| 单词 | guarantee |
| 释义 | guarantee (gærəntiː ) Word forms: guarantees , guaranteeing , guaranteed 1. verb If one thing guarantees another, the first is certain to cause the second thing to happen. Surplus resources alone do not guarantee growth. [VERB noun] ...a man whose fame guarantees that his calls will nearly always be returned. [VERB that] Synonyms: ensure, secure, assure, warrant 2. countable noun [NOUN that] Something that is a guarantee of something else makes it certain that it will happen or that it is true. A famous old name on a firm is not necessarily a guarantee of quality. [+ of] There is still no guarantee that a formula could be found. 3. verb B2 If you guarantee something, you promise that it will definitely happen, or that you will do or provide it for someone. Most states guarantee the right to free and adequate education. [VERB noun] All students are guaranteed campus accommodation for their first year. [be VERB-ed noun] We guarantee that you will find a community with which to socialise. [VERB that] We guarantee to refund your money if you are not delighted with your purchase. [VERB to-infinitive] ...a guaranteed income of £3.6 million. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: promise, pledge, undertake, swear Guarantee is also a noun. The Editor can give no guarantee that they will fulfil their obligations. California's state Constitution includes a guarantee of privacy. [+ of] 4. countable noun [oft under N] B2 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. Whatever a guarantee says, if something is faulty, you can still claim your rights from the shop. It was still under guarantee. 5. verb If a company guarantees its product or work, they provide a guarantee for it. Some builders guarantee their work. [VERB noun] All Dreamland's electric blankets are guaranteed for three years. [VERB noun] ... parts of guaranteed quality. [VERB-ed] 6. countable noun A guarantee is money or something valuable which you give to someone to show that you will do what you have promised. They had to leave a deposit as a guarantee of returning to do their military service. [+ of] Synonyms: security, earnest [old-fashioned], collateral, surety Collocations: bank guarantee Securing stage payments with either an insurance policy or bank guarantee costs money, so many developers ignore the law if they can. Times, Sunday Times It was a mistake to provide a blanket bank guarantee in the autumn of 2008, but plenty of mistakes were made in many countries during that period. Times, Sunday Times When teams threatened a similar breakaway five years ago, they compiled all the data they would need, had a $1 billion bank guarantee and 12 circuits ready to join them. Times, Sunday Times Send full payment by cheque (with your bank guarantee card number on the back) or postal order (with the payee details completed and your address on the back). The Sun The overseas banks usually lend the importer (buyer) based on the letter of comfort (a bank guarantee) issued by the importer's bank. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the militia headquarters, they demanded a guarantee that 'the militia are with the people'. Times, Sunday Times Companies trying to use the emergency loan scheme said banks had been demanding the guarantees and charging double-digit interest rates. Times,Sunday Times The move comes after companies attempting to access the emergency loan scheme said that banks were demanding the guarantees and charging double-digit interest rates. Times,Sunday Times There is no explicit central government guarantee and it would be difficult to introduce one without a blowout in the government debt numbers. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Doubtless some form of government guarantee would be required. Times, Sunday Times (2012) That levy was carefully designed to reward taxpayers for the implicit government guarantee afforded to big banks and was rightly linked to a bank's global liabilities. Times, Sunday Times (2015) These are not covered under a government guarantee protecting senior creditors. Times, Sunday Times (2007) In total, just 2,572 homes were bought through the mortgage guarantee scheme in its first five months. Times, Sunday Times Note: the mortgage guarantee scheme will finish at the end of 2016. Times, Sunday Times Under the mortgage guarantee part of the scheme — the second part — the government underwrites 20 per cent of the property instead of offering a loan. Times, Sunday Times The mortgage guarantee, which takes full effect this year, covers both new and old properties and so will have far wider appeal. Times, Sunday Times But it seems a step too far to extend the mortgage guarantee scheme to all buyers of existing as well as new homes. Times, Sunday Times They guarantee the payment of a bond's principal and interest in the event of a default on the underlying assets. Times, Sunday Times The members guarantee the payment of certain (usually nominal) amounts if the company goes into insolvent liquidation, but otherwise they have no economic rights in relation to the company. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even if you have a certificate from a financial institution that apparently guarantees your payments, this may not be enough. Times, Sunday Times Radian guarantees the payment of interest and principal on the securities that it underwrites in the event of a default. Times, Sunday Times The debate was an important chance to gain the supporters needed to guarantee a spot in future debates. Times, Sunday Times I may have a famous name but it doesn't guarantee a spot in the winner's enclosure. The Sun Still, a preplanned plot doesn't guarantee a spot at the local flower show. Globe and Mail And the lucky 14 are guaranteed a spot in the top-flight for three years - raking in up to 4m a year. The Sun First, book ahead — not only are you guaranteed a spot, but some airports offer discounted rates up front. Times, Sunday Times And no human method could ever guarantee that outcome. Christianity Today In truth, no one can guarantee the outcome of this war. Houston Chronicle All patients also sign consent forms confirming that the clinic never guarantees the outcome of a treatment and that every different. The Sun In contrast to necessary causes (those factors absent which an outcome can not occur) a sufficient condition already guarantees the outcome to happen. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He later argued that the company could not guarantee funding for a three-year schedule. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He said the government would be announcing guaranteed funding for schools, hospitals and roads in the new ecotowns. Times, Sunday Times Plans to replace them with new buildings were thrown into doubt over the summer when they appeared on an official list of school refurbishment projects no longer guaranteed funding. Times, Sunday Times The loss-making news channel would also have a fully independent board and guaranteed funding for 15 years. Times, Sunday Times The package was threefold: 50 billion in capital injections; an extention of the existing liquidity scheme; plus 250 billion in government guaranteed funding. Times, Sunday Times It just proves money and fame don't guarantee happiness. The Sun More money may not guarantee happiness but it will mean less stress and will give you a sense of freedom. The Sun Sixty per cent admitted, though, that money could not guarantee happiness. Times, Sunday Times It's hardly new to say that wealth doesn't guarantee happiness but now there seems to be overwhelming evidence that it delivers the exact opposite, with side plates of rancour. Times, Sunday Times But they don't guarantee happiness. The Sun Negotiations by no means guarantee peace or justice. Times, Sunday Times Marriage between dynasties could serve to initiate, reinforce or guarantee peace between nations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And there are warranties available on all gadgets and electricals so you're guaranteed peace of mind for the future. The Sun He was popular among his own people as his reign had guaranteed peace and stability. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He's the brains behind it all; you'll see forests from the glass-walled bathroom (you can guarantee privacy, with this being a countryside farm). Times,Sunday Times So there are five bedrooms, four reception rooms and five bathrooms, sufficient to guarantee privacy - especially as the price includes a staff flat in the basement. Times, Sunday Times In the days when carriages were divided into small compartments, it was not unknown for a judge to book all six seats, so he could guarantee privacy, the judge added. Times, Sunday Times For these reasons, the applications deployed there must guarantee privacy and integrity of the information they handle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Families get the space and flexibility they need, while couples are guaranteed privacy. Times, Sunday Times Sadly, expensive measures will not always guarantee success. Times, Sunday Times Nothing will guarantee success but you can certainly attempt to tilt the odds in your favour. Times, Sunday Times It doesn't guarantee success but it certainly gives us a better chance in the long term of being more than a yo-yo team. The Sun Sure, there's product placement - key fashion editors and celebs are sent the new bags, gratis, but even freebies can't guarantee success. Times, Sunday Times We knew how good it was, but that doesn't guarantee success. The Sun A huge sigh of relief after their recent woes, but still need four points from their final two fixtures to guarantee survival. Times, Sunday Times Even becoming prime minister will not guarantee survival. Times, Sunday Times A win will guarantee survival and cement his place in club folklore, but he will not feel entirely responsible if they are relegated. Times, Sunday Times Yet that repentance was never enough to guarantee survival. Times, Sunday Times True or false: you can guarantee survival in a falling lift by jumping just before it hits the ground? Times, Sunday Times This way you can guarantee the quality of the childcare. Times, Sunday Times Alternatives include an insurance scheme that would guarantee the quality of work without squeezing suppliers' cashflow. Times, Sunday Times Contractors working on the project complained that the completion deadline was too tight and that they could not guarantee the quality of their work. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The attendees further recommended programmer certification as a means to guarantee the quality and integrity of software. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He worked to pass laws to guarantee the quality of air and water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sadly it cannot guarantee the right result. Times, Sunday Times The group admitted that it had become 'increasingly difficult for rail companies to guarantee the right fare'. Times, Sunday Times We want to protect and guarantee the right to privacy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In particular, economic strategies should guarantee the right to potable water, clean air, food security, shelter and safe sanitation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Article 8, for instance, guarantees the right to private and family life, the privacy of the home and of personal correspondence. Times, Sunday Times They would also guarantee the supply of fuel for the reactor. Times, Sunday Times To guarantee this supply of yarn he decided to build his own textile mill. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The move guarantees the supply of both into its shops. The Sun As the interregional silk trade grew, merchant houses began to organize manufacture to guarantee their supplies, providing silk to households for weaving as piece work. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are completely happy inside because they are guaranteed their supply of noodles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For a while, losing one set appeared to guarantee victory in the next. Times, Sunday Times But being the early fave doesn't guarantee victory. The Sun He then said he could guarantee victory if she would allow him to prepare for the conflict on his terms, and set a date for it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 More players don't necessarily guarantee victories. The Sun His focus on these tiny details all but mathematically guaranteed victory. Times, Sunday Times He also said that lenders still expected the taxpayer to bail them out, and could use the implicit guarantee to increase the size of their bonuses. Times, Sunday Times (2010) So should the Government boost confidence in British banks by making the implicit guarantee explicit? Times, Sunday Times (2008) Only that implicit guarantee held fears of a default at bay. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The law guarantees those unable monetarily to defend themselves to resort to the judiciary for means to defend their rights. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Proponents of a different wage for tipped and non-tipped workers point out that the law guarantees tipped employees the same minimum wage that other workers receive. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The law guarantees foreign worker's right to strike and local minimum wage, but lets companies deduct insurance and food costs from their pay, giving them an effectively much lower salary. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Consumers have no legal guarantee against the possibility of an insurance company rejecting a claim for non-disclosure, even when the undisclosed matter has no bearing whatsoever on the claim. Times, Sunday Times A merchant can not ask a consumer to pay any fees or shipping charges in order to be eligible to receive their legal guarantee. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The review described the system as a 'mish-mash' without any legal guarantees, in which patients wasted precious time fighting for services. Times, Sunday Times But ministers are facing demands for legal guarantees that bans on chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef will remain. Times,Sunday Times Legal guarantees, however, would have to wait until a final deal was reached. Times, Sunday Times Maintenance free, it measures 24cm long and comes with the manufacturer's lifetime guarantee. Times, Sunday Times I got it back in five days with a lifetime guarantee, all for £200. The Sun Stylish enough for any table setting, it has a lifetime guarantee. Times, Sunday Times Built for performance, not looks, they carry a lifetime guarantee and are crushproof, dustproof and waterproof. Times, Sunday Times Oddly, it comes with a lifetime guarantee on all the lightbulbs. The Sun Customers will also be given a money-back guarantee if they dislike their purchase, while smaller stores are to be tested in city centres. Times, Sunday Times With a 100 per cent money-back guarantee on all of packages, there's simply nothing to lose. Times, Sunday Times The results are worth the price, and the manufacturer offers a full money-back guarantee if not satisfied. Times, Sunday Times But for his needs, he expects immediate service with a money-back guarantee. Christianity Today The company gives key clients a one-year money-back guarantee. Times, Sunday Times I offered a personal guarantee and a debenture on the company. Times, Sunday Times They may have to mortgage their home or even offer up a personal guarantee to raise capital. Times, Sunday Times I offered a personal guarantee to the bank manager. Times, Sunday Times The personal guarantee turned out to be meaningless. Times, Sunday Times A business owner would typically be prepared to give the bank a charge over the company's assets and often has to give a personal guarantee. Times, Sunday Times Some hospitals require payment in advance before any treatment but others only ask for a written guarantee. Times, Sunday Times Town halls will have to give written guarantees under a shake-up to be unveiled today. The Sun Civil and political rights need not be codified to be protected, although most democracies worldwide do have formal written guarantees of civil and political rights. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The seller hereby guarantees that these diamonds are conflict free, based on personal knowledge and/or written guarantees provided by the supplier of these diamonds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 担保, 担保 Japanese: 保証, 保証する |
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