"make sure of" 是一个常用的英语短语,核心含义是主动采取行动去“确保、确认、查明、弄清楚”某件事的真实性、可靠性或可能性,强调通过核实、检查等方式消除不确定性。
"make sure of" 侧重“主动确认/确保”,比"be sure of"(被动“确信”)更强调行动性。例如:
I'm sure of his kindness.(我相信他的善良。—— 主观判断)
I need to make sure of his kindness.(我需要确认他的善良。—— 主动核实)
"make sure of" 是动词短语,后面必须接名词、代词或动名词(因为"of"是介词,介词后需接名词性成分)。
结构:主语 + make sure of + 名词/代词/动名词
用于核实时间、地点、细节等具体信息,确保准确无误。
Can you make sure of the meeting time?(你能确认一下会议时间吗?)
Before booking the hotel, I need to make sure of its location.(订酒店前,我得确认它的位置。)
She forgot to make sure of the train schedule and missed her ride.(她没确认火车时刻表,结果误了车。)
通过行动保证某件事发生或实现,强调“确保成功”。
They trained hard to make sure of winning the championship.(他们刻苦训练,确保赢得冠军。)
He worked overtime to make sure of finishing the project on time.(他加班确保按时完成项目。)
确保自己能得到或拥有某样东西(如机会、职位等)。
She wants to make sure of the job offer before quitting her current one.(她想在辞掉当前工作前确认拿到新offer。)
He saved money to make sure of buying a house next year.(他存钱确保明年能买房。)
当需要确认“做某件事”时,用动名词(doing)作"of"的宾语。
Make sure of locking the door when you leave.(离开时一定要锁门。)
I'll make sure of getting there before 8 o'clock.(我会确保8点前到那儿。)
意为“使自己有把握/自信”或“确立自己的地位”,强调通过行动让自己更稳妥或更有存在感。
He practiced the speech many times to make sure of himself.(他反复练习演讲,让自己更有把握。)
After years of hard work, she finally made sure of herself in the industry.(经过多年努力,她终于在行业中站稳了脚跟。)
"make sure of" 后接名词性成分(名词/代词/动名词),而"make sure that" 后接从句(完整的句子),二者含义相近,但结构不同:
make sure of + 名词:Make sure of the address.(确认地址。)
make sure that + 从句:Make sure that you have the right address.(确认你有正确的地址。)
"make sure of" 是主动确认/确保的高频短语,关键是记住它后面接名词性成分,用于消除不确定性、保证结果或确认拥有。日常场景中常用在核实信息、确保任务完成、确认机会等情境中。