1.tip-off 密報,警告
The man was arrested after an anonymous tip-off.
有人匿名舉報后,那個人被抓了起來
2.AWOL 擅離職守(absent without leave)
The guitarist went AWOL in the middle of the recording.
錄音錄到一半吉他手溜走了
3.fail-safe 自動防故障裝置
My younger daughter has just got a place at Oxford which, a generation ago, was a fail-safe passport to a decent job.
我的小女兒剛上牛津大學,在上一代,這是獲得好工作的保險護照
4.err on the side of caution 寧求穩妥,不愿涉險
If consumers and companies cannot be sure that their information is safe, they will err on the side of caution.
如果消費者和企業不能確信他們的信息是否安全,他們寧可安全行事