fail-safe
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"a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle"
"a fail-safe device in a nuclear weapon to deactivate it automatically in the event of accident"
1.有自动保险装置的;具有自动防故障性能的
Something that isfail-safe is designed or made in such a way that nothing dangerous can happen if a part of it goes wrong.
e.g. The camera has a built-in failsafe device which prevents it from working if the right signals aren't received.
照相机有内置自动防故障装置,该装置确保相机在未接到正确信号时不会启动。
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