| 单词 | safety |
| 释义 | safety (once / 101 pages) 1n 2n 3n A safety is a device that helps keep you from doing bad things, like the safety on a gun that prevents you from pulling the trigger accidentally. Safety, besides meaning "the state of being safe," is used for things that promote safety. If you designate a special meeting place in case of emergency, that place is a safety. If you use contraception during sex, that's also a safety, to prevent pregnancy. In football it's a safety if a player is tackled behind his own goal line. And if you hit the baseball in a way to ensure you reach the base, that's called a safety too. WORD FAMILYsafety: safeties USAGE EXAMPLESBut I also insisted, to myself and everyone else, that Baha never expressed any fears for his own safety. New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) In the end, Bergh said, the request is about safety, not politics. Los Angeles Times(Dec 01, 2016) Police and investigators with the state’s workplace safety regulator are investigating the accident. Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) 1 1n the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions insure the safety of the children the reciprocal of safety is risk Ant|Hypo|Hyper danger the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury biosafety safety from exposure to infectious agents risklessnesssafety as a consequence of entailing no risk impregnability, invulnerabilityhaving the strength to withstand attack salvationthe state of being saved or preserved from harm securitythe state of being free from danger or injury peace, public securitythe general security of public places securenessthe state of freedom from fear or danger protection, shelterthe condition of being protected condition, status a state at a particular time 2n a device designed to prevent injury or accidents Syn|Hypo|Hyper guard, safety device fender a low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth safety catch, safety lockguard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired device an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose 3n a safe place 2He ran to safety Syn|Hypo|Hyper refuge harborage, harbourage (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship) area, country a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) 1n (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely Syn|Hypo|Hyper base hit home run, homer a base hit on which the batter scores a run bingle, singlea base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base double, two-bagger, two-base hit, two-basera base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base three-bagger, three-base hit, triplea base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base line single, line-drive singlea single resulting from a line drive line double, line-drive doublea double resulting from a line drive line triple, line-drive triplea triple resulting from a line drive solo blast, solo homera home run with no runners on base hit (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball) 2n a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line 3Hyper score the act of scoring in a game or sport n contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse Hyper birth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, preventative, preventive, prophylactic device an agent or device intended to prevent conception |
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