| 单词 | safe |
| 释义 | safe I. 1. < the rocks were to windward on our quarter, and we were safe — Frederick Marryat > 2. a. < the bullfighters had been developing a technique which simulated this apperance of danger … while the bullfighter was really safe — Ernest Hemingway > < the trees have grown tall enough to be safe from trampling — American Guide Series: Louisiana > b. (1) < the batter was safe at first on a close play > (2) < a safe hit to deep short > c. < if a poll shows that a state or district is safe, there may be no reason for spending money … for … party propaganda — D.D.McKean > d. < a safe code > 3. < a safe margin of national revenue must be kept for possible defense needs — Current Biography > < a safe haven > 4. obsolete, of mental or moral faculties < are his wits safe — Shakespeare > 5. a. (1) < other animals … instinctively realize when a party of lions may be regarded as safe — James Stevenson-Hamilton > (2) archaic b. < the safe, sane, and sanitary cliché — S.H.Adams > < it is safer to generalize about institutions than individuals — Harry Levin > c. < a safe vaccine > < a safe book for young people > d. of a part of a file 6. a. < the safe man usually has been preferred to the audacious — C.E.Silcox > b. < a safe man, unlikely to give trouble — Osbert Sitwell > Synonyms: < to arrive home safe after a rough trip > < to see the children safe in bed > or can apply to persons or possessions whose situation or position involves no risk < a safe place to live > < remain safe in an air raid shelter all night > or to such things as bridges, vehicles, or policies so designed or constructed that they expose one to no risk < a bridge not safe for heavy trucks > < a safe political position > secure, sometimes interchangeable with safe, usually implies freedom from anxiety or apprehension of danger and often freedom from all hazards, or it can apply to something conducive to such a frame of mind or such freedom < feel secure only among close friends > < a secure harbor > < a good bank account often can help make one secure > < make your investments secure > < a secure place for himself in the academic world > II. 1. a. b. 2. 3. III. < play safe > < hit safe > < land me safe on Canaan's side — William Williams †1791 > — often used in combination < safe-hidden > < safe-moored > IV. obsolete V. Scotland variant of save |
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