| 单词 | secure |
| 释义 | secure (once / 32 pages) 1adjv 2adjv 3v Secure means safe, protected. Your money is secure in a bank. Supportive friends and family make you feel secure. Secure can also be used as a verb. You secure the sails before you take out the sailboat, which means you tie them down. If you secure someone a ticket to a popular Broadway play, you've found them a hard-to-find seat. On an airplane, you're told that in the event you need an oxygen mask, you should secure yours — get it in place — before helping someone else. Almost all meanings contain the idea of safety: making sure things are right. WORD FAMILYsecure: insecure, secured, securely, secureness, securer, secures, securest, securing, security+/insecure: insecurely, insecureness, insecurity/insecurity: insecurities/secured: unsecured/securer: securers/security: securities USAGE EXAMPLESHe focused only on securing a perfect ending to an epic evening. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) The Packers won Sunday night at Detroit to secure the NFC North title. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The probability of this is low as the area was secure and well-supervised. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) 1 1adj free from danger or risk secure from harm his fortune was secure made a secure place for himself in his field Syn|Ant protected kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss safefree from danger or the risk of harm assuredcharacterized by certainty or security firmsecurely established fail-safeguaranteed not to fail surephysically secure or dependable invulnerableimmune to attack; impregnable insecure, unsafe lacking in security or safety unprotectedlacking protection or defense dangerous, unsafeinvolving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm precarious, shakynot secure; beset with difficulties unguaranteed, unsecuredwithout financial security vulnerablesusceptible to attack 2adj free from fear or doubt; easy in mind he was secure that nothing will be held against him Syn|Ant unafraid, untroubled insecure lacking self-confidence or assurance overanxiousanxious or nervous to an excessive degree unassuredlacking boldness or confidence 3adj immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with a secure telephone connection Syn impregnable, inviolable, strong, unassailable, unattackable invulnerable immune to attack; impregnable 4adj financially sound a secure investment Syn dependable, good, safe sound financially secure and safe 5v make certain of Syn|Hypo assure, ensure, guarantee, insure guarantee, vouch give surety or assume responsibility doom make certain of the failure or destruction of makeassure the success of 6v assure payment of 2Hypo|Hyper certify guarantee payment on; of checks guarantee, vouch give surety or assume responsibility 1adj not likely to fail or give way the lock was secure a secure foundation a secure hold on her wrist Syn|Ant fixed securely placed or fastened or set steadysecurely in position; not shaky tightsecurely or solidly fixed in place; rigid insecure not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way unfixednot firmly placed or set or fastened 2v cause to be firmly attached Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper fasten, fix unfasten cause to become undone strap secure (a sprained joint) with a strap bind, tiefasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord rigconnect or secure to bittsecure with a bitt latchfasten with a latch garterfasten with or as if with a garter chainfasten or secure with chains cablefasten with a cable picketfasten with a picket rope upattach to one another, for safety cinch, girthtie a cinch around bandage, bindwrap around with something so as to cover or enclose crampsecure with a cramp cleatsecure on a cleat anchor, cast anchor, drop anchorsecure a vessel with an anchor anchor, groundfix firmly and stably moorsecure with cables or ropes berth, moor, tie upsecure in or as if in a berth or dock spikesecure with spikes run up, sew, sew together, stitchfasten by sewing; do needlework crankfasten with a crank noosesecure with a noose chocksecure with chocks bradfasten with brads bightfasten with a bight belayfasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat belayturn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him barsecure with, or as if with, bars clampfasten or fix with a clamp velcrofasten with Velcro stayfasten with stays clinchflatten the ends (of nails and rivets) clinchsecure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts lockfasten with a lock lock upsecure by locking haspsecure or lock with a hasp zip, zip up, zipperclose with a zipper tackfasten with tacks stringstring together; tie or fasten with a string hookfasten with a hook beltfasten with a belt cementbind or join with or as if with cement groutbind with grout staplesecure or fasten with a staple or staples rivetfasten with a rivet or rivets buttonfasten with buttons pinattach or fasten with pins or as if with pins hang, hang upcause to be hanging or suspended hangplace in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction deposit, lodge, stick, wedgeput, fix, force, or implant entrench, intrenchfix firmly or securely buckle, claspfasten with a buckle or buckles brooch, claspfasten with or as if with a brooch staketie or fasten to a stake wirefasten with wire coaptfit tightly and fasten jogglefasten or join with a joggle jointfasten with a joint togglefasten with, or as if with, a toggle gag, muzzletie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them retietie again or anew bind off, tie upfinish the last row loopfasten or join with a loop cordbind or tie with a cord lash togetherbind together with a cord or rope trusstie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it leash, ropefasten with a rope straptie with a strap knottie or fasten into a knot lashbind with a rope, chain, or cord bandbind or tie together, as with a band wharfmoor at a wharf hemfold over and sew together to provide with a hem resewsew again overcastsew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next overcastsew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches backstitchdo backstitches gather, pucker, tuckdraw together into folds or puckers finedrawsew together very finely fellsew a seam by folding the edges baste, tacksew together loosely, with large stitches hemstitchsew with hemstitches retick, ticksew padlockfasten with a padlock boltsecure or lock with a bolt thumbtackfasten with thumbtacks suspendhang freely lace, lace updraw through eyes or holes redepositdeposit anew cast onmake the first row of stitches when knitting cast offmake the last row of stitches when knitting slinghang loosely or freely; let swing attach cause to be attached 3v fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug Syn|Hypo|Hyper plug, stop up stopper, stopple close or secure with or as if with a stopper tamponplug with a tampon chinkfill the chinks of, as with caulking cork, cork upclose a bottle with a cork close, fill up fill or stop up 4v furnish with battens 3Syn|Hyper batten, batten down beef up, fortify, strengthen make strong or stronger v get by special effort Syn|Hypo|Hyper procure suborn procure (false testimony or perjury) copyrightsecure a copyright on a written work patentobtain a patent for engage, enlisthire for work or assistance recruitseek to employ obtain come into possession of |
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