safety net

英 [ˈseɪfti net]

美 [ˈseɪfti net]

n.  (防备不测的)保障措施; 安全网; (保护杂技演员等的)安全网

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牛津词典

noun

• （防备不测的）保障措施；安全网
  an arrangement that helps to prevent disaster if sth goes wrong
  1. a financial safety net
     金融“安全网”
  2. people who have fallen through the safety net and ended up homeless on the streets
     未能享受保障措施终致流落街头的人
• （保护杂技演员等的）安全网
  a net placed underneath acrobats , etc. to catch them if they fall

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (预防不测的)保障措施,安全网
  Asafety netis something that you can rely on to help you if you get into a difficult situation.
  1. Welfare is the only real safety net for low-income workers.
     对于低收入工人来说，福利救济是唯一真正有效的保障措施。
• (马戏团的)安全网，保护网
  In a circus, asafety netis a large net that is placed below performers on a high wire or trapeze in order to catch them and prevent them being injured if they fall off.

英英释义

noun

• a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze
• a guarantee of professional or financial security

双语例句

• Architectural-protection net, fence, safety net, slope protection network series.
  建筑类-护网、围网、安全网、护坡等网络系列。
• Until, that is, the Paulson plan was re-described as a safety net for Wall Street plutocrats.
  但到人们把保尔森纾困方案解读成华尔街财阀的安全网，情况就不一样了。
• He says this will act as a "safety net" for farmers whose crops have failed.
  他说，这对那些作物歉收的农民来讲，就像是有了保障。
• So it needs to increase its use of natural gas and alternatives to provide a safety net for energy security.
  因此，中国需要加大对天然气和替代能源的利用，为能源安全提供保障。
• And in life, there is no safety net.
  人生，没有给你安全的保证。
• So I was his safety net.
  我是他的安全网的部分。
• China lacks a welfare safety net and savings rates are high to pay for unforeseen healthcare and education costs.
  中国缺乏社保福利体系，储蓄率居高不下，因为人们要准备支付意外的医疗和教育开支。
• Social security has provided a safety net that has provided dignity and peace of mind for millions of Americans in their retirement.
  社会保障为千百万退休的美国人提供了一个安全网，从而也为他们提供了尊严和安定感。
• And if they lose their safety net?
  要是他们没了这个安全网？
• Funds have also gone to social safety net programs such as feeding school children and pregnant and lactating women.
  资金还流入了社会安全网方案，如为入学儿童以及孕妇和哺乳妇女提供食品。