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TOEFL BNC: 632 COCA: 661

security

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se·cu·ri·ty /sɪˈkjʊərəti $ -ˈkjʊr-/ ●●● W1 AWL noun  
1  protection from danger 安全保护措施 [uncountableU]SAFE things that are done to keep a person, building, or country safe from danger or crime 保安措施，安全工作
 The trial was held under tight security.
这场审讯是在戒备森严的情况下进行的。
 lax security at airline check-in desks
登机手续柜台松懈的安全措施
 terrorist activity that is a threat to national security
威胁国家安全的恐怖活动
 The prison was ordered to tighten security after a prisoner escaped yesterday.
昨天一名囚犯越狱后，该监狱被勒令加强安全措施。
 The Security Commission investigates breaches of security.
安全委员会对违反安全规定的事项进行调查。
 We have been asked not to say anything for security reasons.
出于安全考虑，我们被要求守口如瓶。
 The security forces opened fire, killing two people.
保安部队开枪打死了两个人。
 The thief was caught on a security camera.
小偷被保安摄像机当场拍了下来。
 There are strict security checks on everyone entering the Opera House.
每个人进入歌剧院都要接受严格的安全检查。
 A large number of homes lack adequate security measures.
许多住宅都未采取足够的安全措施。
2  protection from bad situations 对不良环境的抵御PROTECT [uncountableU] protection from bad things that could happen to you 保障，保护 OPP insecurity
 Parenting is about giving your child security and love.
养育儿女就是要给他们保护和爱。
 Workers want greater job security (=not being in danger of losing their jobs).
工人们希望有更多的工作保障。
 This insurance plan offers your family financial security in the event of your death.
这份保险能在你死后给你的家人提供经济保障。
3  guards 保安 [uncountableU]BBC the department of a company or organization that deals with the protection of its buildings and equipment 〔公司或机构的〕保安部门
 One of the sales clerks called security.
有一名销售员给保安部门打了电话。
→ security guard
4  borrowing money 借钱 [uncountableU]BFL something such as property that you promise to give someone if you cannot pay back money you have borrowed from them 抵押品
security for
 Reiss used his Brooklyn home as security for the loan.
赖斯把他在布鲁克林的住宅作为贷款抵押。
5. securities [plural]BFS stocks or shares in a company 证券
n COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
tight/strict (=good security, so that something is very safe)
The event passed off peacefully, amid tight security.
lax (=not good enough, so that something is not as safe as it should be)
The prime minister denied that border security had been lax.
heightened security (=more than usual)
There is heightened security around Heathrow following the bomb threats.
national/state security (=security of a country)
Did the article contain any information that is damaging to national security?
personal security (=security of an individual person)
The department is responsible for the president’s personal security.
verbs
improve/tighten security (=make it better)
Mexico has tightened security along its southern border.
security + NOUN
the security services/forces (=the police, army etc)
Clashes with the security forces continued.
security measures/arrangements
Residents have been warned to take extra security measures following a spate of burglaries.
a security check
There are security checks at the entrance to the courtrooms.
a security guard
There are armed security guards outside the palace.
security staff
Teams of security staff guard the laboratory.
a security camera
A car park security camera captured the attack.
a security system (=a system of cameras, alarms etc to provide security)
The first stage would be to install security systems and adequate lighting in churches.
a security risk
His presence in the area posed a significant security risk.
for security reasons
He can’t be identified for security reasons.
phrases
a breach of security (=when something happens that the security should have stopped)
There was a serious breach of security at the prison last Friday.
Examples from the Corpus
security• Security has been increased at all airports in the wake of the attacks.• He missed, killing a security guard.• Their ordeal ended when a bank security guard spotted something suspicious on a television monitor and raised the alarm.• A salesclerk called security.• Parenting is about giving a child security and love.• Your paycheck is deposited directly into your account for greater security.• a high security prison• They need to improve security here - anyone could just walk in.• The insider must deal in securities on a recognized stock exchange, which includes dealing in securities through an investment exchange.• Instead of a real agenda, Dodd offers generalities about opportunity, job security and growth.• His wide-eyed innocence had lulled me into a false sense of security.• If we get a place, we got ta pay maybe three months' rent, security.• Social security, unemployment compensation, welfare, Medicare, food stamps, and public housing are examples.• Strict security measures were in force during the President's visit.• For the security of passengers, all hand baggage is carefully checked.• We applied the same principles that would apply to these securities regardless of who issued them.• There is tight security at the airport and all baggage is being searched.• A uniformed security man met them at the gate.
tight security• Amid tight security, Francis Mullen and his younger brother James appeared before Liverpool city magistrates.• Statewide, $ 13 million was appropriated for tighter security at existing prisons.• As I look back on it, the whole episode showed the need for tighter security screening.• Critics include the panel charged with reviewing how tighter security measures might affect freedoms and civil rights.• The promoters are promising tight security to prevent ravers leaving the site.• He was also starting to rebel against the tight security.• The confusions of war, the tight security covering the country, made communication difficult.• They maintain very tight security along the border.
job security• The issue - over working hours and job security - remains unresolved.• A swingman has to earn his job security.• Flexible skilling will give more job variety to individuals and increase job security.• I have a poor salary, no job security, and scant recognition of my skills.• In other words, might not loyalty in large companies be bought by promises of job security?• But workers here are accustomed to lifetime employment and see the provisions as a major threat to their job security.• I prefer job challenge to job security. 7.• I think he did have a message when it comes to job security and some trade areas.
security for• Reiss used his Brooklyn home as security for the loan.
From Longman Business Dictionary
securityse·cu·ri·ty /sɪˈkjʊərəti-ˈkjʊr-/ noun (plural securities)
1[uncountableU] actions to keep someone or something safe from being damaged, stolen etc
We spend roughly as much on security as on sales promotion.
On April 29th, a security alert shut down the London Stock Exchange.
teams of professional security guards
2[uncountableU] a feeling of being safe and free from worry about what might happen
Job security (=being confident that you are unlikely to lose your job) is the main issue in the dispute.
Many Koreans like thefinancial security of working for big companies.
3[uncountableU]FINANCE property or other assets that you promise to give someone if you cannot pay back the money that you owe them
The bank offers its customers flexible borrowing, usually without security.
His parents have pledged (=promised) their homes as security so that he can obtain finance for his new business.
4[countableC]FINANCE a financial investment such as a bond or share etc, or the related CERTIFICATE showing who owns it
Numbers showed that investment in foreign securities slowed in November.
Securities firms outside the EU often operate under different rules.
Almost every country with a developedsecurities market has some form of controls outlawing insider dealing.
→ asset-backed security → bearer security → continuing security → convertible security → dated security → deferred security → fixed-interest security → gilt-edged security → government security → listed security → long-term security → marketable security → medium-term security → mortgage-backed security → negotiable security → registered security → short-term security → undated security → unlisted security → see also social security
se·cu·ri·ty noun →n COLLOCATIONS1
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TOEFL BNC: 632 COCA: 661
security

noun¹

 1feeling safe/being free from worry安全感；安全無憂ADJECTIVE | VERB + SECURITY | SECURITY + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤greater更大的安全感▸➤emotional, psychological情感上的／心理上的安全感▸➤economic, financial經濟保障▸➤job就業保障▸➤energy, food能源／食物保障VERB + SECURITY➤have有安全感◇They have the security of a good home.他們擁有幸福家庭所帶來的安全感。➤give (sb), provide (sb with)給予（某人）安全感；（向某人）提供安全保障◇He gave her the emotional security she needed.他給了她所需要的情感上的安全感。SECURITY + NOUN➤blanket (= an object that a child holds in order to feel safe) (often figurative) 安慰毯；安慰物◇He clings to her like a security blanket.他像摟着安慰毯一樣緊緊摟着她。PHRASES➤a false sense of security虛假的安全感◇The user will be lulled into a false sense of security.使用者會被誤導以為安全無虞。➤a feeling of security, a sense of security安全感➤security of tenure (law法律, especially BrE) 職位的穩定性
security

noun²

 2to protect sb/sth from thieves, attack, war, etc.保障ADJECTIVE | VERB + SECURITY | SECURITY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤heightened加強的安全措施▸➤strict, tight嚴格的／嚴密的安全措施▸➤lax鬆懈的安全措施▸➤collective集體安全▸➤domestic, homeland, internal, national, state國家安全；國內治安➤airline, airport, aviation航空安全；機場安全➤border, port邊境／港口安全▸➤personal人身安全▸➤home家庭安全➤computer, data, information, Internet, network計算機／數據／信息／因特網／網絡安全➤long-term長期安全保障VERB + SECURITY➤provide (sb with)（向某人）提供安全保障▸➤ensure, guarantee確保／保障安全➤protect保障安全◇a law to protect national security保障國家安全的法律➤beef up (informal) , improve, increase, strengthen, tighten, tighten up加大安全力度；改進安全措施；加強安全保障；增強保安措施◇We need to tighten security around the hotel during the president's visit.總統訪問期間我們需要加強賓館周圍的安全保衞。➤compromise, endanger, jeopardize, threaten, undermine危及安全；威脅安全；破壞安全◇The leaking of state secrets has compromised national security.國家機密的泄露危及了國家安全。SECURITY + NOUN➤apparatus, forces, services安全機構；安全部隊▸➤adviser, expert, guard, man, officer, official, personnel, staff安全顧問；安全專家；保安；安全官員；保安人員◇a former national security adviser to President Clinton克林頓總統的前國家安全顧問➤arrangements, matters, measures, policy, system安全安排／事務／措施／政策／體系➤issue, situation安全問題／形勢➤concerns, interests安全隱患／利益◇our national security interests我們國家的安全利益➤risk, threat危險分子；安全威脅➤breach違反安全規定▸➤check安全檢查➤checkpoint安全檢查站◇Soldiers stand at security checkpoints.士兵守衞在安全檢查站。➤clearance安全審查許可◇He lost his security clearance because he failed a lie-detector test.他未能通過測謊，因此沒有通過安全審查。➤camera, device, van, video監控攝像頭；安保設施；警車；監控錄像PREPOSITION➤security against防備⋯的安全措施◇The bars are to provide security against break-ins.這些鐵條是為了防止盜賊進入。PHRASES➤for security reasons出於安全原因◇For security reasons, passengers are requested not to leave any baggage unattended.為安全起見，請旅客們注意照看好自己的行李。➤a high level of security高級別安全措施➤peace and security和平與安全➤a threat to security安全威脅
security

noun³

 3 (especially BrE) when you borrow money借錢VERB + SECURITY | PREPOSITION VERB + SECURITY➤put up (sth as)抵押（⋯）➤use sth as用⋯作抵押▸➤hold (sth as), take (sth as)接受（⋯作為）抵押PREPOSITION➤against the security of以⋯為抵押◇The bank will make a loan against the security of the lender's house.銀行將會憑藉款人的住房抵押提供貸款。➤as security作為抵押◇She pledged her necklace as security for a loan.她用項鏈作抵押申請貸款。➤security for⋯的抵押
security

noun⁴

 4securities financial documents證券ADJECTIVE | VERB + SECURITIES | SECURITIES + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤agency, company, corporate, government, Treasury (especially NAmE) 機構證券；公司證券；政府證券；國庫券◇foreign ownership of US government securities美國政府證券的外國持有者➤foreign (especially NAmE) 外國證券▸➤gilt-edged, high-yield, top-rated金邊／高收益／最高信用評級的證券➤long-term, short-term長期／短期證券VERB + SECURITIES➤issue發行證券▸➤buy, purchase購買證券▸➤sell出售證券➤trade交易證券SECURITIES + NOUN➤company, firm證券公司◇Wall Street securities firms華爾街證券公司➤market證券市場◇the faltering securities market衰落的證券市場➤broker, lawyer證券經紀人／律師◇a securities lawyer with Tinson and Zelkins天信公司的證券律師
TOEFL BNC: 632 COCA: 661
security noun
⇨ security (airport security) ⇨ safety (job security) security

noun

security ♦︎ protection ♦︎ defence ♦︎ coverThese are all words for a situation where sb/sth is protected by sb/sth. 这些词均表示保护、防御、掩护。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆protection / defence from / of / against sth◆adequate security / protection / defence◆effective protection / defence◆to provide security / protection / defence / cover■ security sɪˈkjʊərəti; NAmE səˈkjʊrəti [uncountable] the activities involved in protecting a country, building or person against attack or danger 保护措施；安全工作◆The incident has provoked calls to tighten airport security.该事件引发了加强机场安全措施的呼声。◆The government claimed that the organization posed a threat to national security (= the defence of a country).政府声称该组织对国家安全构成了威胁。◆The visit took place amidst tight security (= the use of many police officers).访问是在戒备森严的情况下进行的。◆The demonstrations were brutally broken up by the security forces (= the police, army, etc.).游行示威遭到安保部队的粗暴制止。◆Investigations are continuing into a security alert in the city yesterday.对昨天在该市发出安全警报一事的调查仍在进行中。  see also secure ⇨ protect ■ protection [uncountable] (rather formal) the act of protecting sb/sth against injury, damage, attack, danger or being used in the wrong way; the state of being protected in this way 保护；防卫◆Remember to bring clothes that provide adequate protection against the wind and rain.记着带上足以遮风挡雨的衣服。◆He asked to be put under police protection.他请求警方保护。◆She acknowledged that much work needs to be done to improve data protection laws.她承认在完善数据保护法规方面还有许多工作要做。  see also protect ⇨ protect , protective ⇨ protective ■ defence (BrE) (NAmE defense) [uncountable] the act of protecting sb/sth against attack or criticism 防御；保护；保卫◆He paid tribute to all those who had died in defence of their country.他高度赞扬了所有为保卫祖国而献身的人。◆What points can be raised in defence of this argument?能提出什么论点来为这种说法辩护呢？◆When her brother was criticized she leapt to his defence.她的弟弟受到批评时，她马上跳出来袒护他。◆He has shown courage in coming to the defence of the embattled president.在保护处境艰难的总统时，他表现得十分勇敢。ⓘ Self-defence is the act of doing or saying sth to protect yourself when you are being attacked or criticized. * self-defence指在遭到攻击或批评时以行动或言辞来保护自己的行为◆The man later told police that he was acting in self-defence.后来那人对警察说他当时是在自卫。   see also defend ⇨ explain 2 ■ cover [uncountable] support and protection that is provided when sb is attacking or in danger of being attacked 掩护；防护◆The ships needed air cover (= protection by military planes) once they reached enemy waters.这些船只一旦进入敌方水域就需要空中掩护。
TOEFL BNC: 632 COCA: 661
security
Safe and harmless: safe, harmless, secure...
The practice or process of protecting: protection, sanctuary, safekeeping...
Departments in companies and organizations: acquisitions, arm, back office...
Feelings of confidence and pride: confidence, pride, assurance...
Relating to borrowing money and owing money: borrowing, borrowing powers, call it quits...

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