security
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Security refers to all the measures that are taken to protect a place, or to ensure that only people with permission enter it or leave it. 保安措施; 安全措施
They are now under a great deal of pressure to tighten their airport security. 他们目前承受着加强机场保安措施的巨大压力。
Strict security measures are in force in the capital. 严格的安全措施在首都实施。
2. N-UNCOUNT A feeling of security is a feeling of being safe and free from worry. 安全感
He loves the security of a happy home life. 他非常喜欢幸福的家庭生活所来的那种安全感。
If an alarm gives you that feeling of security, then it's worth carrying. 如果一个报警器能给你那种安全感，那就值得携带。
3. PHRASE If something gives you a false sense of security, it makes you believe that you are safe when you are not. 虚假的安全感
4. N-UNCOUNT If something is security for a loan, you promise to give that thing to the person who lends you money, if you fail to pay the money back. 抵押品[商业]
The central bank will provide special loans, and the banks will pledge the land as security. 中央银行将提供特别贷款,而各家银行将以土地作为抵押品。
5. N-PLURAL Securities are stocks, shares, bonds, or other certificates that you buy in order to earn regular interest from them or to sell them later for a profit. 有价证券[商业]
National banks can package their own mortgages and underwrite them as securities. 国家银行可以组合包装自己的的抵押贷款,以证券形式承销。
6. →see alsoSocial Security
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security /sɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ/ (securities)
剑桥词典
- Why would a tenant agree to swap life-time security for a short-term lease ?
- You need some financial security when you have children .
- Government bonds are a sound investment because they combine good profits and high security.
- In this age of short-term contracts , job security often seems like a thing of the past.
- If it's a choice between higher pay and job security, I'd prefer to keep my job .
security noun (PROTECTION)
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]protection of a person , building , organization , or country against threats such as crime or attacks by foreign countries
保护（措施）；安全（保障）
The station was closed for two hours because of a security alert . 由于有安全警报，车站关闭了两小时。
30 demonstrators were killed in clashes with the security forces over the weekend . 周末，30名示威者在与保安部队的冲突中丧生。
The tighter security measures /precautions include video cameras throughout the city centre . 加强安全保障措施包括在市中心安装摄像头。
The students were deported because they posed a threat to national security. 这些学生因对国家安全构成威胁而被驱逐出境。
The banks must tighten security against fraud . 银行必须加强安全措施，防止诈骗。
The most dangerous criminals are held in maximum-security prisons (= prisons that are as difficult as possible to escape from). 最为危险的罪犯被关押在戒备最森严的监狱里。
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词, 指称集体行动的一群人的名词作为单数使用时，在英式英语中，该名词后面可以使用动词的单数或者复数在美式英语中，使用动词的单数更好 ]
the group of people responsible for protecting a building
保安人员
You'll need to notify security if you want to work late in the office . 如果想在办公室里工作到很晚，你需要通知保安人员。
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security noun (CERTAINTY)
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]the fact that something is not likely to fail or be lost
保障；牢靠
If it's a choice between higher pay and job security, I'd prefer to keep my job . 如果在更高的薪酬和安稳的工作两者之间进行选择，我宁愿保住工作。
I'm on a temporary contract and have little financial security (= cannot be sure of having enough money to live on). 我签的是临时合同，没什么经济保障。
security noun (FINANCE)
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]property or goods that you promise to give to someone if you cannot pay what you owe them
保证金；担保品
She used her shares in the company as security against a $23 million bank loan . 她用自己在公司的股票作抵押向银行借了2300万美元。
The hotel held onto our suitcases as security while we went to the bank to get money to pay the bill . 宾馆扣下我们的行李作为抵押，我们则去银行取钱来付账。
securities [ 名词的复数形式 ] finance & economics specialized
investment in a company or in government debt that can be traded on the financial markets and produces an income for the investor
证券；债券
security noun (CONFIDENCE)
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]the feeling of being confident in one's family and relationships
（在家庭或一段关系中）安全感；安心
Most children need the security of a stable family life . 大多数孩子需要稳定的家庭生活带来的安全感。 返回 security