亚洲网紅露点

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secure

[ si-kyoor ]

adjective

securer, securest.
  1. free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.

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  2. dependable; firm; not liable to fail, yield, become displaced, etc., as a support or a fastening:

    The building was secure, even in an earthquake.

    Synonyms: , ,

  3. affording safety, as a place:

    He needed a secure hideout.

  4. in safe custody or keeping:

    Here in the vault the necklace was secure.

  5. free from care; without anxiety:

    emotionally secure.

  6. firmly established, as a relationship or reputation:

    He earned a secure place among the baseball immortals.

  7. sure; certain; assured:

    secure of victory;

    secure in religious belief.

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  8. safe from penetration or interception by unauthorized persons:

    secure radio communications between army units.

  9. Archaic. overconfident.


verb (used with object)

secured, securing.
  1. to get hold or possession of; procure; obtain:

    to secure materials;

    to secure a high government position.

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  2. to free from danger or harm; make safe:

    Sandbags secured the town during the flood.

    Synonyms: , ,

  3. to effect; make certain of; ensure:

    The novel secured his reputation.

    Synonyms: ,

  4. to make firm or fast, as by attaching:

    to secure a rope.

  5. Finance.
    1. to assure payment of (a debt) by pledging property.
    2. to assure (a creditor) of payment by the pledge or mortgaging of property.
  6. to lock or fasten against intruders:

    to secure the doors.

  7. to protect from attack by taking cover, by building fortifications, etc.:

    The regiment secured its position.

  8. to capture (a person or animal):

    No one is safe until the murderer is secured.

  9. to tie up (a person), especially by binding the person's arms or hands; pinion.
  10. to guarantee the privacy or secrecy of:

    to secure diplomatic phone conversations.

verb (used without object)

secured, securing.
  1. to be or become safe; have or obtain security.
  2. Nautical.
    1. to cover openings and make movable objects fast:

      The crew was ordered to secure for sea.

    2. to be excused from duty:

      to secure from general quarters.

secure

/ 蝉瑟藞办箩蕣蓹 /

adjective

  1. free from danger, damage, etc
  2. free from fear, care, etc
  3. in safe custody
  4. not likely to fail, become loose, etc
  5. able to be relied on; certain

    a secure investment

  6. nautical stowed away or made inoperative
  7. archaic.
    careless or overconfident
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to obtain or get possession of

    I will secure some good seats

  2. whenintr, often foll by against to make or become free from danger, fear, etc
  3. tr to make fast or firm; fasten
  4. whenintr, often foll by against to make or become certain; guarantee

    this plan will secure your happiness

  5. tr to assure (a creditor) of payment, as by giving security
  6. tr to make (a military position) safe from attack
  7. nautical to make (a vessel or its contents) safe or ready by battening down hatches, stowing gear, etc
  8. tr nautical to stow or make inoperative

    to secure the radio

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 蝉别藞肠耻谤别谤, noun
  • 蝉别藞肠耻谤别濒测, adverb
  • 蝉别藞肠耻谤别苍别蝉蝉, noun
  • 蝉别藞肠耻谤别尘别苍迟, noun
  • 蝉别藞肠耻谤补产濒别, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉别路肠耻谤顎僡路产濒别 adjective
  • 蝉别路肠耻谤别顎僱测 adverb
  • 蝉别路肠耻谤别顎僴别蝉蝉 noun
  • 蝉别路肠耻谤顎侥谤 noun
  • 辞顎卾别谤路蝉别路肠耻谤别顎 adjective verb (used with object) oversecured oversecuring
  • o顎卾er路蝉别路肠耻谤别顎僱测 adverb
  • 辫谤别路蝉别路肠耻谤别顎 verb (used with object) presecured presecuring
  • 辩耻补顎却颈-蝉别路肠耻谤别顎 adjective
  • qua顎卻i-蝉别路肠耻谤别顎僱测 adverb
  • 谤别顎却别路肠耻谤别顎 verb resecured resecuring
  • 蝉耻顎卲别谤路蝉别路肠耻谤别顎 adjective
  • su顎卲er路蝉别路肠耻谤别顎僱测 adverb
  • su顎卲er路蝉别路肠耻谤别顎僴别蝉蝉 noun
  • 耻苍顎却别路肠耻谤别顎 adjective
  • un顎叢醣鹇烦Τ馨痤僱测 adverb
  • un顎叢醣鹇烦Τ馨痤僴别蝉蝉 noun
  • 飞别濒濒顎-蝉别路肠耻谤别诲顎 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of secure1

First recorded in 1525鈥35; from Latin 蝉脓肠奴谤耻蝉 鈥渃arefree,鈥 equivalent to 蝉脓- se- + 肠奴谤(补) 鈥渃are鈥 ( cure ) + -us, adjective suffix; sure
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of secure1

C16: from Latin 蝉脓肠奴谤耻蝉 free from care, from 蝉脓- without + 肠奴谤补 care
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Synonym Study

See safe. See get.
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Example Sentences

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Detainees also faced delays in securing adequate medical care at most facilities.

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Krebs' crime was to say that the 2020 election was secure, the truth.

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But even as they denounced those reductions, the union leaders secured four years of pay raises for the city鈥檚 3,300 firefighters through negotiations with Mayor Karen Bass.

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Historically branded as a no-frills, budget-friendly airline, Southwest in the last year announced it would sunset its signature open seating and free checked bag policies in an effort to modernize services and secure future profitability.

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However, in 2015, its offices were raided 鈥 including by investigators from NHS Scotland Counter Fraud Services 鈥 following concerns into how the deals were secured.

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