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out of harm's way
Translationsharm (haːm) noun damage; injury; distress. I'll make sure you come to no harm; He meant no harm; It'll do you no harm to go. 損害，傷害，使難過 伤害，损害，危害 verb to cause (a person) harm. There's no need to be frightened – he won't harm you. 傷害 伤害ˈharmful adjective doing harm. Medicines can be harmful if you take too much of them. 有害的 有害的ˈharmless adjective not dangerous or liable to cause harm. Don't be frightened of that snake – it's harmless. 無害的 无害的ˈharmlessly adverb 無害地 无害地ˈharmlessness noun 無害 无害out of harm's way in a safe place. I'll put this glass vase out of harm's way, so that it doesn't get broken. 在安全的地方 在安全的地方out of harm's way
out of harm's wayNot or no longer in a place, condition, or situation that might result in one's harm or peril. We need to get all these bystanders out of harm's way before we try and put the fire out. You're so anxious to keep your children out of harm's way that you're going to end up denying them a lot of valuable life experiences.See also: of, out, way*out of harm's wayFig. not liable to be harmed; away from any causes of harm. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; get someone ~.) We should try to get all the civilians out of harm's way.See also: of, out, wayout of harm's wayIn a safe condition or place, as in We fenced the yard to keep the children out of harm's way. This idiom was first recorded about 1661. See also: of, out, wayout of harm's way COMMON If someone or something is out of harm's way, they are in a safe place away from danger or from the possibility of being damaged. For parents, this is an easy way of keeping their children entertained, or simply out of harm's way. Workers scrambled to carry priceless objects out of harm's way.See also: of, out, wayout of harm's way in a safe place. 1996 Frank McCourt Angela's Ashes Take down the Pope and hide him in the coal hole…where he won't be seen and he'll be out of harm's way. See also: of, out, wayout of harm’s ˈway in a place where somebody/something cannot cause or suffer injury, accident, loss, etc: Most people think that dangerous criminals should be locked up out of harm’s way. ♢ You should put these glasses out of harm’s way. They’re too valuable to use every day.See also: of, out, wayout of harm's wayIn a safe place, away from possible accident or injury. This term dates from the mid-1600s. Richard Steele had it in The Spectator (1711) in what might well be hyperbolic form: “People send Children to school to keep them out of harm’s way.” Oddly enough the corollary, “in harm’s way,” never caught on.See also: of, out, wayEncyclopediaSeeHARMMedicalSeeharm |