securing
present participle ofsecure
| 单词 | securing |
| 释义 | securing present participle ofsecure secure verb uk/sɪˈkjʊər/us/səˈkjʊr/secureverb(GET)[T]formal to get something, sometimes withdifficulty: He wasdisappointedby hisfailureto secure thetopjobwith thebank. Thechangein thelawwill make itharderfor thepoliceto secureconvictions. to receive or be given something
Getting, receiving and accepting
secureverb(PROTECT)[IorT] to makecertainsomething isprotectedfromdangerorrisk: Thebuildinghas only onemainentranceand would beeasyto secure (against/fromintruders). Thisformofinvestmentis anexcellentway of securingyourchildren'sfinancialfuture.
Defending and protecting
secureverb(FINANCE)[T] to makecertainthatmoneythat has beenlentwill bepaidback, by giving thepersonwholendsthemoneytherightto ownpropertybelongingto thepersonwhoborrowsit, if themoneyis notpaidback: a securedloan Herbankloanis securedagainst/by/onherhouse. Borrowing & lending
secureverb(FIX)[T] tofastenoneobjectfirmlyto another: Thegatewon'tstayopen, so we'll have to secure ittothatpost. Fastening and tying
Examplesofsecuringsecuring In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. He also most generously assisted the author insecuringcopies of a number of the sources cited in this paper. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, the federal executive was prevented fromsecuringfavourable political conditions in several key states before the election took place. From theCambridge English Corpus We expect that these cross-pressured members had a harder timesecuringre-election because they were less in line with their national parties and their constituencies. From theCambridge English Corpus The presence of an environment and an attitude supporting cost containment may be the critical factor forsecuringcost-effective practice behavior among physicians. From theCambridge English Corpus Until 1980,securinga seat was simply a question of receiving the necessary number of individual votes. From theCambridge English Corpus One of the greatest challenges to global public health issecuringtreatments for neglected diseases and those endemic to poor nations. From theCambridge English Corpus Finally,securingaccess to stairs and the outdoors with locks and gates should be done to prevent wandering of walking infants. From theCambridge English Corpus This history of state intervention into female initiation illuminates the related contradiction of fulfilling the ' moral obligations ' of imperial rule andsecuringpolitical control. From theCambridge English Corpus Butsecuringautonomy and the protection of bodily integrity need not rely on any such conceptual recourse. From theCambridge English Corpus The value of the pub circuit, according to industry mythology, resided in the initial (sometimes desperate) attempts involved insecuringaudiences' approval. From theCambridge English Corpus Such arrangements are thought to provide the best means ofsecuringmembers' interests. From theCambridge English Corpus Political careers depended onsecuringincreased expenditure and on building alliances. From theCambridge English Corpus The success of promoters insecuringstate-level majorities is further evidence of strong popular support for public spending on improvements. From theCambridge English Corpus No alternative measures forsecuringmajoritarian control are equally effective. From theCambridge English Corpus We ask in particular whethersecuringagenda power at these legislative stages systematically affects the content of legislation that the government pursues. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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