首页英语词典fail-safefail-safe英英释意

fail-safe

英 ['feilseif] 美
  • adj. 自动防故障装置的
  • n. 自动防故障装置

英英释意


1. guaranteed not to fail;
"a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle"
2. eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction;
"a fail-safe device in a nuclear weapon to deactivate it automatically in the event of accident"