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单词 sure
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Sure
adjadj.allhaving or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
Attributes:assurance authority confidence self-assurance self-confidence sureness certainty
Synset:certain
Examples:
  • felt certain of success
  • was sure (or certain) she had seen it
  • was very sure in his beliefs
  • sure of her friends
Antonyms:unsureuncertain
Derivationally Related Form:sureness
Inherited Hypernyms:certain
Similar to:confident convinced positive
adj satadj.allexercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance
Synset:certain
Examples:
  • be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through
  • be sure to lock the doors
Antonyms:careless
Inherited Hypernyms:certain
Similar to:careful
adjadj.allcertain to occur; destined or inevitable
Synset:certain
Examples:
  • he was certain to fail
  • his fate is certain
  • In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes - Benjamin Franklin
  • he faced certain death
  • sudden but sure regret
  • he is sure to win
Antonyms:uncertain
Inherited Hypernyms:certain
Similar to:bound destined doomed fated foreordained predestinate predestined in for
See also:predictable
adj satadj.allphysically secure or dependable
Examples:
  • a sure footing
  • was on sure ground
Antonyms:insecure
Inherited Hypernyms:sure
Similar to:secure
adj satadj.allreliable in operation or effect
Synset:certain
Examples:
  • a quick and certain remedy
  • a sure way to distinguish the two
  • wood dust is a sure sign of termites
Antonyms:unreliableundependable
Inherited Hypernyms:certain
Similar to:dependable reliable
adj satadj.all(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
Synset:trusted
Examples:
  • a sure (or trusted) friend
Antonyms:untrustworthy
Inherited Hypernyms:sure
Similar to:trustworthy trusty
adj satadj.allinfallible or unfailing
Examples:
  • a sure (or true) sign of one's commitment
Antonyms:false
Derivationally Related Form:sureness
Inherited Hypernyms:sure
Similar to:true
adj satadj.allcertain not to fail
Examples:
  • a sure hand on the throttle
Antonyms:unsteady
Derivationally Related Form:sureness
Inherited Hypernyms:sure
Similar to:steady
adj satadj.allimpossible to doubt or dispute
Synset:indisputable
Examples:
  • indisputable (or sure) proof
Antonyms:uncertain
Derivationally Related Form:indisputability
Inherited Hypernyms:indisputable
Similar to:certain
advadv.alldefinitely or positively ('sure' is sometimes used informally for 'surely')
Domain Usage:colloquialism
Synset:certainly for certain for sure sure as shooting sure enough surely
Examples:
  • the results are surely encouraging
  • she certainly is a hard worker
  • it's going to be a good day for sure
  • they are coming, for certain
  • they thought he had been killed sure enough
  • he'll win sure as shooting
  • they sure smell good
  • sure he'll come
Pertainyms:surecertain
Inherited Hypernyms:surely
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