A：How safe is this area? / Is this area safe? / How secure is the neighborhood?
      这个地方安全吗？/安全情况怎么样?/附近安全吗？

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B：It’s very safe.
      很安全。

A：How safe is this area?
      这个地方安全吗？

safe的近义词

B：Oh, well, you should lock the doors and turn the security system on when you leave, but it really isn’t too bad.
      哦，当你离开家的时候要锁好门，并且打开安全系统。但是情况不是这么糟糕。

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A：Really? Do you live nearby?
      是吗，你住附近？

B：Yes. As a matter of fact, I live about two blocks north. I’ve never had any problems, although there have been a few break-ins recently.
      是的。老实说，我住在北面的两个街区之外。我还从未遇到过什么问题，虽然说近来也有出现一些入室偷钱的事件。

A：Hmm.
      噢。

B：The security system should take care of that, though. The entrance to the subway is not far from here..
      但是安全系统会处理这一切的。地铁口离这儿也不远。

A：That’s true. Is the neighborhood trying to do anything about the security?
      对。对于安全问题这儿的邻里有没有任何措施？

safe的近义词

B：Well, we’ve set up a neighborhood watch program. We caught a guy a couple of months ago.
      噢，我们建立了一个邻里监督项目。几个月前还抓住了一个家伙。

A：All right, well, let me think about it.
      好的，哦，让我们再考虑考虑。

1. (对身体)无害的，安全的
    Something that is safe does not cause physical harm or danger.

    e.g. Officials arrived to assess whether it is safe to bring emergency food supplies into the city...
           官员们赶来评估向该市调拨紧急救援食品是否安全。
    e.g. Most foods that we eat are safe for birds.
           我们食用的大多数食物对鸟类都无害。

2. 不会受伤的;不会受损的
    If a person or thing is safe from something, they cannot be harmed or damaged by it.

    e.g. In the future people can go to a football match knowing that they are safe from hooliganism...
           今后人们去看足球比赛时可以不必担心会受到足球流氓的骚扰。
    e.g. On beaches, keep your camera safe from sand by enveloping it inside a plastic bag...
           在沙滩上时，将相机用塑料袋包裹起来以防止进沙子。

3. 安全的;没有受伤的;安然无恙的
    If you are safe, you have not been harmed, or you are not in danger of being harmed.

    e.g. Where is Sophy? Is she safe?...
           索菲在哪里？她没有受伤吧？
    e.g. A baby boy is safe after rescue workers pulled him from a 12-foot-deep construction hole...
           营救人员将一名男婴从 12 英尺深的建筑工地的深坑里拉出来时，他安然无恙。

4. (地方)安全的，可靠的，保险的
    A safe place is one where it is unlikely that any harm, damage, or unpleasant things will happen to the people or things that are there.

    e.g. Many refugees have fled to safer areas...
           许多难民已经逃往了更安全的地方。
    e.g. The elimination of all nuclear weapons would make the world a safer place...
           销毁所有的核武器将会使世界变得更安全。

5. (旅途)平安的，无损的，一路顺风的
    If people or things have a safe journey, they reach their destination without harm, damage, or unpleasant things happening to them.

safe什么意思

    e.g. 'I'm heading back to Ireland again for another weekend.' — 'Have a safe journey.'
           “我要再回爱尔兰过一个周末。”——“一路平安。”
    e.g. ...the UN plan to deploy 500 troops to ensure the safe delivery of food and other supplies.
           联合国部署一支 500 人的军队以确保食物和其他补给物资安全运送的计划

6. (距离)安全的，不会遭到伤害的
    If you are at a safe distance from something or someone, you are far enough away from them to avoid any danger, harm, or unpleasant effects.

    e.g. I shall conceal myself at a safe distance from the battlefield...
           我会躲在一个远离战场的安全地带。
    e.g. He thinks he can find a way to vaccinate the elephants from a safe distance.
           他认为自己能找到一种从安全距离给大象接种疫苗的方法。

7. 不会丢失的;志在必得的;稳操胜券的
    If something you have or expect to obtain is safe, you cannot lose it or be prevented from having it.

    e.g. We as consumers need to feel confident that our jobs are safe before we will spend spare cash...
           我们作为消费者在把闲钱花掉之前，需要确信自己不会失业。
    e.g. Is the National Health Service safe with the Conservative party?...
           保守党能否继续实行国民医疗保健制度？

8. (行动)风险小的，万无一失的，保险的
      A safe course of action is one in which there is very little risk of loss or failure.

      e.g. Electricity shares are still a safe investment...
             电力股仍然是低风险投资。
      e.g. It might not be safe politically for the President to leave the country.
             总统离开国家可能会有政治上的危险。

9. 四平八稳的;缺乏新意的;不够刺激的
      If you disapprove of something because you think it is not very exciting or original, you can describe it as safe .

      e.g. ...frustrated artists who became lawyers at an early age because it seemed a safe option...
             趁年轻改行从事律师这一看似稳定的职业的失意落泊的艺术家们
      e.g. Rock'n'roll has become so commercialised and safe since punk.
             摇滚乐自从朋克乐以后就已经过于商业化而缺乏新意了。

10. 有把握的;不会有错的;可以肯定的
      If it is safe to say or assume something, you can say it with very little risk of being wrong.

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      e.g. I think it is safe to say that very few students expend the effort to do quality work in school...
             我认为可以肯定地说学校里很少有学生肯为学好功课下功夫。
      e.g. The only safe assumption is that the world's financial markets will have to find solutions themselves.
             唯一可以断定的是世界金融市场将不得不自己寻找出路。

11. (秘密)不会被泄漏的，会被保守的，安全的
      If you say to someone that their secret is safe with you, you are promising not to tell it to anyone.

      e.g. Don't worry, Mr Palin, your secret is safe with me.
             别担心，佩林先生，我会保守你的秘密。

12. 保险柜
      A safe is a strong metal cupboard with special locks, in which you keep money, jewellery, or other valuable things.

      e.g. The files are now in a safe to which only he has the key.
             文件目前放在一个只有他才能打开的保险柜里。

13. see also: safely

14. 得到妥善照顾的;由可靠的人保护(或保管)的
      If you say that a person or thing is in safe hands, or is safe in someone's hands, you mean that they are being looked after by a reliable person and will not be harmed.

safe的意思

      e.g. I had a huge responsibility to ensure these packets remained in safe hands...
             我负有确保这些包裹得到妥善保管的重大责任。
      e.g. Don't worry, Uncle Tim, your future is safe in our hands.
             别担心，蒂姆大叔，你将来由我们照顾。

15. 非常安全的;绝对安全的
      If you say that something or someone is as safe as houses, you mean that they are completely safe.

      e.g. The Government insisted that Britain's nuclear power stations are as safe as houses.
             英国政府坚称英国的核电站非常安全。

16. 使(某地)适合开展(某活动);使适宜
      If someone tries to make a place safe for a particular activity, they try to make the place suitable for that activity, although their efforts may have very undesirable effects.

      e.g. Why did these men fight and die? Supposedly it was to make the world safe for democracy.
             为什么这些人战死了呢？据说，是为了在全世界实现民主。

17. 谨慎行事;避免冒险
      If you play safe or play it safe, you do not take any risks.

safe在线翻译

      e.g. If you want to play safe, cut down on the amount of salt you eat...
             如果想要谨慎点的话，就减少盐的摄入量。
      e.g. The pilot decided that Christchurch was too far away, and played it safe and landed at Wellington.
             飞行员认为克赖斯特彻奇距离太远，为求稳妥，就降落在了惠灵顿。

18. 谨慎为是;以防万一;为安全起见
      If you say you are doing something to be on the safe side, you mean that you are doing it in case something undesirable happens, even though this may be unnecessary.

      e.g. You might still want to go for an X-ray, however, just to be on the safe side.
             不过，为稳妥起见，你可能还想要照一个 X 光。

19. 宁可事先谨慎有余，不要事后追悔莫及
      If you say 'it's better to be safe than sorry', you are advising someone to take action in order to avoid possible unpleasant consequences later, even if this seems unnecessary.

      e.g. Don't be afraid to have this checked by a doctor — better safe than sorry!
             不要害怕找医生检查一下——宁求稳妥以免后悔！

20. 平平安安的;安然无恙的
      You say that someone is safe and sound when they are still alive or unharmed after being in danger.

      e.g. All I'm hoping for is that wherever Trevor is he will come home safe and sound.
             我只希望不管特雷弗在哪里，他都能平平安安回家。

21. a safe pair of hands -> see pair
      safe in the knowledge -> see knowledge