| 单词 | certainly/definitely |
| 释义 | certainly/definitely1 when something is definitely true2 when something will definitely happen3 certain or definite4 certain to win or succeed5 certain to fail or end in a bad way6 when something is certain and impossible to avoid7 to make certain that something will happenrelated wordsoppositedoubt,when you feel sure that something is true 肯定某事是真的 sure/not sure,to think that something is true but not be sure 认为某事是真的，但不能肯定 think,see alsopossible,maybe,probably,1. when something is definitely true 某事千真万确 certainly/definitely /ˈsɜːʳtnli, ˈdefə̇nə̇tli/ [adverb] use this to emphasize that something is definitely true. definitely is more common in spoken english than certainly 的确，当然，毫无疑问［强调某事是真的；口语中definitely比certainly常用］ incredible as they seem, these events certainly took place. 这些事看上去令人难以置信，但是确确实实是发生了。 we don't know exactly when the house was built, but it's certainly over 200 years old. 我们不知道这房子的确切建造时间，但它肯定有二百多年的历史。 i definitely posted the cheque last week, so it should have arrived by now. 我上周确实已寄出支票，现在应该已经送到了。 ‘i think it would be a great opportunity.’ ‘yeah, definitely.’ “我认为机会难得。”“是啊，当然。”definitely/certainly not ‘she's not thinking of going back out with simon again?’ ‘no, definitely not.’ “她不想与西蒙重续旧情了：”“对，绝对不想。” undoubtedly/unquestionably/without doubt/without a doubt /ʌnˈdaʊtɪdli, ʌnˈdaʊtədli, ʌnˈkwestʃənəbli, wɪðˌaʊt ˈdaʊt, wɪðˌaʊt ə ˈdaʊt/ [adverb] use this to say that, in your opinion, something is definitely true about someone or something 毫无疑问 the years my parents spent in kenya were undoubtedly the happiest of their lives. 我父母在肯尼亚度过的那几年无疑是他们一生中最快乐的一段时光。 japan has unquestionably one of the most successful economies in the world. 日本无疑是世界上经济最发达的国家之一。 without a doubt, taxation is going to be the key issue in the president's campaign. 毫无疑问，征税问题将成为总统竞选活动中的焦点。 there's no doubt/there's no question /ðeəʳz ˌnəʊ ˈdaʊt, ðeəʳz ˌnəʊ ˈkwestʃən/ use this to say that, in your opinion, something definitely is true about someone or something 毫无疑问 there's no doubt/there's no question that there's no doubt that he completely dominates her. 他无疑是完全控制了她。 there is no question that maridan had known all about the deal. 毫无疑问，马里丹知道交易的所有情况。 there was no doubt that, without the peacekeeping force, the civil war would have continued. 毫无疑问，要是没有维和部队，那场内战还将继续。there's no doubt/there's no question about it/about that you can see they're short of staff -- there's no doubt about it. 可以看出他们缺少人手—那是毫无疑问的。 ‘we made some mistakes. no question about that,’ glavine said. “我们犯了一些错误，毫无疑问。”格拉文说道。 beyond a shadow of a doubt /bɪˌjɒnd ə ˌʃædəʊ əv ə ˈdaʊtǁbɪˌjɑːnd-/ [adverb] use this to say that, in your opinion, there is definitely no doubt at all that something is true 丝毫没有疑问 the evidence proves, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that this man was in the victim's apartment on the day of the murder. 证据表明，凶案发生当天，这名男子确实在受害人的公寓里。 surely /ˈʃʊəʳli/ [adverb] spoken say this when you want to emphasize that something must be true and you want the person you are talking to to agree with you 【口】想必，谅必［用于强调并希望对方同意］ surely he must have realized that the money was stolen. 想必他肯定意识到钱被偷了。 ‘i'm not sure how the heating system works.’ ‘surely it can't be that complicated.’ “我不能肯定供暖系统是如何运作的。”“想必不很复杂吧。” your car must be worth more than $500, surely! 你的车肯定不只值500美元！ be beyond dispute /biː bɪˌjɒnd dɪˈspjuːtǁ-ˌjɑːnd-/ [verb phrase] if something is beyond dispute it certainly happened or exists and no one thinks differently 无可争议 her professionalism is beyond dispute. 她的专业水平无可挑剔。 that the reports were stolen is beyond dispute. what we need to know is who took them. 报告被偷走是明摆着的，我们要知道的是这是谁干的。2. when something will definitely happen 某事肯定会发生 certainly/definitely /ˈsɜːʳtnli, ˈdefə̇nə̇tli/ [adverb] use this to say that you are completely sure that something will happen or that someone will do something. definitely is more common in spoken english than certainly 肯定，当然，毫无疑问［用于肯定某事会发生；口语中definitely比certainly常用］ i'll certainly be glad when this course is over. 这门课程结束时，我肯定会很高兴。 roger and andy are definitely coming, but i'm not sure about nancy. 罗杰和安迪一定会来，但我对南茜不十分肯定。 we'll certainly be back by 7 o'clock. 我们7点前肯定回来。 owen is injured and will definitely miss the game on saturday. 欧文受伤，肯定无法参加星期六的比赛。 for sure /fəʳ ˈʃʊəʳ/ [adverb] informal if you say that something will happen for sure, you mean it will certainly happen 【非正式】一定，当然 yeah, you'll see him. he'll be there for sure. 是呀，你会见到他的，他一定在那儿。 milan are going to win the cup for sure. they're just such a strong team. 米兰队肯定会赢得奖杯，他们实力就是强。that's for sure she'll come home when she runs out of money, that's for sure. 她把钱花完就会回家，那是肯定的。 be bound to/be sure to/be certain to /biː ˈbaʊnd tuː, biː ˈʃʊəʳ tuː, biː ˈsɜːʳtn tuː/ [verb phrase] if something is bound to happen it is certain to happen, especially because that is what always happens ［某事］肯定会［尤因为总是发生］ the kids are bound to be hungry when they get home -- they always are. 孩子们回到家肯定会饿的—他们总是这样。 my car broke down today. it was bound to happen sooner or later. 今天我的车抛锚了，这事迟早会发生。 have you asked ted? he's sure to know. 你问过特德吗？他肯定知道。 the drop in prices and lack of demand are certain to affect the manufacturing industry. 价格下跌以及需求少肯定会影响制造业。 it's only/just a matter of time /biː ˌəʊnli, ˌdʒʌst ə ˌmætər əv ˈtaɪm/ [verb phrase] use this to say that something is certain to happen but no one knows exactly when 是早晚都会发生的，仅是时间问题 you'll learn how to do it eventually -- it's only a matter of time. 你最终一定会学会怎么做—这仅仅是时间问题。 your father is dying and there's nothing we can do. i'm afraid it's just a matter of time. 令尊不久于人世，我们已无能为力。恐怕这是迟早的事。it's only/just a matter of time before it was only a matter of time before lynn found out phil's secret. 林恩发现菲尔的秘密是早晚的事。 cut and dried /ˌkʌt ən ˈdraɪd◂/ [adjective phrase] if something is cut and dried, it is certain to happen in a particular way because it has already been planned or decided, and nothing can be done to change it ［某情况］已成定局的，不会改变的 my future was cut and dried. i would join my father's firm, and take it over when he retired. 我的未来已经定好了。我先加入父亲的公司，在他退休时接管它。 we made the arrangements weeks ago. it's all cut and dried. 我们几周前就作好安排。一切都已决定了。 be a certainty /biː ə ˈsɜːʳtnti/ [verb phrase] if something is a certainty, it is certain to happen, especially because the situation has changed and made it certain ［尤因情况发生改变而］成必定的事，定会发生 johnson was the fastest man on earth, and a gold medal seemed a certainty. 约翰逊是世界上跑得最快的人，金牌似乎是囊中物。 being left alone in her old age, the fate she had always feared, now became a certainty. 她曾一直害怕的老来孤零零的命运，终于无可逃避。 be a foregone conclusion /biː ə ˌfɔːʳgɒn kənˈkluːʒənǁ-gɔːn-/ [verb phrase] if something, especially a result, is a foregone conclusion, it is certain to happen even though it has not yet been officially decided 是预料之中的必然结局 ian's bound to get the job -- it's a foregone conclusion. 伊恩肯定能得到这份工作—这是可想而知的。 the outcome of the battle was a foregone conclusion. 这场战斗的胜负早成定局。3. certain or definite 肯定的，确定的 certain /ˈsɜːʳtn/ [adjective] computer prices will continue to fall - that's certain. 电脑价格将会继续下跌—那是肯定的。it is certain (that) nobody knows exactly who built the manor, but it is certain that an architect called john sturges supplied the drawings. 没有人确切知道谁建造了庄园，但肯定是一位名叫约翰·斯特奇斯的建筑师提供的图纸。almost certain as the results came in, it was now almost certain that ken livingstone would be the new mayor of london. 结果传来，现在几乎可以确定肯·利文斯通将成为伦敦新任市长。certain death/failure/disaster etc ignoring all warnings, the general led his men to certain death. 将军不顾警告，把手下的士兵带到了绝路。 definite /ˈdefɪnɪt, ˈdefɪnət, ˈdefənə̇t/ [adjective] if something is definite, it is certain because someone has officially stated that it will happen, is true etc 肯定的，明确的 i've got a good chance of getting the job, but it's not definite yet. 我很可能获得那份工作，但还不能确定。 we have some statistics, but we really need something more definite before we can make any firm decisions. 我们手头虽然有些数据，但是还需要一些更确凿的材料才能够作出明确的决定。definite answer i don't know what time she's coming. she won't give me a definite answer. 我不知道她什么时候来。她不肯给我一个明确的回答。 conclusive /kənˈkluːsɪv/ [adjective] conclusive proof/evidence/argument etc proof etc that is certainly true and cannot be doubted 切实的证明/确凿的证据/无可置疑的论点等 we still have no conclusive proof that walters was at the scene of the crime. 我们仍然没有确凿的证据能够证明沃尔特斯当时在罪案现场。 they have been able to collect some data, but as yet nothing really conclusive. 他们已经收集到一些数据，但还没有什么真正有说服力的东西。 conclusively [adverb] the documents show conclusively that pickering was aware of, and took part in, corrupt deals. 这些文件确证皮克林对这些腐败交易是知道的，并且也参与了。4. certain to win or succeed 肯定会获胜或成功 be destined to /biː ˈdestə̇nd tuː/ [verb phrase] if someone is destined to do or become something, they will certainly do it or become it, especially something that will make them famous or admired ［某人］命中注定会…［尤指成名］ she was convinced that her little boy was destined to become president. 她相信她的小儿子注定会成为总统。 clara worked in a factory and sang in clubs at weekends - but even then you could tell that she was destined to become a star. 克拉拉在一家工厂上班，周末去俱乐部唱歌—即使在那时你都能预言她肯定会成为明星的。 be assured of /biː əˈʃʊəʳd ɒv/ [verb phrase] formal to be certain to get something good or to be successful 【正式】保证会，一定会［有收获或成功等］ after the success of its recent single, the band is now assured of a contract with a major record company. 该乐队的最新单曲唱片取得了成功，现在定能与一家大唱片公司签约。 our clients are assured of comfortable accommodation and the attention of our trained staff. 我们的客户保证可以得到舒适的住宿，以及训练有素的员工所提供的周到服务。 somebody/something is a dead cert / somebody/something ɪz ə ˌded ˈsɜːʳt/ spoken informal use this to say that someone or something will definitely win or succeed 【口，非正式】某人/某物肯定会成功 i'm betting on sceptre. he's a dead cert to win the gold cup. 我把赌注下在权杖身上，它肯定会赢得金杯马赛。 can't go wrong /ˌkɑːnt gəʊ ˈrɒŋǁˌkænt gəʊ ˈrɔːŋ/ [verb phrase] spoken use this to say that something or someone will definitely be successful 【口】不会出错［用于某事或某人肯定成功］ we've been through the plan a dozen times. it can't go wrong. 我们反复审议了该计划，不会有错的。 just follow the instructions and you can't go wrong. 只要按照说明去做准没错。 it's in the bag /ɪts ˌɪn ðə ˈbæg/ spoken informal use this to say that you will certainly get something you want, or something you want will certainly happen, because you have almost got it or it has almost happened already 【口，非正式】已是十拿九稳；已是囊中之物 you're bound to get bill's job when he leaves - it's in the bag. 比尔离开后肯定由你来接管他的工作，此事十拿九稳。be in the bag if we win the next game, the championship's in the bag. 如果我们赢了下一场比赛，冠军就是囊中之物了。 it's a safe bet/it's a sure bet/it's a sure thing /ɪts ə ˌseɪf ˈbet, ɪts ə ˌʃʊəʳ ˈbet, ɪts ə ˌʃʊəʳ ˈθɪŋ/ use this to say that it is almost certain something will happen because of what you know of the situation 此事十拿九稳 i told my friends it was a sure thing, and they bet every last penny on that horse of yours. 我告诉朋友肯定会赢的，于是他们把所有钱都押在你那匹马上。it's a safe bet/it's a sure bet/it's a sure thing (that) if the president supports him it's a sure bet that he'll get a seat in congress. 如果总统支持他，那么他准会在国会里占一席位。 as it was the first concert of the season it was a safe bet all the critics would be there. 由于这是本季的第一场演出，所有的评论家都会出席。 foolproof /ˈfuːlpruːf/ [adjective] a foolproof plan or method is one that is certain to work and be successful 万无一失的［计划或方法］ a pasta book is a foolproof gift for anyone who cooks. 把制作意大利面食的书当礼物送给做饭的人都错不了。foolproof method/system/plan etc the new speech recognition system is not absolutely foolproof, but it is a huge breakthrough. 那套新的语言识别系统并不是绝对万无一失，但却是重大的突破。 the gang hit on a seemingly foolproof way of getting drugs into the country. 该团伙无意中发现了一个看似万无一失的办法，能将毒品走私进入该国。5. certain to fail or end in a bad way 肯定会失败或结局不利 doomed /duːmd/ [adjective] if someone or something is doomed, it is certain that they will die, fail, or end in a very bad way 注定遭厄运的 the film is about a set of aliens living on a doomed planet. 该影片讲述一群生活在注定要遭难的星球上的外星人。doomed to without his job, his family would be doomed to a life of deprivation. 他失业后，一家人注定要过贫困的生活。doomed to do something marx taught that capitalist economies are eventually doomed to collapse. 马克思宣称资本主义经济必然会走向崩溃。doomed to failure/disappointment/extinction etc in the novel, jude's marriage is doomed to failure from the start. 在小说中，裘德的婚姻从一开始就注定要失败。 be fated to do something /biː ˌfeɪtə̇d tə ˈduː something/ [verb phrase] if something, especially something bad, is fated to happen, it seems that it is certain to happen because of some mysterious force that you cannot control ［尤指不好的事］注定会发生 it seems that she was fated to be alone in life. 她似乎命中注定要一个人生活。 achilles was kept back by his mother. she knew that if he went to troy he was fated to die there. 阿喀琉斯遭到母亲的阻止。她知道如果儿子去了特洛伊，便注定要死在那里。6. when something is certain and impossible to avoid 某事注定发生，无法避免 inevitable /ɪˈnevɪtəbəl, ɪˈnevətəbəl/ [adjective] war now seems inevitable. 现在看来战争已不可避免。 nina could never escape the inevitable comparisons that people made between her and her twin. 尼娜总是免不了让别人把她和她的孪生妹妹作比较。inevitable result/consequence if the population continues to expand, ehrlich argues, mass starvation and ecological disaster will be the inevitable consequence. 埃利希论证说，如果人口继续膨胀，必然的结果是大规模饥荒和生态灾难。 the price of bread was doubled, with the inevitable result - riots in the streets of paris. 面包价格提高了一倍，必然结果就是—巴黎街头骚乱。it is inevitable (that) it was inevitable that he'd find out her secret sooner or later. 他迟早会发现她的秘密，这是不可避免的。 inevitably [adverb] tax cuts for the rich inevitably lead to worse provision for the poor. 给富人减税必然会使对穷人的补助减少。 whether you like it or not /weðəʳ juː ˌlaɪk ɪt ɔːʳ ˈnɒt/ use this to tell someone that something is certain to happen and that they cannot prevent it even if they do not like it 不管你愿意不愿意 you're going to have to face him one day, whether you like it or not. 不管你愿不愿意，你总有一天要面对他。 whether she likes it or not, she's got to accept that her kids are grown up now. 不管她愿不愿意，她都得接受，孩子们现在已经长大成人了。 predestined /prɪˈdestɪnd, prɪˈdestənd/ [adjective] something that is predestined will certainly happen and cannot be changed because it has been decided in advance by a power or force beyond our control 注定的，命定的 life isn't a series of predestined events: we have some control over what happens. 生活中发生的事不全是命定的：我们可以支配某些事情。predestined to do something many religions teach that man is predestined to suffer. 许多宗教都宣称人类注定要受苦。 be meant to be /biː ˌment tə ˈbiː/ [verb phrase] if you know that a situation is meant to be you know it is certain to happen, especially because it is right and suitable ［某情况］一定发生，必然发生［尤因这是正确和适当的］ we tried to be happy together but it was never meant to be. 我们尽量愉快相处，可那根本是不可能的。 although saying goodbye was painful, she knew it was meant to be. 虽然告别对她来说很难，可她知道必须如此。 the inevitable /ði ɪˈnevə̇təbəl/ [singular noun] something that is definitely going to happen and cannot be avoided or prevented 必定发生的事，不可避免的事 it's time they accepted the inevitable and got a divorce. 他们该接受不可避免的事实，离婚去吧。bow to the inevitable accept something that cannot be prevented 接受不可避免的事情 week after week the papers were full of revelations about the minister's alleged corrupt dealings, until eventually he bowed to the inevitable and resigned. 报纸上接连几个星期都在揭露那位部长涉嫌腐败交易，他终于向不可避免的事实低头，辞职了。7. to make certain that something will happen 确定某事会发生 make sure/make certain /meɪk ˈʃʊəʳ, meɪk ˈsɜːʳtn/ [verb phrase] make sure is more common in spoken english than make certain 确保［英语口语中make sure比make certain常用］ i think harry knows the way, but i'll go with him just to make sure. 我想哈里认得那条路，但为了放心，我要陪他一起去。make sure/make certain (that) make sure you lock your car. 一定要把车锁好。 you must make sure that your dog is vaccinated against illness. 你必须确保你的狗接种预防疾病的疫苗。 the producer must make certain there is enough material to fill the one-hour programme. 制片人要确保有足够的材料来充实一小时的节目。 insure/ensure also ensure british /ɪnˈʃʊəʳ/ [transitive verb] to do something in order to be certain that something will happen in the way you want it to 确保 to insure accuracy, three consultants worked closely with the producer during filming. 为了确保影片内容精确，在拍摄过程中有三位顾问与制片人密切合作。insure/ensure that it is important to insure that universities have enough funds to carry out important research. 确保大学有足够的经费来进行重大的研究工作是很重要的。 a new television campaign has been launched to ensure that the victims are not forgotten. 新的一轮电视宣传运动已经发起，以确保受害者没有被人遗忘。 see that/see to it that /ˈsiː ðət, ˈsiː tʊ it ðət/ [verb phrase] especially spoken to make sure that something someone has asked you to do is done 【尤口】确保，务必［完成他人让你做的事］ i'll see that jason isn't late for school again! 我一定要确保贾森以后上学不再迟到！ will you please see to it that this work is finished by the end of the week. 请你确保这项工作一定要在周末以前完成。see to it ‘this letter must be posted today.’ ‘don't worry, i'll see to it.’ “这封信今天一定得寄出去。”“别担心，这事我会办妥的。” |
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