新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

security

英  [sɪˈkjʊərɪti]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • securities

    1[U 不可数名词] 保安措施 , 安全措施

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

    例:

    Strict security measures are in force in the capital.

    首都采取了严密的安全防护措施。

    2[U 不可数名词] 安全感

    A feeling of security is a feeling of being safe and free from worry.

    双语例句

    例:

    He loves the security of a happy home life.

    他非常喜欢幸福的家庭生活所带来的那种安全感。

    例:

    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[U 不可数名词] 抵押品

    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.

    近义词

    collateral

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

    4[PL 复数] 有价证券

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    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抵押贷款,以证券形式承销。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • a false sense of security

    1虚假的安全感

    If something gives you a false sense of security, it makes you believe that you are safe when you are not.

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