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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
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fail-safe | American Dictionary


fail-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-safe


fail-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.
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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.
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There will now be a fail-safe procedure to ensure that such signals do not go astray.
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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.
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Although it is not a fail-safe or a guarantee, in the end a postal ballot comes nearer to that ideal.
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