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safety net

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈsafety net noun [countable]  1. APa large net that is placed below an acrobat who is performing high above the ground, in order to catch them if they fall 〔高空杂技表演等用的〕安全网2 HELPa system or arrangement that exists to help you if you have serious problems or get into a difficult situation 〔一种帮助遇到严重问题或陷入困境者的〕安全保障措施[系统]safety net for State support should provide a safety net for the very poor. 政府补贴应该可以为极度贫困者提供保障。
Examples from the Corpus
safety netIt was designed as a safety net, but in many respects it has now become a high wire for farmers.The Senate leader does have a safety net of sorts for the weeks ahead.The Endangered Species Act is a safety net that comes into play when other environmental and conservation laws have failed.Welfare provides a safety net for people who are unable to work.If share prices fall over that time, a safety net guarantees you will get your money back.However, States said the new program is providing a better safety net for the drought-plagued wheat growers of the Great Plains.Another is a type of safety net that in 1986 was made mandatory on all construction sites.The state intervenes as a last resort or safety net when parenting leads to dangerous or inadequate levels of child care.If the partner continues working, the couple may have to survive on an income below the statutory safety net.
From Longman Business Dictionarysafety netˈsafety net noun [countable] FINANCE actions by a government to help companies and financial institutions with financial difficultiesIn the event of a securities trading firm’s collapse, a regulatory safety net guards against possible risks.
ˈsafety net nounChineseSyllable
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safety net
ˈsafety net noun [countable]
1. a large net that is placed below an acrobat who is performing high above the ground, in order to catch them if they fall
2. a system or arrangement that exists to help you if you have serious problems or get into a difficult situation
    safety net for
    State support should provide a safety net for the very poor.


safety netBrE /ˈseɪfti net/ 🔊NAmE /ˈseɪfti net/ 🔊 nounan arrangement that helps to prevent disaster if sth goes wrong (防备不测的)安全网;保障措施a financial safety net金融 “安全网”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a net placed underneath acrobats, etc. to catch them if they fall (保护杂技演员等的)安全网