| 词汇 | safety |
| 释义 | safety noun uk /ˈseɪf.ti/ us /ˈseɪf.ti/ safetynoun (NOT BEING IN DANGER)B2[ U ] a state in which or a place where you are safe and not in danger or at risk: 安全，平安 for someone's safetyFor your (comfort and) safety, we recommend you keep your seat belt loosely fastened during the flight.为了您的（舒适和）安全，我们建议您在飞行期间松松地系住安全带。 guarantee/assure someone’s safetyReporters may enter the danger zone but unfortunately we cannot guarantee/assure their safety.记者可以进入危险区，但遗憾的是，我们不能确保他们的安全。 The crew of the ship were winched to safety by a rescue helicopter.全体船员被救援直升机吊运至安全的地方。 run/dive for safetyAs the gunman opened fire, they all ran/dived for safety behind the trees.持枪歹徒一开火，他们全都跑／冲到树后以保安全。 concerned for the safety ofPolice are concerned for the safety of (= think that something bad might have happened to) the five-year-old.警方为那个5岁小孩的安全担心。 a place of safetyHe was led to a place of safety (= somewhere he would not be in danger, especially of being found and harmed).他被领到了一个安全的地方。 Concern for the safety of the two missing teenagers is growing.两名失踪少年的安危越来越令人担忧。 The report is highly critical of safety standards at the factory.这篇报道尖锐地批评了那家工厂的安全标准。 The airline is taking steps to ensure safety on its aircraft.航空公司正在采取措施以确保其航班的飞行安全。 Her parents fear for her safety.父母担心她的安全。 These measures were designed to improve car safety.这些措施旨在提高汽车的安全性。 Safe and secure airworthiness as safe as housesidiom biosafety bite clear of something harmlessness have/lead a sheltered lifeidiom health and safety impregnable impregnably nonexposed out of danger potable protected roadworthy unassailed unbruised unthreatening untouchable well kept safetynoun (IN AMERICAN FOOTBALL)[ C ] in American football, an occasion when a player carrying the ball is tackled behind the team's goal line, which scores two points for the defence: The quarterback was sacked in the end zone for a safety. [ C ] in American football, a player on the defence who stands away from the line of scrimmage(= the line on which the ball is positioned at the beginning of a period of action) and defends against passes and runs that get past the defensive line: The runner was tackled by the safety in the backfield. American football attempt audibilize back judge blitz blocker bootleg dime flare flea-flicker formation forward pass forward progress free play play clock point after pulling blocker pump-fake punt return specialist turnover Idiomssafety first there's safety in numbers safety | American Dictionarysafety noun[ U ] us/ˈseɪf·ti/ the condition of not being in danger or of not being dangerous: For your safety, keep your seat belt securely fastened. Fire officials worry about the safety of those heaters. safety | Business Englishsafety noun[ U ] uk /ˈseɪfti/us the state of being protected from danger or harm: You have a right to be protected against anything that can affect your safety. public/passenger/consumer safety the condition of not being likely to cause damage or harm: the safety of sthMany people are wondering about the safety of some food imports. food/drug/product safety fire safety Apart from this one incident, the company has an excellent safety record. used before a noun to describe equipment, rules, etc. that are designed to keep people from being harmed: safety glasses The company is now a world leader in car safety seats. The iron's best safety feature is that it shuts off automatically. The building is not compliant with the new safety standards. The law requires a certificate showing that the latest safety tests have been carried out. safety procedures. air/workplace/mine, etc. safety the fact of keeping people safe in a particular place: Fletcher is an independent mine safety consultant in New Zealand. We always make air safety our first priority. See alsohealth and safety margin of safety Examples of safetysafety Would it not be better for safety's sake to accept the amendment? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In view of these considerations, it is indeed necessary to conduct tests for safety's sake. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English In my view, there are certain safeties to which we should address ourselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such work should be well planned, for safety's sake. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even those definitions have for safety's sake been drawn on the wide side, including too much rather than too little. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will he, for safety's sake, see that this type of water is available in respect of certain kidney diseases? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A great deal of that money of theirs, for safety's sake has to be in fixed interest securities, which nowadays bring in a low return. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We decided to go ahead anyway, for safety's sake. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have paid for these assets themselves, with their own money, and for safety's sake have deposited these properties in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In cases of doubt it is often the practice of authorities to register the item for safety's sake. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Should not the council have the authority at least to fence them in for safety's sake and charge the cost to the freeholder? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He may be put to additional expenditure through feeling that, for safety's sake, he should stop the development as soon as the enforcement notice is served. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They should go to the homes of people who have been told that, for safety's sake, they must leave the home in which they have lived all their lives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are quite right in trying to do what they can for safety's sake, but there is an equally strong argument for doing it with larger motorcycles for safety's sake. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We can only give priority of safeties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of safety 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. Collocations withsafetysafetyThese are words often used in combination with safety. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. adequate safety If the drug combination demonstrated adequatesafety (described below), then continued enrollment would occur. aviation safety At the same time, however, we must also help third countries improve their civil aviationsafety standards. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English consumer safety Even if our respective approaches to economic and regulatory issues remain different, consumersafety and data protection illustrate this. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English 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. See all collocations with safety |
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