词汇 | fail-safe |
释义 | fail-safe adjective uk /ˈfeɪ.l.seɪf/ us /ˈfeɪ.l.seɪf/ very unlikely to fail: 万无一失的,万全的 a fail-safe plan万无一失的计划 If something is fail-safe, it has been designed so that if one part of it does not work, the whole thing does not become dangerous: 可自动防止故障危害的;有自动保险装置的 a fail-safe device故障保护装置 Easiness and simplicity (as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a logidiom a piece of cakeidiom accessibility at the push of a buttonidiom at the stroke of a penidiom be a matter of somethingidiom foolproof frictionless frictionlessly friendly gift painlessly painting painting by numbersidiom the path of least resistanceidiom walkaway walkover wieldy with your eyes closed/shutidiom within the capacity of someone/something You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Safe and secure fail-safe | American Dictionaryfail-safe adjective us/ˈfeɪlˌseɪf/ designed so that if one part of a device does not work, the whole thing stops working to avoid a dangerous situation Examples of fail-safefail-safe However, in order to make this component robust, production rules consisting of fail-safe predicates were also added to the grammar. Likewise, the meaning of a 'more fail-safe' pension system is interesting and open to interpretation. Consequently, the treatment process is subject to multiple checking systems and equipment fail-safe mechanisms throughout every aspect of the process. Both were forced to guarantee fail-safe physical security in the early 1980s in order to persuade retailers to invest in the projects. If the fail-safe mechanism comes to be routinely exploited, the indirection does become functional. However, glycine is also an abundant dietary amino acid so it would not make much sense for it to fulfill such a fail-safe function. Most tendons consist of multiple fascicles, which is thought to be a fail-safe mechanism so that failure of one or more fibre bundles does not compromise the tendon strength. This is normal fail-safe practice. Although lactation would have reduced the chance of a woman becoming pregnant anyway, it was far from fail-safe, so some other form of birthcontrol may also have been used. Perhaps two agonists provide a fail-safe mechanism. I am a former railwayman, and, believe me, the "fail-safe" concept was drummed into us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They fail to place fail-safe systems round the caustic soda tanks, somebody leaves the valve on and as a result thousands of fish die. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There will now be a fail-safe procedure to ensure that such signals do not go astray. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is crucial to examine the extent to which such personal and professional resources are co-ordinated to ensure a comprehensive and fail-safe network of care. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Although it is not a fail-safe or a guarantee, in the end a postal ballot comes nearer to that ideal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of fail-safe These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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