insurance /ɪnˈʃʊərəns/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-VAR Insurance is an arrangement in which you pay money to a company, and they pay you if something unpleasant happens to you, for example, if your property is stolen or damaged, or if you get a serious illness. 保险

  例：

  The house was a total loss and the insurance company promptly paid us the policy limit.

  房屋被定为全损，保险公司按保险限额迅速赔付了我们。

• 2. 

  N-VAR If you do something as insurance against something unpleasant happening, you do it to protect yourself in case the unpleasant thing happens. 预防措施

  例：

  Attentive proofreading is the only insurance against the kind of omissions described in this section.

  仔细校对是避免本节提到的那种遗漏问题的惟一预防措施。