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单词 safety net
释义
safety net
noun[C]
uk
/ˈseɪf.ti ˌnet/us
/ˈseɪf.ti ˌnet/

safety netnoun[C](NET)

anetput belowpeopleperformingat agreatheighttocatchthem if theyfall
（保护高处表演者的）安全网，防护网
picture of safety net
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  • fairground
  • Ferris wheel
  • fire-eater
  • juggle
  • juggler
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Safe and secure

safety netnoun[C](HELP)

asystemtohelpthose who haveseriousproblemsand no otherformofhelp:
（为面临重大困难且无助的人提供帮助的）安全网，保障体制
Thewelfaresystemwas set up toprovideasafetynetfor thepoor.建立福利制度以为贫困人口提供保障体制。
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  • chaperone
  • custodian
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  • defence mechanism
  • den mother
  • doorkeeper
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(Definition ofsafety netfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

safety net| American Dictionary

safety net
noun[Cusually sing]
us/ˈseɪf·ti ˌnet/
something,esp. agovernmentprogram, thatprotectsorhelpspeople:
Unemploymentinsuranceis a safety net forpeoplewholosetheirjobs.
(Definition ofsafety netfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

safety net| Business English

safety net
noun[C]
uk
us
FINANCE,GOVERNMENT,SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
asystemorplanforhelpingpeople,companies, etc. that are havingproblems,especiallyfinancialproblems:
Theabilitytodeclarebankruptcyis one of theoldestsafetynetsthat thegovernmentprovidesworkingpeople.
Thestateset up asafetynetfor those who can'taffordhealthinsurance.
social/financial safety netIn theolddays, when there was noadequatesocialsafetynet,parentsregardedhaving asonas making aninvestmentfortheiroldage.
awelfare/health/governmentsafetynet
(Definition ofsafety netfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsafety net

safety net
They suggest thatsafetynetprogrammes should be improved and a more flexible relationship between lifetime limits and economic conditions established.
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Otherwise, the poor will continue to slip through holes in thesafetynetof charity emergency medical care.
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This would belie the ' social risk management ' component of currentsafetynetstrategies designed to address longer-term development challenges.
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The legendarysafetynetis a case in point.
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It may serve as asafetynetin case the pianist's rhythm is not very steady.
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Moreover, the income-contingent nature of loan repayments acts as asafetynetfor those with low earnings who are unable to meet their repayments.
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Thus, asafetynetof last resort is in place to save urban residents from absolute destitution.
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Under the circumstances, continued reliance on own-farm subsistence production represents a vitalsafetynet.
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In live performance there is nosafetynet; the artist cannot start again or make an overdub.
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At this early point, the music service is regarded as a 'safetynet' before, possibly, moving on to other careers.
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States attempted a wide range of highly technical solutions to the dilemma of reconciling religious freedom with asafetynetof religious institutions.
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Some observers have identified a growing culture of dependence perpetuated through suchsafetynetmechanisms.
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Certainly there was nothing of thesafetynetof state or voluntary welfare we can now take for granted, whatever its inadequacies.
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It is a complex and rich phenomenon and asafetynetfor a chaotic love affair with diversity in our time.
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Moreover, children and parents belong to the samesafetynet, the ' latent matrix ' of social support.
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