secure是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 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。

  • He killed the man just a month after his release from a secure mental hospital. 他离开戒备森严的精神病院才1个月就杀了那个人。

• 1 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。

  • 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。

• 2 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。

• 3 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。

• 4 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。

• 5 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。

• 6 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。