insurance UK [ɪn'ʃɔ:.rənts] US [-'ʃɔ:r.ənts] noun uncountable ESSENTIAL ■an agreement in which you pay a company money and they pay your costs if you have an accident, injury, etc 保险•life/health/car/travel insurance人寿/健康/汽车/旅游保险 •I'll need to take out extra car insurance for another driver.我必须为另一名驾驶者购买汽车保险。 •The insurance doesn't cover you for (= include) household items.这份保险没有包括你的家居物品。 Compare assurance |