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  • Conjugation : past  secured ; ing  securing
  • Derivatives : n  securance ; n  secureness ; n  securer ; adj  securable ; adv  securely
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

secure [sɪ'kjuə]
  1. 1. adjective [+house] [ windows] (impregnable) 紧闭
  2. 2. adjective [+prison] [ hospital] 拘留性的
  3. 3. adjective [+border] 固若金汤
  4. 4. adjective [+data] [ communication] [ transaction] 安全
  5. 5. adjective [+job] [ future] (dependable) 稳定
  6. 6. adjective (firmly fixed) 牢固
  7. 7. adjective (emotionally) 无忧虑的
  8. 8. vt. [+rope] [ shelf] (fasten) 缚牢
  9. 9. vt. [+contract] [ votes] (get) 获得
  10. 10. vt. [+place] (make safe) 使安全
  11. 11. vt. to secure a loan against sth 用某物担保贷款
    to be financially secure
    经济无忧无虑
    to secure sth to sth
    将某物缚在某物上
    to secure sth for sb
    某人弄到某物

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

secure [sɪˈkjʊər]
  1. 1. vt. 得到获得
    The next challenge was how to secure their release.
    一个难题如何他们得到释放
  2. 2. vt. 使固定住,缚牢,关紧
    He temporarily secured the piece to the core with a piece of tape.
    临时一条带子把那部分彻底固定住。
  3. 3. vt. 为……作担保
    Legal assistance is most commonly used to secure payment of unpaid fees.
    法律援助用作未支付费用担保
  4. 4. vt. 保证确保
    Steps were at last being taken to secure a safe supply.
    步骤最后采纳了是为了确实供给安全
  5. 5. vt. 堵住塞住
    He secured the light fitting centrally in the wall.
    堵住中间的光。
  6. 6. vt. 给……铺板条,用板条加固
    They quickly secured the ship against the storm.
    他们迅速板条加固船只对抗风暴
  7. 7. vt. 保护,使安全
    Friends came and helped me to secure my house.
    朋友过来帮我保护房子
  8. 8. adjective 无忧无虑的,安心
    Only now was he beginning to feel really secure.
    只有现在他才感到真正安心
    He was secure that nothing will be held against him.
    他很放心没有什么对他不利
  9. 9. adjective 安全的,没有危险
    His future at the company was secure.
    他在公司的前程无忧。
    His fortune was secure.
    一生无忧。
  10. 10. adjective 稳妥的,牢靠
    He had a secure hold on the ladder.
    紧紧握住梯子
    The lock was secure.
    这锁很安全
  11. 11. adjective 牢固的稳固
    If your front and back doors aren't secure, then neither is your home.
    如果你家连前门后门都不牢固,这不可能一个家。
  12. 12. adjective 可靠的有保证的
    He has stuck to investments with the safe backing of secure assets.
    坚持安全资金进行投资
  13. 13. adjective 有把握的确定无疑
    The secure knowledge of a parent's presence is important for a child.
    家长牢固知识表达孩子重要

Collins English-English Dictionary

secure [sɪ'kjυə]
  1. 1. adj free from danger, damage, etc
  2. 2. adj free from fear, care, etc
  3. 3. adj in safe custody
  4. 4. adj not likely to fail, become loose, etc
  5. 5. adj able to be relied on; certain
    a secure investment
  6. 6. adj [nautical] stowed away or made inoperative
  7. 7. adj [Archaic] careless or overconfident
  8. 8. vt. [tr] to obtain or get possession of
    I will secure some good seats
  9. 9. vt. [when intr, often foll by against] to make or become free from danger, fear, etc
  10. 10. vt. [tr] to make fast or firm; fasten
  11. 11. vt. [when intr, often foll by against] to make or become certain; guarantee
    this plan will secure your happiness
  12. 12. vt. [tr] to assure (a creditor) of payment, as by giving security
  13. 13. vt. [tr] to make (a military position) safe from attack
  14. 14. vt. [nautical] to make (a vessel or its contents) safe or ready by battening down hatches, stowing gear, etc
  15. 15. vt. [tr] [nautical] to stow or make inoperative
    to secure the radio
  16. 16. vt. [Etymology] C16: from Latin securus free from care, from se- without + cura care

Examples

to make a knot secure
把结系牢
a secure investment
有保证的投资
to secure a loan with collateral
以附属担保品为借款作保
to secure a laugh
惹来一阵笑声
to secure a position against attack
保护阵地免受攻击
to secure sth to sth
将某物缚在某物上
The gold was transferred to a more secure location.
黄金被转移到了更安全的地方。
We need to secure our investment principal.
我们需要保证投资资金的安全。

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