| 单词 | safely |
| 释义 | safesafe1 /seɪf/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective 1NOT CAUSING HARM not likely to cause any physical injury or harm OPP dangerous: Flying is one of the safest forms of travel.be safe to do something Is it safe to drink the water?safe for Make your home safer for your children. People stood at a safe distance to watch.2NOT IN DANGER [not before noun] not in danger of being lost, harmed, or stolen SYN secure OPP unsafe: She doesn’t feel safe at home on her own.safe from The birds build their nests high up, safe from predators. Keeping art safe from thieves is a worry for museums everywhere. The missing children were found safe and sound (=unharmed after a dangerous experience).3PLACE a safe place is one where something is not likely to be stolen or lost, or where someone is not likely to be hurt or harmed: It’s a fairly safe neighborhood. Keep your passport in a safe place. Make sure you put your ticket somewhere safe.4NO RISK not involving any risk and very likely to succeed: a safe investment Tom’s plan seemed simple and safe.5SUBJECT a safe subject in a conversation, movie, book, etc. is not likely to upset anyone or make people argue: She tends to choose safe topics for her films.6safe trip/arrival/return etc. a trip, etc. in which no one is harmed or lost: They prayed for their father’s safe return.7it’s safe to say spoken used when you are certain that something is true or correct: It’s safe to say that he’s one of our best players.8better (to be) safe than sorry spoken used to say that it is better to be careful now, even if this takes time, effort, etc., so that nothing bad will happen later: I think I’ll take my umbrella along – better safe than sorry.9be on the safe side to do something in order to be certain to avoid a bad situation: Just to be on the safe side, drink bottled water.10be in safe hands to be with someone who will take good care of you: Parents want to make sure they’re leaving their children in safe hands.[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French sauf, from Latin salvus safe, healthy]—safely adverb: Drive safely! → see also it’s a safe/sure bet (that) at bet2 (5), play it safe at play1 (12) |
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