re-secure
verb [ T ] (also resecure) uk/ˌriː.sɪˈkjʊər/
(FIX)
重新装紧
to fix something firmly again
Luckily no one was injured and, once the bridge had been re-secured, recording began again.
Check carefully for displaced and damaged slates or tiles, and resecure them as necessary. 仔细检查是否有移位和损坏的石板或瓷砖,并在必要时重新固定。
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- Trees and shrubs have taken a real battering in the recent windy weather, so they may need re-securing to stakes and supports.
- They used additional steel straps to re-secure the roof.
- They set out to catch and resecure the bull.
(PROTECT)
使…...重新安全
to make something secure (= protected from danger or threat) again
This legislation makes a good start towards resecuring our southern border. 这项立法为恢复我们南部边境的安全开了个好头。
Troops headed to the area's largest town to re-secure the area.
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- The state police were sent back to resecure the buildings.
- The regime was determined to re-secure this vital part of their eastern defences.
(OBTAIN)
FORMAL重新得到(有时候需要克服困难)
to get something again, sometimes with difficulty
It is likely that the lawsuits being brought will make it more difficult for him to re-secure the cash. 提起的诉讼很可能会使他更难重新获得那笔钱。
Waves of fighter planes and bombers swept up the river valley to re-secure their dominance.
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- They hoped that their place at the top could be re-secured to the point at which they would again rule the country.
- Their aim was to re-secure a home for each tenant.
- The strategy was aimed at re-securing a privileged position in the country's political and economic system.