By strengthening the river banks, the city secured itself against floods.

通过加强河堤，该市可以免遭水灾。

Loans can seldom be secured against physical assets.

贷款很少能以有形资产为抵押。

Since March 12th it has stood ready to make loans secured against banks' bonds.

自 3 月 12 日以来，它已准备好提供以银行债券为抵押的贷款。

In other words, how a system is secured depends heavily on who it's being secured against.

换句话说，系统的安全性在很大程度上取决于它的安全对象是谁。

But it appears that this bond is secured against his parents' home in California, in Palo Alto.

但似乎这笔债券是以他父母在加利福尼亚州帕洛阿尔托的家为担保的。

And, as a community interconnected over the internet, we should ensure our computers are secured against those who wish to use their great potential for harm.

而且，作为一个通过互联网相互联系的社区，我们应该确保我们的计算机免受那些希望利用其巨大潜力进行伤害的人的侵害。

And he is released on a $300mn bond, which is secured against his yacht and his private planes, and he is not allowed to board his yacht anymore.

他以 3 亿美元的保释金被释放，该保释金以他的游艇和私人飞机为担保，并且他不再被允许登上他的游艇。

In this nook Gemma took refuge, hoping that no one would guess her whereabouts until she had secured herself against the threatening headache by a little rest and silence.

杰玛躲在这个角落里，希望没有人会猜到她在哪里，直到她通过一点休息和沉默来保护自己免受威胁性的头痛。

It is also likely to leave less value for leveraged-loan investors when they find themselves round a restructuring table or in a bankruptcy court, since there will be more claims secured against a firm's assets.

当杠杆贷款投资者面临重组或进入破产法庭时， 他们的价值也可能会减少，因为会有更多针对公司资产的债权。