单词 | to lull into a false sense of security |
释义 | > as lemmasto lull (a person) into a false sense of security. P2. a false sense (also feeling) of security: an illusory feeling of safety or confidence, esp. one brought about by some deception; now frequently in to lull (a person) into a false sense of security. ΚΠ 1807 Cabinet 1 192 The apprehension of immediate danger no longer tends to correct these faults, and they may, by a false sense of security, be fatally confirmed. 1825 D. Russell Lett. Pract. & Consolatory (ed. 3) II. 179 To lull the heart into a false feeling of security, while indulging in impenitence and unbelief. 1926 People's Home Jrnl. Feb. 24/1 (advt.) Don't let carelessness or a false feeling of security give dangerous pyorrhea a chance to fasten itself in your mouth. 1971 Daily Tel. 14 Sept. 2/6 A false sense of security which makes drivers behave quite differently on motorways than on ordinary roads. 2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 4 June 28/4 Expensive savings packages, offering bogus certainty and illusory diversification, have lulled many savers into a false sense of security. < as lemmas |
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