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or fasten sth firmly fU'M; A/®: She secured the rope
firmly to the back of the car.
Ifjffio
►
PROTECT FROM HARM (£ 7 X X 3 [VN] ~ sth
(against
sth) to protect sth so that it is safe and
difficult to attack or damage ^ ; {RIEL; to secure a
property against intruders l^^h AS) A O The
windows were secured with
locks and bars, jif f£Vi;i:m #f$A£F7o O (figurative) a savings
plan that will secure your child’s future U. ftTI T fT '& ® ffi If
if Jc'J
►
A LOAN ff © 4 [VN] to legally agree to give sb property
or goods that are worth the same amount as the money that you have borrowed
from them, if you are unable to pay the money back : a loan secured on the
house
se cur ity frw /si'kjuarati; NAmE sa'kjur-/ noun (pi. -ies)
►
PROTECTION {& if' 1 [U] the activities
involved in
protecting a country, building
or person against attack, danger, etc. X : national security
(= the defence of a country) o airport security
}f\M 0 They carried out security checks at
the
airport, it 111 ffe til ^ % if 7 % £ ^ $ 0 0 The visit took place
amidst tight security (= the use of many police officers).
1*1 U T* ® tit ET ®
0 o the
security forces/services (= the police,
army, etc.) 7 7
0 u high/maximum security prison (= for dangerous
criminals) — see
also high-security
2 [U+sing./pl. v.] the department of a large company or organization
that deals with the protection of its buildings, equipment and staff H; : Security was/were
called to the incident.
# ^ A M nil M ♦ A M ^ 0 3 [U] protection against
sth bad that might happen in the future
antee that you will keep
your job) is a thing of the past.
►
FEELING HAPPY/SAFE $'tit'll/A 7 4 [U] the state of
feeling happy and safe from
danger or worry A 7: 7 A: the security of a loving family life 0
She’d allowed herself to be lulled into a false
sense of security (= a feeling that she was safe when in
fact she was in danger). M7 i PS A 7
►
FOR A LOAN 5 [U, C] a valuable item, such as a
house, that you agree to
give to sb if you are unable to pay back the money that you have borrowed from
them pp : His home and business
are being held as security for the loan.
►
SHARES IN COMPANY A 7J& 6 securities
[pi.]
(finance 0} documents proving
that sb is the owner of shares, etc. in a particular company iE#
— see also social security
se’curity blanket noun 1 a blanket or other object that a child
holds in order to feel safe ( jLSfflUtfPJ ) Sfclltl!, £flM* 2 something that
provides protection against attack, danger, etc. {5^%;
W.’, : A firewall provides an
essential security
blanket for your computer
network. |^AflAi+3(7Jll^£lr 3 (erf) official orders or measures that prevent people
from knowing about, seeing, etc. sth 7; fife:
The
government has thrown a
security blanket around the
talks.
Wfeo
the Se'curity Council (also the UN Se'curity
Council, the .United Nations Se curity Council) noun [sing.] the part of the United Nations that tries to
keep peace and order in the world, consisting of representatives of fifteen
countries ( &7HI, )
se'curity guard noun a person whose job is
to guard money, valuables, a building, etc. ^Aw
se'curity risk noun a person who cannot be given secret
information because they are a danger to a particular country, organization,
etc., especially because of their political beliefs ( Ajfj&Rfll
Se'curity Service noun a government
organization that protects a country and its secrets from enemies 0
Secy. abbr. (US) = Sec. sedan /si'daen/ noun
(NAmE) = saloon(I) se dan 'chair noun a box containing a
seat for one person, carried on poles by two people, used in the 17th and 18th
centuries fftT sed ate /si'deit/ adj.,
verb
madj. [usually before noun] 1 slow, calm and relaxed
7 ifis 7 'It Hn unhurried ; We followed the
youngsters at a more sedate pace. jf]
7 $£ A Js ffi, 2
quiet, especially in a
way that lacks excitement
7H&T 7 : a sedate
country town 7 # # |bJ /J> K 3 (of a
person A) quiet
and serious in a way that
seems formal j$ Jr fill; f*
W; a sedate, sober man —
► sed-ate-ly adv.
m verb [VN] [often passive]
to give sb drugs in order to make them calm and/or to make them sleep • • • M H # ftij
H77I tranquillize : Most of the patients
are heavily sedated. itiAI7Bj»«fHo sed ation /si'deijn/ noun [U] the act of giving
sb drugs in order to make them calm or to make them sleep; the state that
results from this if jAH itf; The
victim’s wife was last night being kept under sedation in
the local hospital. BM, ‘&£FAW£-7-£^;MlEKM3§M
seda tive /'sedativ/ noun a drug that makes sb
go to sleep or makes them feel calm and relaxed ft ff jfi] ETiTl tranquillizer ► sedative adj. [usually before noun]: the sedative effect of
the drug sed en tary /'sedntri; NAmE -teri/ adj. 1 (of work, activities, etc. Xff, in which you spend a lot of
time sitting down ff ^ (K'M : a sedentary job/
occupationAifestyle MfaT AX^JX#/fRik / AS A A
►
(of people A) spending a lot of time
sitting down and
not moving 1H 7 A 7 zft
(if : He
became increasingly sedentary in later life. fK#JSAII7ft^lTo
►
(technical A in) (of people or animals A A #J) that stay and live in the same
place or area 7 is? W ; 7 tt
; 73:: Rhinos are largely sedentary animals. A i o a sedentary population
An
Seder /'seida(r)/ noun a Jewish ceremonial service and dinner on
the first night or first two nights of Passover
sedge /sed3/ noun [U] a plant like
grass that grows in wet ground or near water ^ sedi ment /'sedimant/ noun [U] 1 the solid material that settles at the
bottom of a liquid 2 (geology
J&) sand, stones, mud, etc. carried by water or
wind and left, for example, on the bottom of a lake, river, etc.
sedi-ment-ary /.sedi'mentri/ adj. (geology j&) connected
with or formed from the sand, stones, mud, etc. that settle at the bottom of
lakes, etc. ; tfcfkMM® :
sedimentary rocks
sedi men ta tion /.sedimen'teijn/ noun [u] (geology jfe) the process of
depositing sediment -tfifR ( )
se di tion /si'dijn/ noun [U] (formal) the use of words or
actions that are intended to encourage people to oppose a government ( AfrSj’) H33
insurrection ► se-di-tlous /si'dijas/ adj.
: seditious activity
se duce /si'djuis; NAmE-’du:s/
verb [VN] 1 to persuade sb to have sex with you,
especially sb who is younger or who has less experience than you 2 ~ sb (into
sth/into doing sth) to persuade sb to do sth that they would not usually agree
to do by making it seem very attractive \$ 31: R$ H23 entice : The promise of huge
profits seduced him into parting with his money.
se-du*cer /si'dju:s0(r); NAmE si'du:s9(r)/ noun
a person who persuades sb to have sex with them if se duc tion /si'dAkJn/ noun
1 [U, C] the act of persuading
sb to have sex with you : Cleopatra’s seduction