| 单词 | safety school |
| 释义 | > as lemmassafety school C2. attributive. U.S. colloquial. Designating a college or university to which an applicant feels confident of being accepted, and to which he or she may have recourse if applications to other, preferred, institutions are unsuccessful. Frequently in safety college, safety school. ΚΠ 1963 H. Black They shall not Pass v. 67 Don't worry..if Joey doesn't make the prestige college of his choice. There will always be a place for him in his safety school. 1967 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 24 Mar. 8/1 Even if he does take precautions, however, a student today may find himself turned down by his ‘safety’ college. 1981 T. C. Hayden Handbk. for College Admissions ii. 35 As your backup, or safety choice, you select your state university, rather than pick a small Midwest college that might be looking for students next April... State University meets the standard test of a safety choice: ‘If all else fails, it is a place where I would be willing to go and do my best.’ 2006 A. Robbins Overachievers i. 24 Sam mentioned the University of Chicago to a junior who replied, ‘That's not an Ivy. Isn't it a safety school?’ < as lemmas |
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