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单词 secure
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secureadjective

uk/sɪˈkjʊər/us/səˈkjʊr/

secure adjective (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.

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.

More 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.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Safe and secure

  • airworthy
  • as safe as houses idiom
  • bite
  • copper-bottomed
  • fail-safe
  • firmly
  • friendly
  • immune
  • in safe hands idiom
  • innocent
  • innocuous
  • inoffensive
  • inviolate
  • ozone-friendly
  • safety
  • safety net
  • sb/sth won't bite idiom
  • seaworthy
  • securely
  • sheltered

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secure adjective (PROTECTED)

likely to continue and not fail or be lost:

Her promotion has made her position in the company more secure.
The museum has been promised $22 million by the government, so its future is relatively secure.

(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.

More 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.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Safe and secure

  • airworthy
  • as safe as houses idiom
  • bite
  • copper-bottomed
  • fail-safe
  • firmly
  • friendly
  • immune
  • in safe hands idiom
  • innocent
  • innocuous
  • inoffensive
  • inviolate
  • ozone-friendly
  • safety
  • safety net
  • sb/sth won't bite idiom
  • seaworthy
  • securely
  • sheltered

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secure 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: synonyms and related words

Confidence & self-assurance

  • amour propre
  • aplomb
  • assertive
  • assertiveness training
  • assured
  • brass
  • breezy
  • bullish
  • dogmatic
  • dogmatism
  • dogmatist
  • forwardness
  • hold your head (up) high idiom
  • positively
  • rakish
  • safe
  • sassy
  • self-assertive
  • self-assured
  • self-belief

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secureverb

uk/sɪˈkjʊər/us/səˈkjʊr/

secure verb (GET)

[ T ] formal 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.

More 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.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Getting, receiving and accepting

  • acquihire
  • acquire
  • acquisition
  • awardee
  • carve
  • draw
  • earn
  • fill
  • get sth out of sth
  • glom onto sth/sb
  • go to sb
  • grasp
  • obtain
  • pick
  • score
  • snatch
  • snatch at sth
  • target
  • wangle
  • wrest

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secure verb (PROTECT)

[ I or T ] 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.

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Defending and protecting

  • baby
  • bandobast
  • bastion
  • biodefence
  • cherish
  • featherbed
  • guard
  • kill
  • mollycoddle
  • mother
  • out of harm's way idiom
  • overprotective
  • patrol
  • proof
  • proof
  • protective
  • wet nurse
  • wing
  • wrap
  • wrap sb (up) in cotton wool idiom

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secure verb (FINANCE)

[ T ] 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: synonyms and related words

Borrowing & lending

  • be in the hole idiom
  • borrow
  • bounce
  • call it quits idiom
  • call sth in
  • credit
  • debenture
  • fire sale
  • gearing
  • leverage
  • leveraged buyout
  • liability
  • liquidate
  • national debt
  • overpay
  • pay
  • put sth up
  • slate
  • term
  • tick

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secure verb (FIX)

[ T ] to fasten one object firmly to another:

The gate won't stay open, so we'll have to secure it to that post.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Fastening and tying

  • anchor
  • attach
  • be locked together idiom
  • board sth up
  • bolt
  • bound
  • bow 1
  • buckle
  • buckle up
  • hobble
  • ligature
  • mount
  • nail
  • put sth up
  • reef knot
  • rivet
  • rope
  • twist tie
  • tying
  • yoke

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