certain/safe可靠；保险
- likely to continue or be successful for a long time可靠的；牢靠的；稳固的 synonym safe
- a secure job/income稳定的工作／收入
- It's not a very secure way to make a living.以此谋生终非长久之计。
- The future of the company looks secure.看来公司未来不会有问题。
opposite insecureTopics Successb2Oxford Collocations DictionaryverbsadverbprepositionphrasesSee full entry - where somebody/something cannot be harmed; that cannot be affected or harmed by something安全的；稳妥的 synonym safe (4)
- It's important to keep your documents secure.保证你的文件安全很重要。
- Civilians are being evacuated to a secure location. 平民被疏散到一个安全的地方。
- Parents are primarily concerned with leaving their children in a safe, secure environment.父母主要关心的是把他们的孩子留在一个安全的环境中。
- secure against/from something Information must be stored so that it is secure from accidental deletion.必须把资料保存起来，这样才不至于无意中删除。
Extra Examples- Police have warned the public to keep valuables secure.警方已警告公众保管贵重物品。
- 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。
happy/confident满足；自信
- feeling happy and confident about yourself or a particular situation安心的；有把握的
- At last they were able to feel secure about the future.他们终于觉得不必为将来而担忧了。
- She finished the match, secure in the knowledge that she was through to the next round.她打完比赛，知道自己已进入下一轮，心里踏实了。
- She felt safe and secure in his arms.在他的臂弯里她感觉很安全。
- I would like to be financially secure by age 55.我希望在55岁之前经济上有保障。
opposite insecureTopics Feelingsb2, Personal qualitiesb2Oxford Collocations DictionaryverbsadverbprepositionphrasesSee full entry building/door/room建筑物；门；房间
- guarded and/or made stronger so that it is difficult for people to enter or leave严密把守的；牢固的；坚固的
- Check that all windows and doors have been made as secure as possible.看看是不是所有的门窗都关紧了。
- a secure unit for child offenders少年犯拘留病房
- The building is secure against intruders.这座建筑能抵御入侵者。
opposite insecureOxford Collocations DictionaryverbsadverbprepositionphrasesSee full entry not likely to move or fall
- not likely to move, fall down, etc.牢固的；稳固的；坚固的 synonym stable
- The aerial doesn't look very secure to me.我看这天线不太牢固。
- It was difficult to maintain a secure foothold on the ice.在冰上不容易站稳脚。
- (figurative) Our relationship was now on a more secure footing.现在，我们的关系有一个更为稳固的基础了。
opposite insecure Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘feeling no apprehension’): from Latin securus, from se- ‘without’ + cura ‘care’.
