Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense secures, present participle securing, past tense, past participle secured
1VERB (经过努力)获得,争取到 If you secure something that you want or need, you obtain it, often after a lot of effort. (经过努力)获得,争取到 [formal] [Also VERB n + for]
Federal leaders continued their efforts to secure a ceasefire. [VERB noun]
联邦领导人继续争取促成停火协议。
Graham's achievements helped secure him the job. [VERB noun noun]
9VERB [usually passive]为(借款等)作保 If a loan is secured, the person who lends the money may take property such as a house from the person who borrows the money if they fail to repay it. 为(借款等)作保 [business]
The loan is secured against your home. [beVERB-ed adv./prep.]
这笔贷款以你的房子作为抵押。
His main task is to raise enough finance to repay secured loans. [VERB-ed]
1fix/lock sth firmly固定;關緊ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤firmly, properly, tightly牢牢地/穩妥地/緊緊地固定PREPOSITION➤to固定在⋯◇The crates had not been firmly secured to the truck.板條箱沒有在卡車上固定牢靠。➤with用⋯固定◇She secured the boat with a rope.她用繩子把小船拴住了。secure
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2get/achieve sth獲得ADVERB | VERB + SECURE | PHRASESADVERB➤easily輕易獲得◇Victory was not going to be easily secured.要取得勝利並不容易。➤safely穩妥地獲得◇The police safely secured the release of the youngster.警方使這個年輕人安然獲釋。➤eventually, finally最終/終於獲得◇After much bargaining, Cheng finally secured the services of a teacher.一番討價還價之後,鄭終於爭取到了一位教師來任教。➤thereby從而獲得◇The party won 399 seats, thereby securing a majority in the Assembly.該黨贏得了 399 個席位,從而在議會中佔據了多數。◇In 1857, he established his progressive school and thereby secured his place in Japanese history.他於 1857 年創辦了新式學校,並由此確立了自己在日本歷史上的重要地位。VERB + SECURE➤be able to, manage to能夠/設法獲得▸➤fail to未能獲得◇They failed to secure the release of the prisoners.他們未能實現讓囚犯獲釋的目的。➤help (to)有助於獲得PHRASES➤an attempt to secure sth, an effort to secure sth獲得⋯的企圖/努力▸➤be aimed at securing sth旨在獲取⋯▸➤a chance of securing sth獲取⋯的機會◇This could improve your chances of securing employment.這樣也許會增加你的就業機會。➤failure to secure sth未能獲得⋯◇the failure to secure public support for the project未能得到公眾對項目的支持➤in the hope of securing sth, in hopes of securing sth (NAmE) 希望獲得⋯➤be successful in securing sth成功獲得⋯secure
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VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERBS➤be, feel安全;感覺安全▸➤become變得安全▸➤make sth確保⋯安全▸➤keep sth保證⋯安全◇It's important to keep your documents secure.保證你的文件安全很重要。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/頗為/非常安全▸➤highly極為安全▸➤absolutely, completely, perfectly, totally絕對安全;完全可靠;十分安全▸➤enough, sufficiently足夠自信◇I finally felt secure enough in myself to have a child of my own.我終於對自己有了足夠的信心,可以要孩子了。➤economically, financially經濟/金融安全PREPOSITION➤against沒有⋯危險◇The house has been made secure against intruders.這房子採取了防止入室盜竊的安全措施。➤in在⋯上放心◇We left, secure in the knowledge that Mason was safe at home with his grandmother.我們安心地離開了,知道梅森和祖母在家會很安全。◇He dropped the reins on the ground, secure in the knowledge that the horse would remain in place as trained.他放心地把繮繩丟在地上,料定那匹馬受過訓練,會待在原地。PHRASES➤safe and secure安全可靠◇She felt safe and secure in his arms.在他的臂彎裏她感覺很安全。