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• ① 1保险2保险金(额);保险费3保险单(★亦称insurance policy)
  • accident [endowment] insurance伤害[养老]保险
  • fire insurance火险
  • health insurance健康保险
  • marine insurance海上保险
  • unemployment insurance失业保险
  • insurance against traffic accidents交通伤害保险
  • insurance for life终身保险
  • sell insurance卖保险
  • Most people carry insurance.大多数人保了险。
  • insurance on a house [on property]房子[财产]的保险费
  • take out an insurance (against ...)投保(…险)

• ②[或作an insurance]对(失败、损失等的)保障,防备<against>
  • Some people take vitamin pills as an insurance against illness.有些人服用维他命丸以防止疾病。