Definition of safety valve in English:

safety valve

noun

1A valve that opens automatically to relieve excessive pressure.
（尤指锅炉的）安全阀
Example sentencesExamples
- As a result, they knew how the plant functioned and understood that some releases functioned as a safety valve.
- He designed a safety valve to prevent the pressure of steam building up to dangerous levels.
- I wasn't satisfied with the strength of the cylinders in which the pressurised, volatile mixture was carried, and I wanted more tests carried out on the safety valve intended to prevent blowbacks.
- If total resistance is low, perhaps due to an internal short circuit in a motor, current flows so fast it can overheat the wire and burn through the insulation, unless there is a safety valve, such as a fuse.
- Under normal conditions, the kidneys act as a safety valve to eliminate glucose above a certain threshold and prevent further accumulation.
- With a garden hose connected to this safety valve, you can direct some of the overflow after a heavy rain out into the garden.
- When engineers build systems to manage enormous pressure, they usually design in points of release known as safety valves.
- The harnessing of solar energy by photosynthesis depends on a safety valve that effectively eliminates hazardous excess energy and prevents oxidative damage to the plant cells.
- By 1865 the safety valve was fast disappearing.
- With no systematic way to address errors, the network has no built-in safety valve that allows it to correct the record.
1. 1.1 A means of giving harmless vent to feelings of tension or stress.
  〈喻〉安全阀（指发泄紧张情绪或压力的无害方法或手段）
  laughter may be a safety valve that reduces tension
  Example sentencesExamples
  Even worse, they continue, is the possibility that the governments of India and China will build up huge armies in order to provide a safety valve for the young men's aggressive energies.
  In this way the community meetings act as a safety valve, allowing the local people to come together, ask questions and learn the truth.
  I've seen every journal and notebook I've ever owned as a safety valve against the steam that just natural builds up the pressure in my mind and heart.
  This was intended to act as a safety valve at times of mounting international pressure.
  Certain elements within the ruling class regarded the party as a useful potential safety valve amid mounting social tensions.
  The Times affords itself no similar set of safety valves to release steam when the paper becomes the issue.
  Showing images of mere reversal may in fact provide a safety valve for the social tensions that the women's movement has created by demanding a more dominant role for women.
  The idea that talking about your feelings functions as a kind of safety valve, allowing psychic pressure to be vented just as excess steam is allowed to escape from a blocked pipe, is sometimes referred to as the cathartic theory of emotion.
  He's finding working life immensely stressful, and the reckless boozing feels like a safety valve for him.
  But humor is a strange thing: it's a psychological safety valve, a means of voicing ‘unacceptable’ feelings.
  As a safety valve for parents who desperately need alternatives to schools in catastrophic condition, vouchers may work as a short-term balm, and as a prod to reform.
  They sometimes tolerated a certain level of unauthorised absenteeism, recognising that it could function as a relatively harmless safety valve for the anger and resentments of enslaved people.
  Releasing our emotions can act as a safety valve - relieving inner tensions, like steam out of a kettle.
  Art is not a challenge, it turns out, of existing institutions, but a relatively harmless substitute for such a challenge, a safety valve.
  Synonyms
  use, medium, means of expression, mode of expression, vehicle

Definition of safety valve in US English:

safety valve

nounˈsāftē ˌvalvˈseɪfti ˌvælv

1A valve opening automatically to relieve excessive pressure, especially in a boiler.
（尤指锅炉的）安全阀
Example sentencesExamples
- I wasn't satisfied with the strength of the cylinders in which the pressurised, volatile mixture was carried, and I wanted more tests carried out on the safety valve intended to prevent blowbacks.
- Under normal conditions, the kidneys act as a safety valve to eliminate glucose above a certain threshold and prevent further accumulation.
- He designed a safety valve to prevent the pressure of steam building up to dangerous levels.
- When engineers build systems to manage enormous pressure, they usually design in points of release known as safety valves.
- The harnessing of solar energy by photosynthesis depends on a safety valve that effectively eliminates hazardous excess energy and prevents oxidative damage to the plant cells.
- If total resistance is low, perhaps due to an internal short circuit in a motor, current flows so fast it can overheat the wire and burn through the insulation, unless there is a safety valve, such as a fuse.
- With a garden hose connected to this safety valve, you can direct some of the overflow after a heavy rain out into the garden.
- By 1865 the safety valve was fast disappearing.
- As a result, they knew how the plant functioned and understood that some releases functioned as a safety valve.
- With no systematic way to address errors, the network has no built-in safety valve that allows it to correct the record.
1. 1.1 A means of giving harmless vent to feelings of tension or stress.
  〈喻〉安全阀（指发泄紧张情绪或压力的无害方法或手段）
  laughter may be a safety valve that reduces tension
  Example sentencesExamples
  He's finding working life immensely stressful, and the reckless boozing feels like a safety valve for him.
  The idea that talking about your feelings functions as a kind of safety valve, allowing psychic pressure to be vented just as excess steam is allowed to escape from a blocked pipe, is sometimes referred to as the cathartic theory of emotion.
  Certain elements within the ruling class regarded the party as a useful potential safety valve amid mounting social tensions.
  But humor is a strange thing: it's a psychological safety valve, a means of voicing ‘unacceptable’ feelings.
  As a safety valve for parents who desperately need alternatives to schools in catastrophic condition, vouchers may work as a short-term balm, and as a prod to reform.
  They sometimes tolerated a certain level of unauthorised absenteeism, recognising that it could function as a relatively harmless safety valve for the anger and resentments of enslaved people.
  Even worse, they continue, is the possibility that the governments of India and China will build up huge armies in order to provide a safety valve for the young men's aggressive energies.
  Releasing our emotions can act as a safety valve - relieving inner tensions, like steam out of a kettle.
  The Times affords itself no similar set of safety valves to release steam when the paper becomes the issue.
  Showing images of mere reversal may in fact provide a safety valve for the social tensions that the women's movement has created by demanding a more dominant role for women.
  In this way the community meetings act as a safety valve, allowing the local people to come together, ask questions and learn the truth.
  Art is not a challenge, it turns out, of existing institutions, but a relatively harmless substitute for such a challenge, a safety valve.
  I've seen every journal and notebook I've ever owned as a safety valve against the steam that just natural builds up the pressure in my mind and heart.
  This was intended to act as a safety valve at times of mounting international pressure.
  Synonyms
  use, medium, means of expression, mode of expression, vehicle

单词	safety valve
释义	Definition of safety valve in English: safety valve noun 1A valve that opens automatically to relieve excessive pressure. （尤指锅炉的）安全阀 Example sentencesExamples As a result, they knew how the plant functioned and understood that some releases functioned as a safety valve. He designed a safety valve to prevent the pressure of steam building up to dangerous levels. I wasn't satisfied with the strength of the cylinders in which the pressurised, volatile mixture was carried, and I wanted more tests carried out on the safety valve intended to prevent blowbacks. If total resistance is low, perhaps due to an internal short circuit in a motor, current flows so fast it can overheat the wire and burn through the insulation, unless there is a safety valve, such as a fuse. Under normal conditions, the kidneys act as a safety valve to eliminate glucose above a certain threshold and prevent further accumulation. With a garden hose connected to this safety valve, you can direct some of the overflow after a heavy rain out into the garden. When engineers build systems to manage enormous pressure, they usually design in points of release known as safety valves. The harnessing of solar energy by photosynthesis depends on a safety valve that effectively eliminates hazardous excess energy and prevents oxidative damage to the plant cells. By 1865 the safety valve was fast disappearing. With no systematic way to address errors, the network has no built-in safety valve that allows it to correct the record. 1.1 A means of giving harmless vent to feelings of tension or stress. 〈喻〉安全阀（指发泄紧张情绪或压力的无害方法或手段） laughter may be a safety valve that reduces tension Example sentencesExamples Even worse, they continue, is the possibility that the governments of India and China will build up huge armies in order to provide a safety valve for the young men's aggressive energies. In this way the community meetings act as a safety valve, allowing the local people to come together, ask questions and learn the truth. I've seen every journal and notebook I've ever owned as a safety valve against the steam that just natural builds up the pressure in my mind and heart. This was intended to act as a safety valve at times of mounting international pressure. Certain elements within the ruling class regarded the party as a useful potential safety valve amid mounting social tensions. The Times affords itself no similar set of safety valves to release steam when the paper becomes the issue. Showing images of mere reversal may in fact provide a safety valve for the social tensions that the women's movement has created by demanding a more dominant role for women. The idea that talking about your feelings functions as a kind of safety valve, allowing psychic pressure to be vented just as excess steam is allowed to escape from a blocked pipe, is sometimes referred to as the cathartic theory of emotion. He's finding working life immensely stressful, and the reckless boozing feels like a safety valve for him. But humor is a strange thing: it's a psychological safety valve, a means of voicing ‘unacceptable’ feelings. As a safety valve for parents who desperately need alternatives to schools in catastrophic condition, vouchers may work as a short-term balm, and as a prod to reform. They sometimes tolerated a certain level of unauthorised absenteeism, recognising that it could function as a relatively harmless safety valve for the anger and resentments of enslaved people. Releasing our emotions can act as a safety valve - relieving inner tensions, like steam out of a kettle. Art is not a challenge, it turns out, of existing institutions, but a relatively harmless substitute for such a challenge, a safety valve. Synonyms use, medium, means of expression, mode of expression, vehicle Definition of safety valve in US English: safety valve nounˈsāftē ˌvalvˈseɪfti ˌvælv 1A valve opening automatically to relieve excessive pressure, especially in a boiler. （尤指锅炉的）安全阀 Example sentencesExamples I wasn't satisfied with the strength of the cylinders in which the pressurised, volatile mixture was carried, and I wanted more tests carried out on the safety valve intended to prevent blowbacks. Under normal conditions, the kidneys act as a safety valve to eliminate glucose above a certain threshold and prevent further accumulation. He designed a safety valve to prevent the pressure of steam building up to dangerous levels. When engineers build systems to manage enormous pressure, they usually design in points of release known as safety valves. The harnessing of solar energy by photosynthesis depends on a safety valve that effectively eliminates hazardous excess energy and prevents oxidative damage to the plant cells. If total resistance is low, perhaps due to an internal short circuit in a motor, current flows so fast it can overheat the wire and burn through the insulation, unless there is a safety valve, such as a fuse. With a garden hose connected to this safety valve, you can direct some of the overflow after a heavy rain out into the garden. By 1865 the safety valve was fast disappearing. As a result, they knew how the plant functioned and understood that some releases functioned as a safety valve. With no systematic way to address errors, the network has no built-in safety valve that allows it to correct the record. 1.1 A means of giving harmless vent to feelings of tension or stress. 〈喻〉安全阀（指发泄紧张情绪或压力的无害方法或手段） laughter may be a safety valve that reduces tension Example sentencesExamples He's finding working life immensely stressful, and the reckless boozing feels like a safety valve for him. The idea that talking about your feelings functions as a kind of safety valve, allowing psychic pressure to be vented just as excess steam is allowed to escape from a blocked pipe, is sometimes referred to as the cathartic theory of emotion. Certain elements within the ruling class regarded the party as a useful potential safety valve amid mounting social tensions. But humor is a strange thing: it's a psychological safety valve, a means of voicing ‘unacceptable’ feelings. As a safety valve for parents who desperately need alternatives to schools in catastrophic condition, vouchers may work as a short-term balm, and as a prod to reform. They sometimes tolerated a certain level of unauthorised absenteeism, recognising that it could function as a relatively harmless safety valve for the anger and resentments of enslaved people. Even worse, they continue, is the possibility that the governments of India and China will build up huge armies in order to provide a safety valve for the young men's aggressive energies. Releasing our emotions can act as a safety valve - relieving inner tensions, like steam out of a kettle. The Times affords itself no similar set of safety valves to release steam when the paper becomes the issue. Showing images of mere reversal may in fact provide a safety valve for the social tensions that the women's movement has created by demanding a more dominant role for women. In this way the community meetings act as a safety valve, allowing the local people to come together, ask questions and learn the truth. Art is not a challenge, it turns out, of existing institutions, but a relatively harmless substitute for such a challenge, a safety valve. I've seen every journal and notebook I've ever owned as a safety valve against the steam that just natural builds up the pressure in my mind and heart. This was intended to act as a safety valve at times of mounting international pressure. Synonyms use, medium, means of expression, mode of expression, vehicle
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