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fail-safe AHD[fālʹsāf'] D.J.[ˈfeɪlˌseɪf]K.K.[ˈfelˌsef]adj.（形容词）- Capable of compensating automatically and safely for a failure, as of a mechanism or power source.故障自动保险的：当机械装置或电源出现故障时，能自动和安全提供保障的
- Acting to discontinue a military attack on the occurrence of any of a variety of predetermined conditions.能阻止军事攻击的：预定情况发生时能终止军事攻击行为的
- Guaranteed not to fail:万无一失的："There is no fail-safe mechanism guaranteed either to contain or to restore presidential authority"(Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.)“没有一个万无一失的处理方法可以保证抑制或恢复总统的权力”(小阿瑟M.施莱辛格)
n.（名词）- A fail-safe mechanism.自动保险装置
v.intr.（不及物动词）fail-.safed, fail-.saf.ing, fail-.safes - To compensate automatically for failure.自动抵消故障
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