| 单词 | safekeeping |
| 释义 | safekeeping (once / 26985 pages) n Safekeeping means protecting or guarding an object. You might put a batch of cupcakes on top of the refrigerator for safekeeping, hoping to keep them safe from your hungry roommates until after dinner. The noun safekeeping almost always comes after the word "for," describing the way you protect something by putting it in a safe place. Voters' ballots might be held by an official for safekeeping until they're counted, and your friend might put your earrings in her pocket for safekeeping while you're at your swimming lesson. Safekeeping is sometimes spelled as two separate words, and it comes from the sense of keeping some object safe. WORD FAMILYsafekeeping USAGE EXAMPLESAt least half-a-dozen bank officials shared responsibility for safekeeping of the token, he said. Reuters(Dec 29, 2016) Then, like a crab eating its dinner, OSIRIS-REx will use its arm to lift the sample into a storage capsule for safekeeping. The New Yorker(Sep 23, 2016) They worried for the fate of their own relationship when the cube was removed in 2014 for safekeeping as the plaza was renovated. The Guardian(Nov 02, 2016) n the responsibility of a guardian or keeper Syn|Hypo|Hyper guardianship, keeping custody, hands (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child duty, obligation, responsibility the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force |
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