友课教育英语晨读2020-06-05

 1.testify ['testɪfaɪ]
 v. 证明，证实 
 testify someone's honesty  证明某人诚实
 Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face. 
 几个目击者证明他们看到那些警察们打了米勒的脸。
 testimony['testɪmənɪ] n. 证词；证据 

 2.certify ['sɜːtɪfaɪ]
 v. 证明；保证
 The driver was certified (as) dead on arrival at the hospital.
 刚送到医院，司机就被证实已经死亡。
 certificate n. 证书；执照 
 birth certificates 出生证明 

 3.ascertain [,æsə'teɪn]
 vt. 确定；查明
 The police have so far been unable to ascertain the cause of the explosion.
 警方到目前为止尚未查明爆炸原因。 

 4.verify ['verɪfaɪ]
 vt. 核实；查证
 I looked up the word in a dictionary to verify its spelling. 
 为了查证这个词的拼写方法，我从词典中查了一下这个词。 

 5.confirm [kən'fɜːm]
 vt. 确认；证实 
 confirmation n. 确认；证实
 I’ve accepted the job over the phone, but I haven’t confirmed in writing yet. 
 我已在电话中接受了这份工作，但还没有书面确认。 

 6.affirm [ə'fɜːm]
 v. 肯定；断言
 The ministry affirmed that the visit had been postponed.
 部里证实访问已延期。 

 7.assure [ə'ʃʊə; ə'ʃɔː]
 vt. 保证；担保；
 She assured herself that no one was left on the bus.
 她弄清楚没人留在公共汽车上。
 reassure vt. 使…安心，使消除疑虑 

 8.insure [ɪn'ʃʊə]
 v. 投保；给…保险
 He was insured against death.
 他给自己保了人寿险。
 insurance n. 保险；保险费 

 9.ensure [ɪn'ʃʊə]
 vt. 保证，确保
 We ensure that the work shall be done in the right way.
 我们保证把这项工作做好。 

 10.guarantee [gær(ə)n'tiː]
 n. 保证；担保；保证人 
 vt. 保证；担保
 The fridge is guaranteed for the three years.
 这台冰箱保修期是3年。