1.tip-off 密报,警告
The man was arrested after an anonymous tip-off.
有人匿名举报后,那个人被抓了起来
2.AWOL 擅离职守(absent without leave)
The guitarist went AWOL in the middle of the recording.
录音录到一半吉他手溜走了
3.fail-safe 自动防故障装置
My younger daughter has just got a place at Oxford which, a generation ago, was a fail-safe passport to a decent job.
我的小女儿刚上牛津大学,在上一代,这是获得好工作的保险护照
4.err on the side of caution 宁求稳妥,不愿涉险
If consumers and companies cannot be sure that their information is safe, they will err on the side of caution.
如果消费者和企业不能确信他们的信息是否安全,他们宁可安全行事