sureBrE /ʃʊə(r), ʃɔː(r)/ NAmE /ʃʊr/► SEE ALLbe sure to do sthfor suremake sure (of sth/that…)(as) sure as eggs is eggs(as) sure as hellsure enoughsure of yourselfsure thingto be sure ●be sure to do sth ( be sure and do sthspoken) used to tell sb to do sth一定要，务必（做某事）◆Be sure to give your family my regards. 一定要代我向你的家人问好。◆Be sure and call me tomorrow. 务必明天给我打电话。●for ˈsure (informal) definitely无疑；肯定◆‘What time will you be here?’ ‘I don’t know for sure yet.’ “你什么时候到这儿？”“我还不能确定。”◆I’ll be there for sure; don’t worry. 我肯定会在那儿，别担心。●make ˈsure (of sth/that…)1.check that sth is true or has been done查明，核实，弄清（某事属实或已做）◆I think the door’s locked, but I’d better go and make sure. 我想门已经锁上了，不过我还是去看一下。◆Have you made sure that we’ve got enough money? 你确定我们的钱够吗？2.do sth in order to be certain that sth else happens确保；设法保证◆I want to make sure that the party is a success. 我想确保把聚会办成功。◆Make sure there’s enough to eat tonight. 一定要保证今晚的东西够吃。●(as) sure as eggs is ˈeggs (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) absolutely certain; without any doubt千真万确；的的确确；肯定无疑◆If he goes on driving at that speed, he’ll end up in hospital, as sure as eggs is eggs. 要是他还是那样开快车，早晚肯定要进医院。●(as) sure as ˈhell (NAmE, informal) certainly; without doubt的确；毫无疑问◆Joe sure as hell won’t want to dress up in a suit and tie. 乔确确实实不愿意穿西服系领带。●sure eˈnoughexactly as expected or as sb said果真；果然◆She said she was going to give up her job and, sure enough, she did. 她说她打算辞职，果不其然，她真的辞了。◆They said it would rain, and, sure enough, it did. 他们说有雨，果真下雨了。●ˈsure of yourself (sometimesdisapproving) very confident很自信；过于自信◆She seems very sure of herself. 她看起来很自信。●ˌsure ˈthing (spoken, especially NAmE) yes; of course是的；当然；没问题◆‘Will you come tonight?’ ‘Sure thing!’ “今晚你来吗？”“当然来。”◆‘Can you help me with this table?’ ‘Sure thing.’ “你能帮我摆一下桌子吗？”“当然可以。”●to be ˈsure (formal) used to admit that sth is true（用于承认属实）诚然，固然，无可否认◆He is intelligent, to be sure, but he’s also very lazy. 他固然聪明，可是也很懒惰。