A2 verb 중립 #513 가장 일반적인

safe

/seɪf/

To make something secure or to put a device into a state where it cannot cause accidental harm. It is most commonly used in technical, mechanical, or military contexts to describe deactivating a system.

예시

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1

Please safe the equipment after you finish the repair work.

Please make the equipment secure after you finish the repair work.

2

The protocol requires the technician to safe the reactor before inspection.

The rules require the technician to secure the reactor before looking at it.

3

Just safe the gear and let's go home.

Just secure the equipment and let's go home.

어휘 가족

명사
safety
Verb
safe
부사
safely
형용사
safe
관련
safeguard
💡

암기 팁

Imagine putting a 'safe' lock on a machine; you are 'safing' it.

빠른 퀴즈

The engineer was asked to ___ the power grid before the storm arrived.

정답!

정답은: a

예시

1

Please safe the equipment after you finish the repair work.

everyday

Please make the equipment secure after you finish the repair work.

2

The protocol requires the technician to safe the reactor before inspection.

formal

The rules require the technician to secure the reactor before looking at it.

3

Just safe the gear and let's go home.

informal

Just secure the equipment and let's go home.

4

It is essential to safe all laboratory instruments to prevent data loss.

academic

It is very important to secure all lab tools to stop data from being lost.

5

Management expects employees to safe their workstations every evening.

business

Managers expect workers to secure their work areas every night.

어휘 가족

명사
safety
Verb
safe
부사
safely
형용사
safe
관련
safeguard

자주 쓰는 조합

safe the engine to make the engine secure
safe the area to make a location secure
safe a weapon to put a weapon in a non-firing state
safe the system to deactivate a system for safety
safe the controls to lock or secure the controls

자주 쓰는 구문

fail-safe

a system that returns to a safe state if it fails

safe-keep

to keep something in a secure place

safe-handling

the act of moving things in a secure way

자주 혼동되는 단어

safe vs save

Save is used for rescuing people or storing files; safe as a verb is rare and means to make a device secure.

📝

사용 참고사항

Using 'safe' as a verb is very rare in general English. It is mostly used by engineers or soldiers when talking about making machines or weapons secure.

⚠️

자주 하는 실수

Learners often say 'I will safe the file' when they should say 'I will save the file.'

💡

암기 팁

Imagine putting a 'safe' lock on a machine; you are 'safing' it.

📖

어원

From the Middle English word 'sauf', derived from the Latin 'salvus', meaning healthy, whole, or secure.

문법 패턴

Regular verb: safe, safed, safing Transitive verb: requires a direct object (e.g., safe the machine)

빠른 퀴즈

The engineer was asked to ___ the power grid before the storm arrived.

정답!

정답은: a

관련 단어

unknown

A1

A person or thing that is not known, recognized, or familiar. It often refers to a mysterious situation or a person who has not yet achieved fame or success.

of

A1

A preposition used to show a relationship between a part and a whole, or to indicate belonging and origin. It connects a noun or pronoun to another part of the sentence to specify which one or what kind.

in

A1

A preposition used to indicate position within a container, a space, an area, or a period of time. It describes being surrounded by something or being inside the boundaries of a location.

it

A1

A third-person singular pronoun used to refer to an object, animal, or situation that has already been mentioned or is clear from context. It is also frequently used as a dummy subject to talk about time, weather, or distance.

on

A1

A preposition used to indicate that something is in a position above and supported by a surface. It is also used to indicate a specific day or date, or to show that a device is functioning.

as

A1

A conjunction used to compare two things that are equal in some way. It is most commonly used in the pattern 'as + adjective/adverb + as' to show similarity.

this

A1

Used to identify a specific person, thing, or idea that is physically close to the speaker or has just been mentioned. It can also refer to the present time or a situation that is currently happening.

by

A1

A preposition used to show the method or means of doing something, or to identify the person or thing that performs an action. It frequently appears in passive sentences to indicate the agent or before modes of transport.

we

A1

The word 'we' is a first-person plural pronoun used to refer to the speaker and one or more other people collectively. It is used as the subject of a sentence or clause.

or

A1

A coordinating conjunction used to connect two or more possibilities or alternatives. it indicates that only one of the options is likely, required, or true.

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