| 词汇 | certain |
| 释义 | certain | BrE ˈsəːt(ə)n, AmE ˈsərtn | A. adjective ① (definitely going to happen) 确定的 ▸ they face certain death 他们必死无疑 ▸ to make certain (of sth) (establish as true) 弄清楚（某事物） (make sure) 确保（某事物） ▸ phone her and remind her, just to make certain 为保险起见，打电话提醒她一下 ▸ to make certain of doing sth/to do sth; 确保能做某事 ▸ for certain 肯定地 ▸ I can't say for certain when he will arrive 我说不准他什么时候会到 ▸ to be or make certain of a seat 确保有座 ② (sure) 确信的 ▸ I'm certain that he refused 我肯定他拒绝了 ▸ he feels certain of success 他确信会获得成功 ▸ I let him do it in the certain knowledge that he would fail 虽然明知他会失败，我仍然让他做这件事 ③ (specific) 某 ▸ on a certain day 在某一天 ▸ for certain reasons 由于某些原因 ④ formal (named, but not known) 某位 ▸ a certain Mr Brown phoned 有个叫布朗的先生来过电话 ⑤ (slight) 轻微的 ▸ there was a certain coldness in her attitude to me 她对我的态度有点儿冷淡 ▸ to a certain extent 在一定程度上 B. pronoun formal 某些 ▸ certain of those present 有些出席的人 |
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