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单词 unsafe
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unsafe

The report warned that many renting families lived in unhealthy or unsafe conditions.The flames were so fierce that the building quickly became unsafe for fire crew to search inside.There is no reason to regard your conviction as unsafe.They talk of being pushed farther into unsafe areas.They also feel unsafe in relation to other people.Moving her has so far proved impossible because specialists deemed it unsafe in her feeble condition.When we arrived the apartment was filthy and in an unsafe condition.Only recovery of the section of the boat beneath buildings unsafe for excavation eluded him.The conviction was therefore unsafe and would be quashed.The organisers could alter the route if any area is deemed unsafe because of ice.Teachers will feel unsafe in their classrooms without protective vests.High noses were deemed unsafe because they were at driver height in side impacts.Nor is it merely unsafe working conditions that are a concern.As the judge followed that approach the conviction was not unsafe and the application would be refused.The house is leaking and the area is unsafe.She feels unsafe in her own home.His successes coincided with the exposure by other lawyers of unsafe convictions and growing doubts about the death penalty.How hard it is to say no to a group of glamorous friends urging you to get into an unsafe car?So many were inside, cops feared the building was structurally unsafe.Many of the dogs which died in the blaze were still in the building, which has been deemed unsafe.He lay dead under concrete for a week, so unsafe was the building that rescuers couldn't get in.

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unsafe

British English: unsafe ADJECTIVE
If a building, machine, activity, or area is unsafe, it is dangerous.
Critics claim the trucks are unsafe.
  • American English: unsafe
  • Brazilian Portuguese: perigoso
  • Chinese: 危险的
  • European Spanish: inseguro
  • French: dangereux
  • German: nicht sicher
  • Italian: pericoloso
  • Japanese: 安全でない
  • Korean: 안전하지 않은
  • European Portuguese: perigoso
  • Latin American Spanish: inseguro

Chinese translation of 'unsafe'

unsafe

(ʌnˈseɪf)

adj

  1. (= in danger) [person] 不安全的 (bù ānquán de)
  2. (= dangerous) [machine, bridge, conditions] 危险(險)的 (wēixiǎn de)
  3. (Brit, Law) [conviction] 不成立的 (bù chénglì de)
    it is unsafe to play here 在这(這)儿(兒)玩不安全 (zài zhèr wán bù ānquán)
    the car was unsafe to drive 开(開)这(這)辆(輛)车(車)不安全 (kāi zhè liàng chē bù ānquán)
    unsafe to eat/drink 食用/饮(飲)用不安全 (shíyòng/yǐnyòng bù ānquán)
    unsafe sex 无(無)防范(範)措施的性行为(為) (wú fángfàn cuòshī de xìngxíngwéi)
(adjective) 
Definition
dangerous
Critics claim the trucks are unsafe.
Synonyms
dangerous
a dangerous undertaking
risky
It is a very risky business.
hazardous
Below decks was hazardous in very heavy weather.
threatening
uncertain
Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future.
unstable
He was emotionally unstable.
insecure
low-paid, insecure jobs
unreliable
She had proved to be an unreliable witness and had lied to police.
precarious
Our financial situation had become precarious.
treacherous
The current of the river is fast-flowing and treacherous.
perilous
a perilous journey across the war-zone
unsound
The church was structurally unsound.
Opposites
safe
,
secure
,
reliable
,
sure
,
sound
,
certain
,
stable
,
harmless
(adjective) 
In the larger neighbourhood, I felt very unsafe.
Synonyms
vulnerable
Their tanks would be vulnerable to attack from the air.
threatened
exposed
The troops are exposed to attack by the enemy.
unprotected
defenceless
a leader who would leave the country isolated and defenceless
open to attack

Additional synonyms

in the sense of defenceless
a leader who would leave the country isolated and defenceless
Synonyms
helpless,
exposed,
vulnerable,
naked,
endangered,
powerless,
wide open,
unarmed,
unprotected,
unguarded
in the sense of exposed
Definition
vulnerable
The troops are exposed to attack by the enemy.
Synonyms
vulnerable,
open,
subject,
in danger,
liable,
susceptible,
wide open,
left open,
laid bare,
in peril,
laid open
in the sense of hazardous
Definition
involving great risk
Below decks was hazardous in very heavy weather.
Synonyms
dangerous,
risky,
difficult,
uncertain,
unpredictable,
insecure,
hairy (slang),
unsafe,
precarious,
perilous,
parlous (archaic, humorous),
dicey (informal, British),
fraught with danger,
chancy (informal)

Synonyms of 'unsafe'

unsafe

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of insecure
Definition
unstable or shaky
low-paid, insecure jobs
Synonyms
unreliable,
unstable,
unsafe,
precarious,
unsteady,
unsound
in the sense of perilous
a perilous journey across the war-zone
Synonyms
dangerous,
threatening,
exposed,
vulnerable,
risky,
unsure,
hazardous,
hairy (slang),
unsafe,
precarious,
parlous (archaic),
fraught with danger,
chancy (informal)
in the sense of precarious
Definition
(of a position or situation) dangerous or insecure
Our financial situation had become precarious.
Synonyms
insecure,
dangerous,
uncertain,
tricky,
risky,
doubtful,
dubious,
unsettled,
dodgy (British, Australian, New Zealand, informal),
unstable,
unsure,
hazardous,
shaky,
hairy (slang),
perilous,
touch and go,
dicey (informal, British),
chancy (informal),
built on sand,
shonky (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of risky
It is a very risky business.
Synonyms
dangerous,
hazardous,
unsafe,
perilous,
uncertain,
tricky,
dodgy (British, Australian, New Zealand, informal),
precarious,
touch-and-go,
dicey (informal, British),
fraught with danger,
chancy (informal),
shonky (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of treacherous
Definition
unreliable or dangerous, esp. because of sudden changes
The current of the river is fast-flowing and treacherous.
Synonyms
dangerous,
tricky,
risky,
unstable,
hazardous,
icy,
slippery,
unsafe,
unreliable,
precarious,
deceptive,
perilous,
slippy (informal, dialect)
in the sense of uncertain
Definition
not to be depended upon
Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future.
Synonyms
doubtful,
undetermined,
unpredictable,
insecure,
questionable,
ambiguous,
unreliable,
precarious,
indefinite,
indeterminate,
incalculable,
iffy (informal),
changeable,
indistinct,
chancy (informal),
unforeseeable,
unsettled,
unresolved,
in the balance,
unconfirmed,
up in the air,
unfixed,
conjectural,
sketchy (informal)
in the sense of unprotected
Definition
not defended or protected from harm
Synonyms
vulnerable,
helpless,
defenceless,
unarmed,
unguarded,
undefended,
open to attack,
pregnable
in the sense of unreliable
Definition
not able to be trusted or relied on
She had proved to be an unreliable witness and had lied to police.
Synonyms
undependable,
irresponsible,
untrustworthy,
unstable,
treacherous,
disreputable,
not conscientious
in the sense of unsound
Definition
not firm
The church was structurally unsound.
Synonyms
unstable,
shaky,
insecure,
unsafe,
unreliable,
flimsy,
wobbly,
tottering,
rickety,
unsteady,
not solid
in the sense of unstable
Definition
(of a person) having abrupt changes of mood or behaviour
He was emotionally unstable.
Synonyms
unpredictable,
irrational,
erratic,
inconsistent,
unreliable,
temperamental,
capricious,
changeable,
untrustworthy,
vacillating
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