safe
adjective /seɪf/
/seɪf/
(comparative safer, superlative safest)
Idioms - [not before noun] protected from any danger, harm or loss
处境（或情况）安全 - The children are quite safe here.
孩子们在这里十分安全。 - She didn't feel safe on her own.
她一个人待着，觉得不安全。 - Will the car be safe parked in the road?
车停在马路上安全吗？ - safe from somebody/something They aimed to make the country safe from terrorist attacks.
他们力图使国家免遭恐怖分子的袭击。 - Nobody is safe from suspicion at the moment.
目前没有人能免受怀疑。 - Your secret is safe with me (= I will not tell anyone else).
你的秘密不会从我这儿传出去。 - Here's your passport. Now keep it safe.
这是你的护照。你可保管好了。 - We have been assured that our jobs are safe (= we are not in danger of losing them).
我们得到保证，我们的工作是安全的。 - I felt safe and secure here.
我在这里感到安全。
- Don't worry—he'll be all safe and snug in the barn.
别担心， 他呆在粮仓 会平平安安舒舒服服的。 - Keep your money safe by carrying it in an inside pocket.
为安全起见，要把钱放在内兜。 - You should be safe enough, but don't go too far.
你应该会很安全，但不要走太远。 - I didn't feel safe in the house on my own.
我一个人在房子里没有安全感。
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- The children are quite safe here.
- not likely to lead to any physical harm or danger
不损害（或危害）健康的；安全的 - a safe and effective remedy for coughs and colds
治疗咳嗽和感冒的安全有效的药物 - safe to do something Is the water here safe to drink?
这儿的水能喝吗？ - safe for somebody/something Acupuncture is safe for most people.
针灸对大多数人来说是安全的。 - safe for somebody to do something The street is not safe for children to play in.
孩子在大街上玩不安全。 - It is one of the safest cars in the world.
这是世界上最安全的车型之一。 - Builders were called in to make the building safe.
召来建筑工加固这栋大楼。 - Many people are without safe drinking water.
许多人没有安全的饮用水。
- She claimed that nuclear power was the most environmentally safe form of energy.
她声称核能是最环保的能源。 - The army experts made the bomb safe.
军方专家排除了炸弹险情。 - A safe and effective vaccine for the disease will soon be available.
一种安全有效的疫苗将很快问世。
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- a safe and effective remedy for coughs and colds
- not harmed, damaged, lost, etc.
未受伤害（或未遭损害、未丢失等）的 - We were glad she let us know she was safe.
她告诉我们她平安无事，我们很高兴。 - The missing child was found safe and well.
走失的孩子平平安安地找回来了。 - They turned up safe and sound.
他们安然无恙地出现了。 - A reward was offered for the animal's safe return.
悬赏要求将动物安全送还。 - Take care of yourselves and stay safe.
保重，注意安全。
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- We were glad she let us know she was safe.
- where somebody/something is not likely to be in danger or to be lost
无危险的；物品不会丢失的 - We all want to live in safer cities.
我们都希望住在比较安全的城市里。 - Keep your passport in a safe place.
把护照放到保险的地方。 - We watched the explosion from a safe distance.
我们在安全距离之外观看了爆破。 - It was a relatively safe place compared with other countries.
与其他国家相比，这是一个相对安全的地方。
- The wood is never entirely safe for women on their own.
对独行的女子来说，这个树林从来都不怎么安全。 - a completely safe and secure environment for young children
对幼童来说绝对安全可靠的环境
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- We all want to live in safer cities.
- not involving much or any risk; not likely to be wrong or to upset somebody
风险小的；无风险的；不大会错的；不致冒犯别人的 - Electricity shares are still a safe investment.
电力股仍然是小风险投资。 - As I peruse the menu the only safe bet is the grilled chicken.
当我仔细阅读菜单时，唯一安全的赌注是烤鸡。 - The source of Harry's wealth was not a safe subject for public discussion.
哈利的财富来源对于公众讨论来说并不是一个安全的话题。 - safe to do something It’s safe to assume (that) there will always be a demand for new software.
可以肯定地认为，人们对新的软件一直有需求。 - It's safe to say there aren't any movies out there quite like this one.
可以肯定地说，没有哪部电影像这部一样。 - It would be safer to take more money with you in case of emergency.
多带点钱保险些，以防急用。 - (disapproving) The show was well performed, but so safe and predictable.
演出不错，只是太四平八稳，缺少新意。
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- play it safe
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- Electricity shares are still a safe investment.
- [usually before noun] doing an activity in a careful way
谨慎的；小心的 - a safe driver
谨慎的司机
- a safe driver
- based on good evidence
有确凿证据的 - a safe verdict
确当的裁定
- a safe verdict
- (British English, informal) used by young people to show that they approve of somebody/something
（年轻人用语，表示赞同）很好的，不错的，令人满意的 - I like him, he's safe.
我喜欢他，他很不错。 - That kid's safe.
那小家伙挺好的。
- I like him, he's safe.
- (British English, informal) used by young people as a way of accepting something that is offered
（年轻人用语，表示接受）可以 - ‘You want some?’ ‘Yeah, safe.’
“你要一些吗？” “好的。”
see also fail-safe - ‘You want some?’ ‘Yeah, safe.’
protected受保护
without physical danger对身体无害
not harmed/lost没有受伤／丢失
place地方
without risk无风险
person人
law法律
approving赞同；满意
词源Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French sauf, from Latin salvus ‘uninjured’. The noun is from the verb save, later assimilated to the adjectival form.
Idioms
better safe than sorry
- (saying) used to say that it is wiser to be too careful than to act too quickly and do something you may later wish you had not
宁可事先谨慎有余，不要事后追悔莫及 - She decided to avoid travelling at night. Better safe than sorry.
她决定避免晚上旅行。安全总比抱歉好。
- She decided to avoid travelling at night. Better safe than sorry.
a good/safe/sure bet
- something that is likely to happen, to succeed or to be suitable
很可能发生的事；有望成功的事；合适的东西 - He's a good bet to earn a spot on the US team.
他很有可能在美国队中赢得一席之地。 - Clothes are a safe bet as a present for a teenager.
衣服适合作为送给十几岁孩子的礼物。 - The movie looks like a sure bet for Best Film.
这部电影看起来肯定会获得最佳影片奖。
- He's a good bet to earn a spot on the US team.
in safe hands | in the safe hands of somebody
- being taken care of well by somebody
在可靠的人手里；受到妥善照管 - I've left the kids in safe hands—with my parents.
我把孩子托付给了靠得住的人，在我父母那儿。 - Their problem was in the safe hands of the experts.
他们的问题交给行家处理了。
- I've left the kids in safe hands—with my parents.
on the safe side
- being especially careful; taking no risks
谨慎为是；不冒险 - I took some extra cash just to be on the safe side.
我多带了一些现金，以防万一。
- I took some extra cash just to be on the safe side.
play (it) safe
- to be careful; to avoid risks
谨慎行事；避免冒险 - Play safe—keep out of the sun in the middle of the day.
注意安全——白天不要晒太阳。
- I decided to play it safe and wore a formal suit.
谨慎起见，我决定还是穿正装。 - I decided to play safe and not let on I understood what they were saying.
我决定谨慎行事，不让别人知道我明白他们在说什么。
- Play safe—keep out of the sun in the middle of the day.
(as) safe as houses
- (British English) very safe
非常安全 More Like This Similes in idiomsSimiles in idioms- (as) bald as a coot
- (as) blind as a bat
- (as) bright as a button
- (as) bold as brass
- as busy as a bee
- as clean as a whistle
- (as) dead as a/the dodo
- (as) deaf as a post
- (as) dull as ditchwater
- (as) fit as a fiddle
- as flat as a pancake
- (as) good as gold
- (as) mad as a hatter/a March hare
- (as) miserable/ugly as sin
- as old as the hills
- (as) pleased/proud as Punch
- as pretty as a picture
- (as) regular as clockwork
- (as) quick as a flash
- (as) safe as houses
- (as) sound as a bell
- (as) steady as a rock
- (as) thick as two short planks
- (as) tough as old boots
safe in the knowledge that
- confident because you know that something is true or will happen
料定；确信 - She went out safe in the knowledge that she looked fabulous.
她确信自己打扮得无可挑剔后才出门去。
- She went out safe in the knowledge that she looked fabulous.
a safe pair of hands
- (especially British English) a person that you can trust to do a job well
靠得住的办事人 - Colleagues regard him as a safe pair of hands.
同事们认为他办事可靠。
- Colleagues regard him as a safe pair of hands.