1 VERB (经过努力)获得,争取到 If you secure something that you want or need, you obtain it, often after a lot of effort. (经过努力)获得,争取到 [formal] [Also VERB n + for]
SYN obtain, get, acquire, land [informal]
2 VERB 使…免遭攻击(或伤害);保卫;保护 If you secure a place, you make it safe from harm or attack. 使…免遭攻击(或伤害);保卫;保护 [formal]
3 ADJ-GRADED 锁牢的;严密防守的 A secure place is tightly locked or well protected, so that people cannot enter it or leave it. 锁牢的;严密防守的
SYN safe, protected, shielded, sheltered
4 VERB 使固定;缚牢;系紧 If you secure an object, you fasten it firmly to another object. 使固定;缚牢;系紧
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He helped her close the cases up, and then he secured the canvas straps as tight as they would go. [VERB noun]
他帮她关上箱子,然后将帆布带子尽量系紧。
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The frames are secured by horizontal rails to the back wall. [VERB noun]
框架用横杆牢牢固定在后墙上。
SYN attach, stick, fix, bind
5 ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ] 固定不动的;绑紧的;系牢的 If an object is secure, it is fixed firmly in position. 固定不动的;绑紧的;系牢的
SYN fast, firm, fixed, tight
6 ADJ-GRADED 稳固的;稳定的;可靠的 If you describe something such as a job as secure, it is certain not to change or end. 稳固的;稳定的;可靠的
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...trade union demands for secure wages and employment.
工会要求稳定的工资和工作。
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Senior citizens long for a more predictable and secure future.
老年人渴望有一个更稳定、更可预见的未来。
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...the failure of financial institutions once thought to be secure.
一度被认为安全可靠的一些金融机构的倒闭
SYN reliable, definite, solid, absolute
7 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] (基础)坚固的,坚实的,可靠的 A secure base or foundation is strong and reliable. (基础)坚固的,坚实的,可靠的
SYN protected, safe, guarded, sheltered
8 ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ] 安心的;心里踏实的;无忧无虑的 If you feel secure, you feel safe and happy and are not worried about life. 安心的;心里踏实的;无忧无虑的
SYN confident, relaxed, sure, easy
9 VERB [usually passive] 为(借款等)作保 If a loan is secured, the person who lends the money may take property such as a house from the person who borrows the money if they fail to repay it. 为(借款等)作保 [business]
SYN guarantee, protect, insure, ensure
ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesaurus | secure Also look up: |
VERB. | catch, get, obtain; (ant.) lose 1 attach, fasten 4 |
ADJ. | safe, sheltered 3 locked, tight 5 |
Word Partnership | Use secure with: |
N. | secure a job/place/position, secure peace, secure your rights 1 secure a loan 1 9 secure borders 3 secure future, secure jobs 6 |
ADV. | less secure, more secure 3 5 7 8 financially secure 6 8 |
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