| 单词 | secure |
| 释义 | secure —secure /sɪˈkjʊər/ aep /-ˈkjʊr/ adjective (CONFIDENT) ► B2 not doubting or being worried about yourself and your personal relationships: » Children need to feel secure in order to do well at school.Thesaurus+: ↑Confidence and self-assurance , ↑Showing arrogance and conceitadjective (FIXED) B2 positioned or fixed firmly and correctly and therefore not likely to move, fall, or break: » That ladder doesn't look very secure to me.» Check that all windows and doors are secure.» FIGURATIVE Her promotion has made her position in the company more secure.» FIGURATIVE The museum has been promised £22 million by the government, so its future is relatively secure.Thesaurus+: ↑Safe and secureF0 A secure place is one that it is difficult to get out of or escape from: » He killed the man just a month after his release from a secure mental hospital.Thesaurus+: ↑Safe and secure• • • Extra Examples:» We've done everything we can to make the house as secure as possible.» She lives in a secure compound with both sons.» She's just left a secure job to start up her own company.» I left my car in a secure car park.» At the age of 14 he was placed in secure accommodation.adjective (PROTECTED) ► F0 (especially of objects, situations, etc.) able to avoid being harmed by any risk, danger, or threat: » Car manufacturers ought to produce vehicles that are more secure against theft.» Endangered species need to be kept secure from poachers.Thesaurus+: ↑Safe and secure• • • Extra Examples:» Care was taken to secure the crash site as a crime scene to preserve evidence.» It's less easy to secure an area that is away from public view.» Strenuous efforts were made to secure the area before the Prince's arrival.» We must, as a matter of priority, secure the building in the light of recent developments.» He was hoping to raise enough cash to secure his family's future.verb [I or T] (PROTECT) ↑Verb Endings for secure ► F0 to make certain something is protected from danger or risk: » The building has only one main entrance and would be easy to secure (against/from intruders).» This form of investment is an excellent way of securing your children's financial future.Thesaurus+: ↑Defending and protecting , ↑Backing, supporting and defending , ↑Preserving and savingverb [T] (FINANCE) ↑Verb Endings for secure ► F0 to make certain that money that has been lent will be paid back, by giving the person who lends the money the right to own property belonging to the person who borrows it, if the money is not paid back: » a secured loan» Her bank loan is secured against/by/on her house.Thesaurus+: ↑Borrowing, lending and debtverb [T] (FIX) ↑Verb Endings for secure ► F0 to fasten one object firmly to another: » The gate won't stay open, so we'll have to secure it to that post.Thesaurus+: ↑Fastening and tyingverb [T] FORMAL (GET) ↑Verb Endings for secure ► F0 to get something, sometimes with difficulty: » He was disappointed by his failure to secure the top job with the bank.» The change in the law will make it harder for the police to secure convictions.Thesaurus+: ↑Getting, receiving and accepting , ↑Capturing or taking possession of things• • • Extra Examples:» The company managed to beat off the competition and secure the contract.» The directors have managed to secure a good deal for the company.» The commander-in-chief was given 36 hours to secure a withdrawal of his troops from the combat zone.» The president said it was imperative that the release of all hostages be secured.» Now that the finance has been secured, the production of the film is assured. |
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