(Brit. informal)an event regarded as inevitable (英,非正式)必然发生的事;不可避免的事 of course Mum would cry, it was a dead cert. 妈妈当然会哭,这绝对难免。 ■a racehorse strongly tipped to win a race 必赢的赛马 ■a person regarded as certain to do something 准会做某事的人 the Scottish keeper was a cert to play. 这位苏格兰守门员肯定会参加比赛。