( insure, especially in NAmE) ADVERB | VERB + ENSURE | PHRASESADVERBpractically, virtually切实地／基本上确保effectively有效地确保(not) only, simply（不）只是保证；仅仅保证◆The system not only ensures maximum discounts, but also helps the company track usage.这一制度不仅保证产品最大限度的优惠，而且能帮助公司追踪产品的使用。◆The alternative simply ensures that the problem will get worse.另一种方案只会使问题变得更糟。VERB + ENSUREmust必须确保aim to, try to旨在／尽力确保take action to, take care to, take steps to采取行动／用心／采取措施确保◆We must take steps now to ensure the survival of these animals.我们现在必须采取措施确保这些动物能生存下去。be designed to旨在确保◆provisions designed to ensure safe conditions of work旨在确保工作环境安全的规定help (to)有助确保be important to, be necessary to, be sufficient to确保⋯很重要；有必要确保；足以确保◆It is important to ensure that delegates have been properly briefed.重要的是要确保代表们事先了解基本情况。PHRASESan attempt to ensure sth为确保⋯所作的尝试efforts to ensure sth, measures to ensure sth为确保⋯所作的努力／所采取的措施thereby ensuring sth从而确保⋯◆The therapist must treat the cause of the problem, thereby ensuring the symptoms do not return.治疗专家必须从病根上着手治疗，以确保此类症状不会复发。