safe adj. ⇨safe1 (safe and well)⇨safe2 (a safe distance)⇨a safe bet⇨optionnoun
safe1
adjective
safe and well平安无恙a safe distance安全距离a safe investmentsafe ♦︎ OK ♦︎ all right ♦︎ in one piece ♦︎ unharmed ♦︎ out of harm's way ♦︎ unscathed ♦︎ unhurt ♦︎ alive and well ♦︎ secure ♦︎ uninjuredThese words all describe sb/sth that is protected from danger or harm or is not harmed, damaged or injured.这些词均表示处境安全、未受伤害或损坏。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆safe / secure from sth◆unharmed / unscathed / unhurt by sth◆to remain safe / OK / all right / in one piece / unharmed / unscathed / alive and well / secure◆to escape unharmed / unscathed / unhurt / uninjured◆apparently / completely safe / unharmed / unscathed / secure◆perfectly safe / OK / all right / secure◆otherwise OK / all right / unharmed / unhurt / secure■safe [not usually before noun] protected from any danger or harm; not hurt, damaged or lost处境（或情况）安全；未受伤害（或损害）；未丢失◆The children are quite safe here.孩子们在这里十分安全。◆Will the car be safe parked in the road?汽车停在马路上安全吗？◆They aim to make the country safe from terrorist attacks.他们力图使国家免遭恐怖分子袭击。◆The girl was eventually found safe and well.那女孩最终平平安安地找回来了。◆They turned up safe and sound(= with no harm done to them).他们安然无恙地露面了。 see also safety ⇨ shelter▸safely
adverb
◆Let me know you've arrived safely.你平安到达后告诉我一声。◆The money is safely locked in a drawer.钱锁在抽屉里，不会出问题。■OK ( okay) [not usually before noun] (informal, spoken) safe; not hurt or ill平安；安然无恙◆Are you OK?你没事吧？◆Write and let me know you're OK.给我写信报个平安。◆She worries too much－I'll be perfectly OK.她过分担忧了－我会平安无事的。▸OK ( okay)
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◆ (informal, spoken) Did they get there OK?他们平安到达了吗？■all ˈright [not usually before noun] (ratherinformal, spoken) safe; not hurt or ill平安；安然无恙◆I hope the kids are all right.我希望孩子们平安无事。◆He'll be perfectly all right, you'll see.你会看到他平平安安的。▸all ˈright
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◆ (ratherinformal, spoken) Did they get there all right?他们平安到达了吗？NOTE辨析 OK or all right?There is no real difference in meaning between these words. Both are rather informal but OK is slightly more informal than all right.这两个词在含义上没有实质差别，二者都很不正式，但OK略比all right更不正式。➡ See also the entry for ⇨ well另见well条■in one ˈpiece
idiom
(ratherinformal) not injured or damaged, especially after a journey or dangerous experience（尤指旅行或经历危险之后）安然无恙◆She's had a bit of a shock, but she seems to be all in one piece.她受了点惊吓，但看上去安然无恙。■unharmed [not usually before noun] (not used in the comparative or superlative不用于比较级或最高级形式) not injured or damaged after a dangerous or frightening experience（经历危险或恐惧后）未受伤，未受损害◆He was released unharmed after being held hostage for three weeks.他被扣为人质三个星期之后安然获释。■out of harm's ˈway
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in a safe place where sb/sth cannot be injured or damaged or cannot do any harm to sb/sth else在安全的地方；被隔离◆They sent the children to stay with their grandmother, where they would be out of harm's way.他们把孩子送到奶奶家去住，孩子在那里会很安全。◆She put the knife in a drawer, out of harm's way.为安全起见，她把刀放在抽屉里。■unscathed / /ʌnˈskeɪðd/ / [not before noun] (not used in the comparative or superlative不用于比较级或最高级形式) (ratherformal, written) not injured or damaged after a dangerous or frightening experience（经历危险或恐惧后）未受伤，未受损害◆Not many European cities survived the war unscathed.欧洲城市中幸免于战乱的没有几个。■unhurt [not before noun] (not used in the comparative or superlative不用于比较级或最高级形式) not hurt after an experience（经历某事后）未受伤害，平安无事◆He was bruised but otherwise unhurt.他除了一点淤伤之外没有受伤。OPPhurt ⇨ injured■aˌlive and ˈwell
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alive and not injured, especially after being in a situation in which sb was worried that you might be harmed or killed or when sb did not know what had happened to you活着，未受伤（尤含关心他人安危之意）◆He turned up alive and well on my doorstep, after an absence of ten years.阔别十年之后，他毫发无损地出现在我家门前。◆ (ratherinformal) She's alive and well and living in Detroit.她还健在，住在底特律。■secure /sɪˈkjʊə(r); NAmEsəˈkjʊr/ (ratherformal) (of sth important or valuable) in a place or condition that means it cannot be affected or harmed by sth（重要或贵重物品）安全的，稳妥的◆Information must be stored so that it is secure from accidental deletion.资料必须存盘，这样才不至于不小心给删除。◆The roof was secure against the coming winter rains.屋顶很结实，可以抵御即将到来的冬雨。■uninjured [not usually before noun] not injured in any way, especially after being in danger（尤指经历危险后）安然无恙，毫无损伤◆They were shocked but otherwise uninjured.他们受惊了，但毫发无损。ⓘ Uninjured is not used before a noun, except nouns like arm, hand, leg, foot, etc., when one arm, etc. is injured and the other is not. * uninjured一般不用于名词前，但可用在arm、hand、leg、foot等名词前，指没受伤的那一只胳膊、手、腿、脚等◆He grasped the rope with his uninjured hand.他用没受伤的那只手抓住了绳子。OPPinjured ⇨ injuredNOTE辨析 Unharmed, unscathed, unhurt or uninjured?These words all mean 'not hurt after an experience'. Unharmed and unscathed both emphasize the dangerous, frightening or unpleasant nature of the experience; unhurt and uninjured are more factual in tone. Unharmed is often used when sb has been a prisoner and been released; either unharmed or unscathed is used when sb has managed to survive or escape.这些词都表示“在经历某事后安然无恙”。unharmed和unscathed都强调这种经历的危险、可怕与不快，unhurt和uninjured比较着重陈述事实。unharmed常用来表示某人被关押然后安然释放，unharmed或unscathed可用来表示某人幸免于难或成功逃脱。
safe2
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safe and well平安无恙a safe distance安全距离a safe investmentsafe ♦︎ harmless ♦︎ benignThese words all describe sth that is not able or not likely to harm sb/sth.这些词均表示安全的、无害的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a harmless / benign substance◆relatively / pretty / fairly / quite / apparently / seemingly safe / harmless / benign◆totally / perfectly safe / harmless◆environmentally safe / harmless / benign■safenot likely to lead to any physical harm or danger不损害（或危害）健康的；安全的◆Is the water here safe to drink?这儿的水能喝吗？◆The street is not safe for children to play in.孩子们在大街上玩不安全。◆It is one of the safest cars in the world.这是世界上最安全的汽车之一。◆We watched the explosion from a safe distance.我们在安全距离之外观看了爆破。OPPdangerous,unsafe ⇨ dangerous■harmlessunable or unlikely to cause damage or harm无害的；不会导致损害（或损伤）的◆Most bacteria are harmless to humans.细菌大多对人体无害。◆Safety glass will break into relatively harmless pieces when it is hit hard.安全玻璃受到重击后，会破碎成伤害性相对较小的碎片。OPPharmful ⇨ harmful, dangerous ⇨ dangerous▸harmlessly
adverb
◆The missile fell harmlessly into the sea.导弹落到了海里，没有造成任何伤害。■benign / /bɪˈnaɪn/ / (formalormedical医学) not dangerous or likely to cause harm or death良性的◆She is recovering after surgery to remove a benign tumour.她做了良性肿瘤切除手术，正在康复。ⓘ Benign can also describe a substance, an effect or influence, the nature of sth or a disease or condition. * benign也可修饰substance、effect、influence、nature、disease或condition等名词。
option
noun
option ♦︎ choice ♦︎ alternative ♦︎ possibility ♦︎ best/good/safe betThese are all words for sth that you choose to do in a particular situation.这些词均表示某种情况下的选择。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆with / without the option / choice / possibility of sth◆(a / an) real / realistic / viable / practical / obvious option / choice / alternative / possibility◆(a / an) good / acceptable / reasonable / healthy / available / possible / preferred / cheap / expensive option / choice / alternative◆the only option / choice / alternative / possibility open to sb◆to have / give sb / offer (sb) several options / choices / alternatives / possibilities◆to have a / an / the option / choice of doing sth◆to have no option / choice / alternative (but to do sth)◆to look at / limit the options / choices / alternatives / possibilities◆a number / range of options / choices / alternatives / possibilities■option [countable, uncountable] something that you can choose to have or do; the freedom to choose what you do可选择的事物；选择；选择权◆As I see it, we have two options...据我看，我们有两种选择⋯◆We are currently studying all the options available.我们现在正研究所有可能的选择。◆Going to college was not an option for me.上大学不在我的选择之列。◆Students have the option of studying abroad in their second year.学生在二年级时可以选择出国学习。◆It is important at this stage to leave your options open(= avoid making a decision so that you still have a choice in the future).在这个阶段保留选择余地很重要。ⓘ Option is also the word used in computing for one of the choices you can make when using a computer program. * option亦指计算机程序里的选项、选择◆Choose the 'Cut' option from the Edit menu.从编辑选单上选“剪切”项。 see also opt ⇨ choose, optional ⇨ voluntary1■choice [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the freedom to choose what you do; something that you can choose to have or do选择权；可选择的事物；选择◆If I had the choice, I would stop working tomorrow.如果让我选择，我明天就不工作了。◆She's going to do it. She doesn't have much choice, really, does she?她就要那么做了。她真的没有多少选择的余地，不是吗？◆The choice is yours: a quiet drink in the bar, the late night disco or a stroll along the beach.由你来选：在酒吧里安静地喝一杯，去跳夜场迪斯科，还是到海滩漫步？◆There is a wide range of choices open to you.你有很大的选择余地。 see also choice ⇨ choice12, choose ⇨ choose, choose ⇨ decide■alternative /ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv; NAmEɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪv/ [countable] something that you can choose to have or do out of two or more possibilities可供选择的事物；其中一种选择◆You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly: those are the two alternatives.你的报酬可以按周以现金支取，或按月以支票支取。二者可选其一。◆We had no alternative but to(= we had to) fire Gibson.我们别无他法，只有辞退吉布森。◆There is a vegetarian alternative on the menu every day.每天的菜单上另有素食可供选择。NOTE辨析 Option, choice or alternative?Choice is slightly less formal than option, and alternative is slightly more formal. Choice is most often used for 'the freedom to choose', although you can sometimes also use option (but not usually alternative). * choice较option略为非正式，而alternative则略为正式。表示选择权或选择的自由最常用choice，不过有时也可用option，但通常不用alternative◆We had no choice / option / alternative but to...我们别无选择，只有⋯◆If I had the choice / option, I would...如果让我选择，我会⋯◆She doesn't have much choice / option.她没有多少选择的余地。◆If I had the alternative, I would...◆She doesn't have much alternative.◆parental choice in education父母在教育方面的选择权◆The choice is yours.选择权在你。◆parental option/alternative in education◆The option/alternative is yours.Things that you can choose are options, choices or alternatives. However, alternative is more frequently used to talk about choosing between two things rather than several.表示可选择的事物用option、choice或alternative均可。不过，alternative较常指两项而非多项之间的选择。■possibility [countable] one of the different things that you can do in a particular situation（某种情况下）可选择做的事◆I think we've exhausted all the possibilities.我想我们已经用尽了一切可能的手段。◆Selling the house is just one possibility that is open to us.卖掉房子只是我们可以选择的其中一种做法。◆The possibilities are endless.可想的办法是无穷的。ⓘ Possibility can be used in a similar way to option, choice and alternative, but the emphasis here is less on the need to make a choice, and more on what is available. * possibility的用法与option、choice和alternative相似，不过，其重点在于可供选择的内容而不是有作出选择的需要。 see also possible ⇨ possible1■the ˈbest bet■your ˈbest bet■a ˈgood bet■a ˈsafe bet
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(informal) the best action to take to get the result you want; something that is likely to succeed or be suitable最好的办法；有望成功的事；合适的东西◆If you want to get around London fast, the Underground is your best bet.如果你想在伦敦快速地转一转，最好是乘地铁。◆Clothes are a safe bet as a present for a teenager.送礼物给十几岁的孩子，衣服是不错的选择。OPPgamble ⇨ risk2