(1)保险(agreement by contract to pay a regular amount of money to a company or the state to protect one's life，property，etc against sickness，death，loss，damage，etc)[U，a～] [N(against)]：car/travel/accident/fire/flight/third party～汽车/旅行/意外事故/火灾/飞行/第三者责任保险;life/health/medical/household/social/unemployment～人寿/健康/医疗/家庭财产/社会/失业保险;sell/cancel/renew～出售/取消/延续保险;take out/carry fire～投保火险;take out～against loss of earnings/loss from flood 投保收入/洪灾损失险;an～against fire/theft 火灾/失窃险;～on one's personal effects 个人财产保险;～company/salesman/broker/agent/policy/premium保险公司/推销员/经纪人/代理人/单/金;〖同〗assurance，guarantee，security;

(2)保险费(金)(amount of money paid to or received from an insurance company)[U]：I have to pay $400～a year on my car. 我每年要付400美元汽车保险费。She received/got $60，000 in～when her husband was killed. 她丈夫被杀后她得到六万美元的保险金。

(3)保险业(business of providing such contracts)[U]：He works in～. 他从事保险业。

(4)保险措施(means of protection against sth else happening)[C，U ] [N(against)](fig)：build up supplies as an～against drought 增加储备物资作为抗旱保险措施;make a second plan as an～against the first one failing 制订第二计划作为预防第一计划失败的保险措施;

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