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词汇 secure
释义 secure
adjective
uk /sɪˈkjʊər/ us /səˈkjʊr/

secureadjective (FIXED)


B2
positioned or fixed firmly and correctly and therefore not likely to move, fall, or break: 牢靠的;牢固的
That ladder doesn't look very secure to me.那梯子我看不太稳固。
Check that all windows and doors are secure.检查一下,看门窗是否都关严了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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
unaffected
unassailed
unbruised
unthreatening
untouchable

secureadjective (PROTECTED)


likely to continue and not fail or be lost: 可靠的;牢靠的;稳固的
Her promotion has made her position in the company more secure.她的升职使她在公司的地位更加稳固。
The museum has been promised $22 million by the government, so its future is relatively secure.政府许诺向博物馆拨款2200万美元,因此该博物馆的未来相对无忧。
She's just left a secure job to start her own company.
(especially of objects, situations, etc.) able to avoid being harmed by any risk, danger, or threat: (尤指物品、境况等)安全的
Car manufacturers ought to produce vehicles that are more secure against theft.汽车制造商应该生产出防盗性能更佳的汽车。
Endangered species need to be kept secure from poachers.应该保护濒危物种不被偷猎。
We've done everything we can to make the house as secure as possible.
(of a computer or phone connection, etc.) safe or protected, for example against someone stealing information:
He spoke to the president on a secure phone line.
The data sent and received is encrypted to ensure secure communications.
A secure place is one that it is difficult to get out of or escape from: (地方)守卫森严的,插翅难逃的
He killed the man just a month after his release from a secure psychiatric hospital.
At the age of 14 he was placed in secure accommodation.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Continue & last
bash
bash on
bubble away
carry (something) on
cease
cont.
echo
immortality
immortally
in the makingidiom
insist on doing something
isochronous
prosecution
protract
protraction
push ahead
push on
soldier
spin
stretch

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Safe and secure

secureadjective (CONFIDENT)


B2
not doubting or being worried about yourself and your personal relationships: 无忧无虑的;安心的
Children need to feel secure in order to do well at school.孩子们需要感到安心才能在学校中学习好。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Confidence & self-assurance
amour propre
aplomb
assertive
assertively
assertiveness
dogmatism
dogmatist
empowered
feel certain
fierce
rest assured
safe
safety blanket
security blanket
self-assertion
timeline
to be sureidiom
too cool for schoolidiom
unbowed
unintimidated
secure
verb
uk /sɪˈkjʊər/ us /səˈkjʊr/

secureverb (GET)


[ T ]formal
to get something, sometimes with difficulty: 获得;设法得到
He was disappointed by his failure to secure the top job with the bank.他因没能得到银行的高层工作而失望。
The change in the law will make it harder for the police to secure convictions.法律的变更会使警方更难定罪。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to receive or be given something
getI got a new bike for my birthday.
receiveYou will receive your tickets by email.
obtainAfter many years of trying, she finally obtained Brazilian citizenship.
gainYou will improve at the job as you gain experience.
earnEventually, you will earn the dog's trust.
achieveShe achieved top marks in the physics exam.
The company managed to beat off the competition and secure the contract.公司设法打败了竞争者,获得了合同。
The directors have managed to secure a good deal for the company.
The commander-in-chief was given 36 hours to secure a withdrawal of his troops from the combat zone.要求总司令在36小时内将其军队从交战区撤出。
The president said it was imperative that the release of all hostages be secured.总统说当前要务是确保所有人质都获释。
Now that the finance has been secured, the production of the film is assured.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Getting, receiving and accepting
acceptance
acquirable
acquire
acquisition
awardee
carve
draw
earn
get back
get out of something
get/lay/put your hands on someoneidiom
glom onto something/someone
go to someone
pocket
score
screw
screw something out of someone
seize
seize on/upon something
snap something up

secureverb (PROTECT)


[ I or T ]
to make certain something is protected from danger or risk: 使安全;保护;保卫
The building has only one main entrance and would be easy to secure (against/from intruders).该建筑只有一个主入口,所以(防止外人闯入的)保卫工作很容易。
This form of investment is an excellent way of securing your children's financial future.这种投资方式是为你的孩子提供日后经济保障的极佳方式。
Care was taken to secure the crash site as a crime scene to preserve evidence.
It's less easy to secure an area that is away from public view.
Strenuous efforts were made to secure the area before the Prince's arrival.
We must, as a matter of priority, secure the building in the light of recent developments.
He was hoping to raise enough cash to secure his family's future.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Defending and protecting
air defence
anti-bug
anti-mosquito
baby
bandobast
cocoon
duck
duck and coveridiom
embedded
featherbedding
fight back
hedge
insulate
poisonous
security camera
security light
self-protective
self-protectiveness
shelter
smother

secureverb (FINANCE)


[ T ]
to make certain that money that has been lent will be paid back, by giving the person who lends the money the right to own property belonging to the person who borrows it, if the money is not paid back: 抵押;为…担保
a secured loan抵押贷款
Her bank loan is secured against/by/on her house.她的银行贷款是用房子抵押的。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Borrowing & lending
amortizable
amortization
amortize
bond measure
bond referendum
bonded
credit limit
debt
get behind
hole
lending rate
microcredit
microloan
non-current
non-interest
non-prime
outstanding
use something as collateral
usury
write something off

secureverb (FIX)


[ T ]
to fasten one object firmly to another: 紧固,拴牢,扣紧
The gate won't stay open, so we'll have to secure it to that post.大门没办法一直保持开着,所以我们不得不将它拴在那根柱子上。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Fastening and tying
be locked togetheridiom
belay
bind
board something up
bound
bowline
clamp
gag
granny knot
half hitch
harness
hobble
hogtie
knot
square knot
strap
strap someone in
strap something up
strop
tack

secure | American Dictionary


secure
adjective
us/sɪˈkjʊər/

secureadjective (FREE FROM RISK)


free from risk and the threat of change for the worse:
a secure job
People want to feel secure economically.
The museum has a large endowment, so its future is relatively secure.
Secure can also mean confident and free from worry:
Children need to feel secure in order to do well at school.

secureadjective (FREE FROM DANGER)


free from danger or the threat of harm or unwanted access; safe:
Troops were sent to make the border secure.
He questioned whether the government’s computer database was secure from hackers.
For some time after the robbery we could not feel secure, even in our own home.

secureadjective (FIXED)


fixed, fastened, or locked into a position that prevents movement:
That ladder doesn’t look very secure to me.
Just check that the door is secure – the lock doesn’t always work.
secure
verb[ T ]
us/sɪˈkjʊr/

secureverb[T] (OBTAIN)


to obtain something, sometimes with difficulty:
She managed to secure a loan from the bank.

secureverb[T] (FASTEN)


to fasten something firmly:
Secure the boat to the dock.

secureverb[T] (MAKE SAFE)


to make sure something is protected from danger or threat:
The wall was originally built to secure the town from attack.

secure | Business English


secure
verb[ T ]
uk /sɪˈkjʊər/us
to manage to get money or achieve something, often something difficult:
secure financing/a loan/a grantThey hope to secure a $500,000 federal grant to cover some of the development costs.
secure a deal/contract/commitment
secure a win/victory
The Chinese bank secured $3.5 billion in offers within the first few days of its flotation.
FINANCE
to borrow money from a person or organization by agreeing that they can have your property or assets if you cannot pay it back:
secure sth against/on sthThe extra debt will be raised by selling bonds secured on the hotel and restaurant assets.
He had used the boat as collateral to secure a $10,000 loan.
to protect something from risk or threat:
This investment is a good way of securing your family's financial future.
Cost savings will help secure jobs by improving competitiveness.
Police were quick to secure the area when they received the warning of a terrorist attack.
secure
adjective
uk /sɪˈkjʊər/us
if someone's future, investment, or job is secure, they feel confident that it will continue and not fail or be lost:
Although the high returns of recent years cannot continue indefinitely, many still see property as a secure investment.
Executives reassured existing employees that their jobs are secure.
safe and protected from the risk of an attack or crime:
The latest technology allows customers to make secure online transactions.
a secure line/network/site
a secure area/building

Examples of secure


secure
One of the greatest challenges to global public health is securing treatments for neglected diseases and those endemic to poor nations.
He gathers resources - rents a house for and sees to the physical needs of his future band, and secures space for training and rehearsal.
Finally, securing access to stairs and the outdoors with locks and gates should be done to prevent wandering of walking infants.
In doing so, he secured essentially maritime objectives by diplomatic means.
Such arrangements are thought to provide the best means of securing members' interests.
Free elections and accountability of the government to the electorate have been introduced before the institutions of a modern state are fully secured.
If, by great permanent establishments, all these objects of expence are better secured ..., are they worse than if the same tastes prevailed in scattered individuals ?
134 of growers and/or owners, securing adequate capital, grants or loans, and recruiting top-notch management (including field and market support).
He also most generously assisted the author in securing copies of a number of the sources cited in this paper.
Thus, the federal executive was prevented from securing favourable political conditions in several key states before the election took place.
At the convention he secured provisions important to his constituents.
In this sense it was certainly welcome to producers and researchers, since it secured the public standing of the object they dealt with.
The presence of an environment and an attitude supporting cost containment may be the critical factor for securing cost-effective practice behavior among physicians.
As a result, vast financial resources were increasingly secured and redeployed to construct military and naval machines of unprecedented size, complexity, and cost.
Despite perturbations of the plant process, which do not occur in the model, a satisfactory control performance still is secured.
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