重指消除某人思想上的怀疑或担心,从而有达到目的的保证感,但不如ensure普通。

guarantee指对事物的品质或人的行为及履行义务、义务等承担责任的保证。

pledge正式用词,指通过郑重许诺、协议或立誓等保证承担某一义务或遵守某一原则。

promise侧重表自己的主观意向,设法用语言使人感到稳当可靠。

三、参考例句:

Some builders guarantee their work.

一些建筑公司对其承建工程提供质量担保。

It has a three-year guarantee.

这个产品可以保修三年。

Surplus resources alone do not?guarantee?growth.

仅有富余的资源并不能确保发展。

I guarantee that you'll enjoy yourself.

我保证你玩得痛快。

We guarantee prompt delivery of goods.

我们保证及时交货。

A diploma is no guarantee of efficiency.

持有文凭不能保证工作效率一定高。

We guarantee the fastness of these dyes.

我们担保这些染料不褪色。

Surplus resources alone do not guarantee growth.

仅有富余的资源并不能确保发展。

I can guarantee you no extra charge.

我可以保证决不加收费用。

The ticket will guarantee your free entry.

这张票可确保你免费入场。