| 单词 | protect |
| 释义 | Word family noun protection protector protectionism protectionist protectiveness protectorate adjective protected ≠ unprotected protective protectionist verb protect adverb protectively Related topics: Economicspro·tect /prəˈtekt/ ●●● S2 W2 verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]PROTECT to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness 保护；防护 → protection, protective Are we doing enough to protect the environment? 我们在保护环境方面做得够吗？protect somebody/something from something The cover protects the machine from dust. 罩子可以防止灰尘落进机器。protect somebody/something against something Physical exercise can protect you against heart disease. 体育锻炼可以预防心脏病。protect against something Waxing your car will help protect against rust. 给汽车打蜡能防止生锈。2 [transitive] if an insurance company protects your home, car, life etc, it agrees to pay you money if things are stolen or damaged or you are hurt or killed 〔保险公司〕为…提供保险 SYN cover Unemployment insurance means that you are partially protected if you lose your job. 失业保险意味着你失业的时候可以得到部分保障。n Grammar Protect is usually passive in this meaning.3. PE[transitive] to help the industry and trade of your own country by taxing or restricting foreign goods 〔通过征收关税或限制进口商品〕保护〔国内工商业〕 THESAURUSprotect to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness 保护Don’t worry, I’ll protect you. 别担心,我会保护你的。The government wants to protect the environment. 政府要保护环境。Eating healthily helps to protect against many diseases. 健康饮食有助于防止许多疾病。give/offer/provide protection to protect someone from something harmful 提供保护Wearing a hat offers some protection from the sun. 戴帽子可以遮挡部分日晒。The drug can give protection against cancer. 这种药可防癌。nThe law provides no protection.guard to protect a person, place, or object by staying near them and watching them 保卫,守卫Police officers guarded the entrance to the building. 警察守卫着大楼的入口处。He is guarded by armed men. 他由武装人员保护。save to protect someone or something when they are in danger of being harmed or destroyed 拯救,营救Local people are fighting to save the theatre from demolition. 当地人在为挽救这家剧院不被拆除而斗争。Emergency aid could save millions of people who are threatened with starvation. 紧急援助可拯救数百万受到饥饿威胁的人。preserve to keep something, especially buildings or the environment, from being harmed, destroyed, or changed too much 保存,保护〔尤指建筑或环境〕The organization works to preserve forests. 该团体致力于保护森林。There is little money for preserving historic buildings. 几乎没有经费用于保护历史性建筑。safeguard to protect something important, such as people’s rights, interests, jobs, health etc 保护,保障The deal will safeguard 200 jobs at the factory. 这笔交易会保住工厂里200个工作岗位。Laws should do more to safeguard the rights of victims. 法律应更多地保护受害者的权利。shield to put something in front of something else to protect it. Also used to talk about protecting people from unpleasant situations 遮蔽；防护He lifted his hand to shield his eyes from the light. 他抬起手遮挡眼前的光线。They thought the public should be shielded from the truth. 他们认为不该让公众了解真相。shelter to provide a place where someone or something is protected from the weather or from danger 遮蔽,庇护The village is sheltered by a belt of trees. 村庄被一片树林掩蔽。His family had sheltered Jews during the war. 他们家在战争期间掩护过犹太人。harbour British English, harbor American English to help and protect someone who has done something illegal, and prevent the police from finding them 窝藏,包庇〔罪犯〕He is accused of harbouring suspected terrorists. 他被指控庇护恐怖嫌犯。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusprotect• The painting is protected by thick glass.• A company can protect information of this kind only so long as it is confidential to the business and not in the public domain.• The law does not adequately protect older people from abuse.• Garlic was once thought to protect people against evil spirits.• laws to protect the environment• But Parsons protects the special nature of science through a distinction of levels of selection.• A series of meetings were held to discuss security issues and teach women employees how to protect themselves.• It was just that I wanted, foolishly, to protect you from the unpleasantnesses of life.• They were out to get you and I protected you.• Use high-factor sun lotion to protect your child's skin from the sun.• It will protect your pet from injury and the possibility of getting loose if you are in an accident.protect against something• Waxing your car will help protect against rust.From Longman Business Dictionaryprotectpro‧tect /prəˈtekt/ verb [transitive]1to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, bad influences etclaws protecting the rights of disabled peopleP&G wants to protect its $180 million investment by obtaining a 10-year extension of three patents.protect somebody/something from somethingThe cover protects the machine from dust.protect (somebody/something) againstThe wage index system protects workers against inflation.2ECONOMICSto try to help an industry in your own country by taxing foreign goods that are competing with it, so limiting the number that can be importedFor decades, the Mexican government protected its domestic growers by regulating corn imports.3INSURANCEto provide insurance against damage to your home, car, etcHaving unemployment insurance means that you are partially protected if you lose your job. —protected adjective [only before a noun]Global banking has changed from being aprotected industry to a deregulated one.Tight import quotas in five protected markets will be gradually reduced.→ See Verb tableOrigin protect (1400-1500) Latin past participle of protegere, from tegere “to cover”pro·tect verb →n GRAMMAR1 →THESAURUS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable Corpus to or damage, from or something keep someone Business harm, safe |
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