英语词汇“safe”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	safe
释义	safe I. \ˈsāf\ adjective (-er/-est) Etymology: Middle English sauf, saf, save, from Old French salf, sauf, saf, sal, from Latin salvus safe, whole healthy; akin to Latin salus health, safety, salubris healthful, salutary, solidus solid, Greek holos complete, entire, Sanskrit sarva unharmed, entire 1. : freed from harm, injury, or risk : no longer threatened by danger or injury : unharmed, unhurt < the rocks were to windward on our quarter, and we were safe — Frederick Marryat > 2. : secure from threat of danger, harm, or loss: as a. : not exposed to danger < the bullfighters had been developing a technique which simulated this apperance of danger … while the bullfighter was really safe — Ernest Hemingway > < the trees have grown tall enough to be safe from trampling — American Guide Series: Louisiana > b. (1) : successful in reaching base < the batter was safe at first on a close play > (2) : enabling a batter in baseball to reach base < a safe hit to deep short > c. : secure from loss to the opposition in an election < if a poll shows that a state or district is safe, there may be no reason for spending money … for … party propaganda — D.D.McKean > d. : not liable to decipherment < a safe code > 3. : affording protection from danger : securing from harm < a safe margin of national revenue must be kept for possible defense needs — Current Biography > < a safe haven > 4. obsolete, of mental or moral faculties : healthy, sound < are his wits safe — Shakespeare > 5. a. (1) : not threatening danger : harmless < other animals … instinctively realize when a party of lions may be regarded as safe — James Stevenson-Hamilton > (2) archaic : made incapable of doing harm (as by being placed in confinement or under custody) b. : unlikely to produce controversy or contradiction < the safe, sane, and sanitary cliché — S.H.Adams > < it is safer to generalize about institutions than individuals — Harry Levin > c. : free from contaminating qualities : not liable to corrupt or injure < a safe vaccine > < a safe book for young people > d. of a part of a file : left without teeth so that only one surface of an object is cut when filing near a corner or in a narrow slot 6. a. : not liable to take risks : cautious < the safe man usually has been preferred to the audacious — C.E.Silcox > b. : of known and reliable opinions and actions < a safe man, unlikely to give trouble — Osbert Sitwell > Synonyms: secure: safe can imply that one has run a risk without incurring harm or damage < to arrive home safe after a rough trip > < to see the children safe in bed > or can apply to persons or possessions whose situation or position involves no risk < a safe place to live > < remain safe in an air raid shelter all night > or to such things as bridges, vehicles, or policies so designed or constructed that they expose one to no risk < a bridge not safe for heavy trucks > < a safe political position > secure, sometimes interchangeable with safe, usually implies freedom from anxiety or apprehension of danger and often freedom from all hazards, or it can apply to something conducive to such a frame of mind or such freedom < feel secure only among close friends > < a secure harbor > < a good bank account often can help make one secure > < make your investments secure > < a secure place for himself in the academic world > II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English saue, from sauf, saf, adjective 1. : a place or receptacle to keep articles safe: as a. : a ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from pests and the effects of weather b. : a metal box or chest sometimes built into a wall or vault to protect money or other valuables against fire or burglary 2. : a tray under a fixture (a a bath or roof tank) to catch drippings or overflow 3. : condom III. adverb (-er/-est) Etymology: safe (I) : safely, securely < play safe > < hit safe > < land me safe on Canaan's side — William Williams †1791 > — often used in combination < safe-hidden > < safe-moored > IV. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: safe (I) obsolete : to make safe V. \ˈsāf\ Scotland variant of save
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