secure

• 形容事物安全、受到保护、没有危险、风险或忧虑；也可形容牢固可靠或对某事有信心。

Describes something that is safe, protected, or free from danger, risk, or worry.

1. Safe from harmB1formal

   Protected from danger, risk, or unauthorized access.

   安全的

   • The building has a secure entrance with guards.
   • Make sure your passwords are secure.
   • The children felt secure in their new home.

   同义词fortifiedguardedimpregnableprotectedsafeshelteredshieldedunassailable

   反义词endangeredexposedthreatenedunprotectedunsafevulnerable

2. Firmly fixedB1formal

   Attached or fastened firmly so as not to move or fall.

   牢固固定的

   • The ladder is secure against the wall.
   • Make sure the rope is secure before climbing.
   • The shelf is not secure enough to hold heavy books.

   同义词fastfirmfixedimmovablestablesteadytight

   反义词looseunfastenedunsecured

3. Confident or certainB2formal

   Feeling confident and free from doubt or anxiety.

   安心的

   • She feels secure in her job after the promotion.
   • He is secure in his relationship with his partner.
   • They are financially secure after years of saving.

   同义词assuredcertainconfidentrelaxedself-assuredself-confidentsuretranquilunperturbedunruffled

   反义词anxiousdoubtfulinsecureuncertainunsure

• 动词，表示获得或取得某物，常指经过努力；也表示使某物安全、受到保护或固定牢靠。

A verb used to indicate the act of obtaining or achieving something, often with effort, or making something safe or protected.

1. Obtain or acquireB2formal

   To obtain or achieve something, often after effort.

   获得

   • She secured a job at the top law firm.
   • The team secured a victory in the final match.
   • He secured funding for his research project.

   同义词achieveacquireattaingaingetobtainprocurewin

   反义词forfeitlosemissrelinquishsurrender

2. Make safe or protectB1formal

   To make something safe from harm, danger, or risk.

   使安全

   • They secured the building with new locks.
   • The government secured the border against illegal crossings.
   • She secured her valuables in a safe.

   同义词defendguardprotectsafeguardsheltershield

   反义词compromiseendangerexposeimperiljeopardizeriskthreatenweaken

3. Fasten or attach firmlyB1formal

   To fix or tie something firmly in place.

   固定

   • He secured the rope to the dock.
   • Make sure to secure the lid on the container.
   • The carpenter secured the shelf to the wall with screws.

   同义词anchorattachbindclaspfastenfixlockmoorstraptie

   反义词detachloosenreleaseunfastenunlock