| 词组 | sure |
| 释义 | sure /ʃɔː $ ʃʊr/ adjective confident that you know something or that something is true or correctadverbsabsolutely sure also quite sure formal Are you quite sure you have all the information you require?pretty sure (=almost sure) I’m pretty sure it was the same woman who called the office last week.not quite/entirely sure also not altogether sure formal “What are these little objects?” “I’m not entirely sure.”not exactly sure I’m not exactly sure when the meeting is.not very/too sure Make a list of any words or phrases whose meaning you are not too sure about.not at all sure By now, we were not at all sure where we were.verbsfeel sure I felt sure I’d seen her before.seem/appear sure She seemed very sure that her information was correct.look/sound sure Was it really ten o’clock when you left? You don’t sound very sure.prepositionssure about sth I can’t be sure about the time he arrived.sure of sth His wife was angry about something – he was sure of that.phrasesmake sure (=to check that something is true or something has been done) I think I locked the door but I’d better make sure.I’m not sure “What time does the show start?” “I’m not sure.”sure enough spoken (=used for saying that you expected something to happen) I didn’t think he’d miss a party like this and, sure enough, there he was.THESAURUS: sure certain completely sure. Certain is more formal than sure, and it is very commonly used in writing: The police were certain that they had found the killer. | I think he’s married, but I’m not certain about it. convinced sure that something is true, even though you cannot prove it: She became convinced that her boyfriend was seeing someone else. | Brown’s wife was convinced of his innocence. positive especially spoken completely sure that something is true, especially when other people are not sure: She said she was positive that the exam was next Tuesday. | I’m absolutely positive I haven’t made a mistake. satisfied sure that you know the truth about something that has happened, because you have enough information: The authorities are now satisfied that her death was an accident. | I was satisfied by her explanation of events. confident sure that something good will happen or that you will achieve something: Doctors are confident that he’ll make a full recovery. | A spokesman said the government was confident of winning the vote. have no doubt also be in no doubt to have no doubts in your mind about something: I have no doubt that his story is true. | He was in no doubt about what he should do next. know to have a strong feeling that something is true or correct: I just know that she will love this necklace. | When the phone rang, we knew something terrible must have happened. |
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