unsafe

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1 dangerous or likely to cause harm 危险的，不安全的

The building is unsafe.

那栋大楼不安全。

water that’s unsafe to drink

不能安全饮用的水

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2 likely to be harmed 处于危险中的

Many people feel unsafe walking alone at night.

很多人觉得一个人走夜路不安全。

3 British EnglishBrE an unsafe judgment in a court of law is based on facts that may be wrong 证据不可靠的

an unsafe conviction

证据不足的定罪

4. unsafe sex sex without using a condom 不安全的性行为

Examples from the Corpus

unsafe• The boiler burst and the balcony was declared unsafe.• The reasons for the new tunnel were that the old one was a terrible bottleneck, and that it was unsafe.• They feel the world is unsafe and their child needs to be protected.• In many developing societies the lack of basic amenities, such as clean water and proper sanitation, produces an inherently unsafe environment.• If you work in a home office, children may be another source of unsafe noise.• Lots of workplaces seem unsafe or out of control because of these and other kinds of behaviors and situations.• unsafe products• Which is why a society that blithely accepts this included / excluded ledger is an unsafe society.

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