guarantee /ˌɡærənˈtiː/ CET4 TEM4 ( guaranteeing, guaranteed, guarantees )

• 1. 

  V-T If one thing guarantees another, the first is certain to cause the second thing to happen. 确保

  例：

  Surplus resources alone do not guarantee growth.

  仅有富足的资源并不能确保发展。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Something that is a guarantee of something else makes it certain that it will happen or that it is true. 保证

  例：

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

  公司的老字号并不一定能保证质量。

• 3. 

  V-T If you guarantee something, you promise that it will definitely happen, or that you will do or provide it for someone. 保证…必定发生; 保证…做某事或提供某物

  例：

  Most states guarantee the right to free and adequate education.

  大多数州都保证免费和适当教育的权利。

  例：

  We guarantee that you will find a community with which to socialize.

  我们保证你将找到一个可以社交的团体。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT Guarantee is also a noun. 保证

  例：

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

  这些编辑不能保证他们将履行职责。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT A guarantee is a written promise by a company to replace or repair a product free of charge if it has any faults within a particular time. 保修单 [also 'under' N]

  例：

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

  不管保修单上怎么说，当产品出现故障时，你仍然可以去商店维护自身的权益。

• 6. 

  V-T If a company guarantees its product or work, they provide a guarantee for it. 担保

  例：

  Some builders guarantee their work.

  一些建筑商为他们的工作担保。

  例：

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

  所有“梦乡”牌的电热毯都保质3年。

• 7. 

  N-COUNT A guarantee is money or something valuable that you give to someone to show that you will do what you have promised. 担保物

  例：

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

  18岁至20岁的男性必须留下押金作为回来服兵役的担保。