safely /ˈseɪflɪ/

• 1. 

  ADV If something is done safely, it is done in a way that makes it unlikely that anyone will be harmed. 安全地

  例：

  The waste is safely locked away until it is no longer radioactive.

  废料被安全地封存，直到其不再有辐射。

  例：

  "Drive safely," he said and waved goodbye.

  “开车小心，”他说着挥手告别。

• 2. 

  ADV You also use safely to say that there is no risk of a situation being changed. 稳定地

  例：

  Once events are safely in the past, this idea seems to become less alarming.

  一旦事件稳稳地尘封为历史，这种想法似乎就变得不那么令人惊慌了。

• 3. 

  → see also safe