Secure
[sɪ'kjʊə;sɪ'kjɔː] or [sə'kjʊr]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) assure payment of.
(adj.) free from fear or doubt; easy in mind; 'he was secure that nothing will be held against him' .
(adj.) free from danger or risk; 'secure from harm'; 'his fortune was secure'; 'made a secure place for himself in his field' .
(adj.) not likely to fail or give way; 'the lock was secure'; 'a secure foundation'; 'a secure hold on her wrist' .
編輯:罗德里克--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.
(a.) Overconfident; incautious; careless; -- in a bad sense.
(a.) Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; -- commonly with of; as, secure of a welcome.
(a.) Net exposed to danger; safe; -- applied to persons and things, and followed by against or from.
(v. t.) To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
(v. t.) To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; to insure; -- frequently with against or from, rarely with of; as, to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage.
(v. t.) To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping; as, to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship.
(v. t.) To get possession of; to make one's self secure of; to acquire certainly; as, to secure an estate.
整理:史黛丝
同義詞及近義詞:
a. [1]. Certain, sure, assured, confident, sanguine.[2]. Safe, snug, free from danger.[3]. Fixed, fast, stable, immovable.
v. a. [1]. Guard, protect.[2]. Insure, assure, guarantee, make sure, make certain, make sure of.[3]. Fasten, make fast, make firm.[4]. Get, acquire, gain, procure, make, get possession of.
編輯:斯坦利
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Fasten, guard, protect, assure, ensure, close, enclose, detain, arrest
ANT:Loosen, betray, surrender, expose, imperil, endanger, open, liberate, free
SYN:Safe, easy, fixed, sheltered, fast, sure, certain, confident, unanxious,careless, protected, ensured
ANT:Anxious, distrustful, suspicious, careful, unsafe, insecure, precarious,hazardous
尤因整理
解釋/意思:
adj. without care or anxiety careless (B.): free from fear or danger: safe: confident: incautious: in safe keeping: of such strength as to ensure safety.—v.t. to make safe: to guard from danger: to seize and confine: to get hold of: to make one's self master of: (obs.) to plight or pledge: to render certain: to guarantee: to fasten.—adj. Secūr′able that may be secured.—n. Secur′ance assurance confirmation.—adv. Secūre′ly.—ns. Secūre′ment; Secūre′ness; Secūr′er one who or that which secures or protects; Secūr′itan one who dwells in fancied security; Secūr′ity state of being secure: freedom from fear: carelessness: protection: certainty: a pledge: (pl.) bonds or certificates in evidence of debt or property.—Secure arms to guard the firearms from becoming wet.
埃尔罗伊校對
例句/造句/用法:
- Some two hours after the tapping is done the flow entirely ceases and the tree must be tapped anew to secure a fresh flow. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- We should endeavor to secure an elevation in temperature of from 120 to 140 deg. 威廉K.大衛. 智者、化學家和偉大醫生的秘密.
- He makes it too secure, as it happens. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- He surrounded himself with an atmosphere of respectability, and walked secure in it. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Cautious, very cautious, thought Emma; he advances inch by inch, and will hazard nothing till he believes himself secure. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- In the Hetton Railway, which ran for a part of its distance through rough country, he used stationary engines wherever he could not secure grades that would make locomotives practicable. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- The time, however, was spent in strengthening the intrenchments and making our position generally more secure against a sudden attack. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- The drawing benches resemble long tables, with a bench on either side, at one end of which is an iron box secured to the table. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- It secured further 40 per cent. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- At last it was secured by stratagem, in the year eight hundred and something. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- I sent the cavalry higher up the stream and they secured a crossing. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Edison then went to Toledo and secured a position at Fort Wayne, on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad, now leased to the Pennsylvania system. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Next came two Dutch prints which Mr. Toller had been eager for, and after he had secured them he went away. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- But no sooner was this promotion secured than he started again on his wanderings southward, while his friend Adams went North, neither having any difficulty in making the trip. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Simpson in his flight had dropped his cravat, and Straker had picked it up--with some idea, perhaps, that he might use it in securing the horse's leg. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- It resulted in securing more advanced positions for all our troops where they were fully covered from the fire of the enemy. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Well, well, the point is a minor one, and when you have Randall you will probably find no difficulty in securing his accomplice. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Only as ultimately securing tranquillity of mind, which the philosopher instinctively pursues, has it for him any necessity. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- The principal business consisted in securing mules, and getting them broken to harness. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Brush and Edward Weston laid the deep foundation of modern arc lighting in America, securing as well substantial recognition abroad. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- It seemed apparent, therefore, that in order to obtain the desired speed there would have to be sacrificed that fineness of emulsion necessary for the securing of sharp pictures. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- My dear, Mr. Helstone's office secures him from criticism. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- A large party secures its own amusement. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- A very little trouble on your side secures him. 簡·奧斯丁. 理智與情感.
- She very soon discovered that there is a charm about fine clothes which attracts a certain class of people and secures their respect. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Only an environment which secures the full use of intelligence in the process of forming habits can counteract this tendency. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- Our experience ought to teach us the necessity of the first; our power secures the latter. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- The former secures unity, order, and law; the latter signify multiplicity and discord, irrational fluctuations from one estate to another. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
杰西整理