单词 | fail-safe |
释义 | fail-safe also failsafe adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Something that is fail-safe is designed or made in such a way that nothing dangerous can happen if a part of it goes wrong. There was a fail-safe mechanism in place to override the controls in case of a malfunction. Collocations: fail-safe system An order issued to governors last year outlines a supposedly fail-safe system to deal with cases that had slipped through the net. Times, Sunday Times However, the drone has an automatic fail-safe system that takes control in emergencies. Times, Sunday Times Engineers manually overrode the ride's automatic fail-safe system, before instituting the restart procedure, which sent the loaded train down the track. Times, Sunday Times There are no fail-safe systems on hand to suggest that the shift into second will over-rev the engine. Times, Sunday Times On any river, but on this river above all, fail-safe systems should have been in place that would have overridden or alleviated carelessness or chance. Times, Sunday Times |
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