单词 | safe |
释义 | safe adj. & n. --adj   1. a free of danger or injury. b (often foll. by from) out of or not exposed to danger (safe from their enemies).   2. affording security or not involving danger or risk (put it in a safe place).   3. reliable, certain; that can be reckoned on (a safe catch; a safe method; is safe to win).   4. prevented from escaping or doing harm (have got him safe).   5. (also safe and sound) uninjured; with no harm done.   6. cautious and unenterprising; consistently moderate. --n   1. a strong lockable cabinet etc. for valuables.   2. = meat safe. Phrases and idioms on the safe side with a margin of security against risks. safe bet a bet that is certain to succeed. safe-breaker (or -blower or -cracker) a person who breaks open and robs safes. safe conduct   1. a privilege of immunity from arrest or harm, esp. on a particular occasion.   2. a document securing this. safe deposit a building containing strongrooms and safes let separately. safe house a place of refuge or rendezvous for spies etc. safe keeping preservation in a safe place. safe light Photog. a filtered light for use in a darkroom. safe period the time during and near the menstrual period when conception is least likely. safe seat a seat in Parliament etc. that is usually won with a large margin by a particular party. safe sex sexual activity in which precautions are taken to reduce the risk of spreading sexually transmitted diseases, esp. Aids. Derivatives safely adv. safeness n. Etymology: ME f. AF saf, OF sauf f. L salvus uninjured: (n.) orig. save f. SAVE(1) |
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