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secured

/si-kyoor/US // sɪˈkyʊər //UK // (sɪˈkjʊə) //

担保,有保障的,确保,有保障

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
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    se·cur·er, se·cur·est.

    • : free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
    • : dependable; firm; not liable to fail, yield, become displaced, etc., as a support or a fastening: The building was secure, even in an earthquake.
    • : affording safety, as a place: He needed a secure hideout.
    • : in safe custody or keeping: Here in the vault the necklace was secure.
    • : free from care; without anxiety: emotionally secure.
    • : firmly established, as a relationship or reputation: He earned a secure place among the baseball immortals.
    • : sure; certain; assured: secure of victory; secure in religious belief.
    • : safe from penetration or interception by unauthorized persons: secure radio communications between army units.
    • : Archaic. overconfident.
v.有主动词 verb
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    se·cured, se·cur·ing.

    • : to get hold or possession of; procure; obtain: to secure materials; to secure a high government position.
    • : to free from danger or harm; make safe: Sandbags secured the town during the flood.
    • : to effect; make certain of; ensure: The novel secured his reputation.
    • : to make firm or fast, as by attaching: to secure a rope.
    • : Finance. to assure payment of by pledging property.to assure of payment by the pledge or mortgaging of property.
    • : to lock or fasten against intruders: to secure the doors.
    • : to protect from attack by taking cover, by building fortifications, etc.: The regiment secured its position.
    • : to capture: No one is safe until the murderer is secured.
    • : to tie up, especially by binding the person's arms or hands; pinion.
    • : to guarantee the privacy or secrecy of: to secure diplomatic phone conversations.
v.无主动词 verb
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    se·cured, se·cur·ing.

    • : to be or become safe; have or obtain security.
    • : Nautical. to cover openings and make movable objects fast: The crew was ordered to secure for sea.to be excused from duty: to secure from general quarters.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbobtain
verbattach, tie up
Antonyms

Examples

  • The decision to retire came as a surprise to many, but also secured his legacy as one of the game’s all-time greats.

  • Another issue facing all food providers involves securing meals.

  • Asked by The Post about his responses to lawmakers, Churchill said in a statement that he was proud of the state’s procurement officers for their “unprecedented effort to secure large quantities of medical commodities.”

  • Book one of the 60 free RV parking spots in advance to secure your space.

  • They’d also secured a dramatic victory over the Seahawks last month in Arizona on a field goal late in overtime.

  • The Senate Intelligence Committee report says they secured a contract with the CIA in 2006 valued “in excess of $180 million.”

  • Jonathan Moore, who secured the $1.7 million settlement in the Stewart case, is representing them.

  • Along with amnesty, our borders were to be secured once and for all.

  • Her mother was illiterate, but she secured a tutor for both her sons and her daughters, and Juana could read by the age of 3.

  • Patterson secured the permission of the landowner to venture onto the property.

  • He has secured the release of certain Spanish prisoners, and is building two ships.

  • This is secured only by right objects of thought; it is impossible to reach it by voluntary mechanics.

  • Of course, newly acquired Ferns will pay for extra attention in the way of watering until they have secured a proper roothold.

  • Never had Punch secured the telling of that tale with so little opposition.

  • But, he finally secured the address of a company who would manufacture a book to exceed 300 pages for fifty cents per book.