保险 an arrangement with a company in which you pay them regular amounts of money and they agree to pay the costs, for example, if you die or are ill/sick, or if you lose or damage sth
life/car/travel/household, etc. insurance 人寿、汽车、旅行平安、家庭财产等保险
to have adequate insurance cover 有足够的保险保障
to take out insurance against fire and theft 办理火险和盗窃保险
insurance premiums (= the regular payments made for insurance) 保险费
Can you claim for the loss on your insurance ? 你能向你投保的公司要求赔偿这一损失吗?
保险业 the business of providing people with insurance
an insurance broker/company 保险经纪人 / 公司
He works in insurance. 他在保险业工作。
保险费;保费 money paid by or to an insurance company
to pay insurance on your house 交住房保险金
When her husband died, she received £50 000 in insurance. 她丈夫去世,她得到了一笔5万英镑的保险金。
(防备不测的)保障措施,安全保证 something you do to protect yourself against sth bad happening in the future
At that time people had large families as an insurance against some children dying. 那时人们养的子女很多,以防有孩子夭折。
N-VAR 保险 Insurance is an arrangement in which you pay money to a company, and they pay money to you if something unpleasant happens to you, for example if your property is stolen or damaged, or if you get a serious illness.
The insurance company paid out for the stolen jewellery and silver... 保险公司赔付了遭窃的珠宝和银器。
We recommend that you take out travel insurance on all holidays. 我们建议您为所有假期都购买旅行保险。
N-VAR 预防措施;安全保证 If you do something as insurance against something unpleasant happening, you do it to protect yourself in case the unpleasant thing happens.
The country needs a defence capability as insurance against the unexpected. 国家需要有一定的防御能力,以应对不可预知的情况。