| 词组 | certain |
| 释义 | certain /ˈsɜːtn $ ˈsɜːr-/ adjective 1. confident and sure, without any doubtsadverbsabsolutely/completely certain He was absolutely certain that he was right.almost certain I’m almost certain I left my keys on the kitchen table.fairly certain also pretty certain informal The team was fairly certain they would win.verbsfeel certain She felt certain that he did not intend to harm her.prepositionscertain about/of sth You can’t be certain about anything these days. | He would be home soon. She was certain of that.2. if something is certain, it will definitely happen or is definitely trueadverbsalmost/virtually certain It is almost certain that she is innocent.verbsit seems certain (that)... It now seems certain that he will have to resign.seem/look/appear certain to do sth The mission seemed certain to end in failure.nounscertain death They escaped certain death by jumping out of the car before it went over the cliff.certain defeat The team seemed to be heading for certain defeat.phrasesby no means certain/far from certain (=not certain at all) Victory was by no means certain. | Success is far from certain.THESAURUS: certain definiteanswer | decision | plan | date if something is definite, it is certain because someone has officially stated that it will happen, is true etc: I hope you can give me a definite answer soon. | We must now make a definite decision about which one to buy. | I haven’t got any definite plans for the holidays yet. | No definite date has been set for the wedding. inevitable if something, especially something bad, is inevitable, it is certain to happen and you cannot do anything to prevent it: War now seems inevitable. | It was inevitable that he would find out her secret sooner or later. | Facial wrinkles are the inevitable result of aging. be bound to if something is bound to happen, it is very likely to happen, especially because that is what usually happens in that kind of situation. Be bound to is less formal than certain and is very common in everyday spoken English: The kids are bound to be hungry when they get home. | My car broke down today. It was bound to happen sooner or later. be assured of sth formal to be certain to get something good, or to be successful: After the success of its recent single, the band is now assured of a contract with a major record company. | He is virtually assured of becoming the next prime minister. sth is a foregone conclusion if something is a foregone conclusion, its result is certain even though it has not happened yet: They were winning by such a large margin that victory seemed to be a foregone conclusion. |
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