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ADJ-GRADED
(對身體)無害的，安全的
Something that is safe does not cause physical harm or danger.
例句
Officials arrived to assess whether it is safe to bring emergency food supplies into the city...
官員們趕來評估向該市調(diào)撥緊急救援食品是否安全。
Most foods that we eat are safe for birds.
我們食用的大多數(shù)食物對鳥類都無害。
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ADJ-GRADED
不會受傷的;不會受損的
If a person or thing is safe from something, they cannot be harmed or damaged by it.
例句
In the future people can go to a football match knowing that they are safe from hooliganism...
今后人們?nèi)タ醋闱虮荣悤r可以不必擔心會受到足球流氓的騷擾。
On beaches, keep your camera safe from sand by enveloping it inside a plastic bag...
在沙灘上時，將相機用塑料袋包裹起來以防止進沙子。
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ADJ-GRADED
安全的;沒有受傷的;安然無恙的
If you are safe, you have not been harmed, or you are not in danger of being harmed.
例句
Where is Sophy? Is she safe?...
索菲在哪里？她沒有受傷吧？
A baby boy is safe after rescue workers pulled him from a 12-foot-deep construction hole...
營救人員將一名男嬰從 12 英尺深的建筑工地的深坑里拉出來時，他安然無恙。
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ADJ-GRADED
(地方)安全的，可靠的，保險的
A safe place is one where it is unlikely that any harm, damage, or unpleasant things will happen to the people or things that are there.
例句
Many refugees have fled to safer areas...
許多難民已經(jīng)逃往了更安全的地方。
The elimination of all nuclear weapons would make the world a safer place...
銷毀所有的核武器將會使世界變得更安全。
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ADJ
(旅途)平安的，無損的，一路順風的
If people or things have a safe journey, they reach their destination without harm, damage, or unpleasant things happening to them.
例句
'I'm heading back to Ireland again for another weekend.' — 'Have a safe journey.'
“我要再回愛爾蘭過一個周末。”——“一路平安。”
...the UN plan to deploy 500 troops to ensure the safe delivery of food and other supplies.
聯(lián)合國部署一支 500 人的軍隊以確保食物和其他補給物資安全運送的計劃
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ADJ
(距離)安全的，不會遭到傷害的
If you are at a safe distance from something or someone, you are far enough away from them to avoid any danger, harm, or unpleasant effects.
例句
I shall conceal myself at a safe distance from the battlefield...
我會躲在一個遠離戰(zhàn)場的安全地帶。
He thinks he can find a way to vaccinate the elephants from a safe distance.
他認為自己能找到一種從安全距離給大象接種疫苗的方法。
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ADJ-GRADED
不會丟失的;志在必得的;穩(wěn)操勝券的
If something you have or expect to obtain is safe, you cannot lose it or be prevented from having it.
例句
We as consumers need to feel confident that our jobs are safe before we will spend spare cash...
我們作為消費者在把閑錢花掉之前，需要確信自己不會失業(yè)。
Is the National Health Service safe with the Conservative party?...
保守黨能否繼續(xù)實行國民醫(yī)療保健制度？
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ADJ-GRADED
(行動)風險小的，萬無一失的，保險的
A safe course of action is one in which there is very little risk of loss or failure.
例句
Electricity shares are still a safe investment...
電力股仍然是低風險投資。
It might not be safe politically for the President to leave the country.
總統(tǒng)離開國家可能會有政治上的危險。
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ADJ-GRADED
四平八穩(wěn)的;缺乏新意的;不夠刺激的
If you disapprove of something because you think it is not very exciting or original, you can describe it as safe .
例句
...frustrated artists who became lawyers at an early age because it seemed a safe option...
趁年輕改行從事律師這一看似穩(wěn)定的職業(yè)的失意落泊的藝術家們
Rock'n'roll has become so commercialised and safe since punk.
搖滾樂自從朋克樂以后就已經(jīng)過于商業(yè)化而缺乏新意了。
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ADJ-GRADED
有把握的;不會有錯的;可以肯定的
If it is safe to say or assume something, you can say it with very little risk of being wrong.
例句
I think it is safe to say that very few students expend the effort to do quality work in school...
我認為可以肯定地說學校里很少有學生肯為學好功課下功夫。
The only safe assumption is that the world's financial markets will have to find solutions themselves.
唯一可以斷定的是世界金融市場將不得不自己尋找出路。
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ADJ-GRADED
(秘密)不會被泄漏的，會被保守的，安全的
If you say to someone that their secret is safe with you, you are promising not to tell it to anyone.
例句
Don't worry, Mr Palin, your secret is safe with me.
別擔心，佩林先生，我會保守你的秘密。
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N-COUNT
保險柜
A safe is a strong metal cupboard with special locks, in which you keep money, jewellery, or other valuable things.
例句
The files are now in a safe to which only he has the key.
文件目前放在一個只有他才能打開的保險柜里。
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PHRASE
得到妥善照顧的;由可靠的人保護(或保管)的
If you say that a person or thing is in safe hands, or is safe in someone's hands, you mean that they are being looked after by a reliable person and will not be harmed.
例句
I had a huge responsibility to ensure these packets remained in safe hands...
我負有確保這些包裹得到妥善保管的重大責任。
Don't worry, Uncle Tim, your future is safe in our hands.
別擔心，蒂姆大叔，你將來由我們照顧。
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PHRASE
非常安全的;絕對安全的
If you say that something or someone is as safe as houses, you mean that they are completely safe.
例句
The Government insisted that Britain's nuclear power stations are as safe as houses.
英國政府堅稱英國的核電站非常安全。
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PHRASE
使(某地)適合開展(某活動);使適宜
If someone tries to make a place safe for a particular activity, they try to make the place suitable for that activity, although their efforts may have very undesirable effects.
例句
Why did these men fight and die? Supposedly it was to make the world safe for democracy.
為什么這些人戰(zhàn)死了呢？據(jù)說，是為了在全世界實現(xiàn)民主。
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PHRASE
謹慎行事;避免冒險
If you play safe or play it safe, you do not take any risks.
例句
If you want to play safe, cut down on the amount of salt you eat...
如果想要謹慎點的話，就減少鹽的攝入量。
The pilot decided that Christchurch was too far away, and played it safe and landed at Wellington.
飛行員認為克賴斯特徹奇距離太遠，為求穩(wěn)妥，就降落在了惠靈頓。
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PHRASE
謹慎為是;以防萬一;為安全起見
If you say you are doing something to be on the safe side, you mean that you are doing it in case something undesirable happens, even though this may be unnecessary.
例句
You might still want to go for an X-ray, however, just to be on the safe side.
不過，為穩(wěn)妥起見，你可能還想要照一個 X 光。
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PHRASE
寧可事先謹慎有余，不要事后追悔莫及
If you say 'it's better to be safe than sorry', you are advising someone to take action in order to avoid possible unpleasant consequences later, even if this seems unnecessary.
例句
Don't be afraid to have this checked by a doctor — better safe than sorry!
不要害怕找醫(yī)生檢查一下——寧求穩(wěn)妥以免后悔！
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PHRASE
平平安安的;安然無恙的
You say that someone is safe and sound when they are still alive or unharmed after being in danger.
例句
All I'm hoping for is that wherever Trevor is he will come home safe and sound.
我只希望不管特雷弗在哪里，他都能平平安安回家。