shield

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shield1 /ʃiːld/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1  a) PMWa large piece of metal or leather that soldiers used in the past to protect themselves when fighting 盾，盾牌 b) SCPa piece of equipment made of strong plastic, used by the police to protect themselves against angry crowds 〔警察用的〕防暴盾牌 SYN riot shield → human shield2  a) something in the shape of a shield, wide at the top and curving to a point at the bottom, that is given as a prize for winning a competition, especially a sports competition 〔尤指体育比赛中的〕盾形奖牌 b) a drawing or model of a shield, wide at the top and curving to a point at the bottom, that is used as a coat of arms 盾形纹[徽]章3  PROTECTsomething that protects a person or thing from harm or damage 护盖，护罩；保护[防御]物shield against The immune system is our body’s shield against infection. 免疫系统是我们人体抵抗感染的屏障。4. American English the small piece of metal that a police officer wears to show that they are a police officer 警徽 SYN badge

Examples from the Corpus

shield• And Perseus carried a shield provided by the goddess of wisdom.• Rawlie sat next to him, in an old chair with a back shaped like a shield.• The adoral shields are small wing-like almost separating the oral shield from the first lateral arm plate.• The spacecraft is covered in a material that acts as a heat shield.• This ironclad shield was pierced by ten gun ports, the largest guns being designed for 9-inch shells.• Suncream acts as a kind of shield against the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays.• Only the distal edge of the radial shields are visible.• The radial shields are triangular to tear-drop shaped, just over a quarter the disk radius in length.• The radial shields are not visible, probably absent.• Other demonstrators have managed to draw pink hearts on most of the riot shields.• Before operating this machine, make sure the safety shield is in place.shield against• The immune system is our body's shield against infection.shield2 ●●○ verb [transitive]  PROTECTto protect someone or something from being harmed or damaged 保护，保卫 Women will often lie to shield even the most abusive partner. 哪怕是再暴力的伴侣，女性也往往会撒谎保护他。shield somebody/something from somebody/something He held up his hands, shielding his eyes from the sun. 他抬手遮住眼睛免受阳光照射。 import tariffs that shield firms from foreign competition 保护企业免受外国竞争威的进口关税► see thesaurus at protect RegisterShield is used mostly in journalism or literature. In everyday English, people usually say protect: 主要用于新闻稿或文学作品中。在日常英语中,人们一般说protectHe used his hands to protect his eyes from the sun. 他用双手保护眼睛不受太阳照射。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

shield• He had nearly forgotten about the small house next to him, shielded as it was by the rhododendron hedge.• Beneath him, shielded by his body, lay a baby.• Dana had to be shielded from Roman's anger, and she was the only one who could do that.• The elderly woman shielded her wounded husband.• If other servants resented him, these two carefully shielded him.• Fuel taxes were reduced, shielding industry from the effects of the rise in oil prices.• I was lucky; a bit of the fence fell on me and shielded me from the blast, I suppose.• I held up a hand to shield my eyes.• The trappings of prominent elected offices do not shield the occupants from the challenges, temptations and failures of daily life.• I passed long wagon trains filled with wounded and dying soldiers, without even a blanket to shield them...• But there was Daley to shield Wilson, beating down the evil ward bosses who opposed the Daley-Wilson reform.• The treated glass shields your eyes from the sun's ultraviolet rays.shield somebody/something from somebody/something• Tara's manager had shielded her from a lot of the bad publicity and hostile reviews.Origin shield1 Old English scield

shield1 nounshield2 verb →REGISTER1Chinese  

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shield¹ /ʃiːld/ noun [countable]
1.
  a. a large piece of metal or leather that soldiers used in the past to protect themselves when fighting
  b. a piece of equipment made of strong plastic, used by the police to protect themselves against angry crowds
   SYN  riot shield ⇨ human shield
2.
  a. something in the shape of a shield, wide at the top and curving to a point at the bottom, that is given as a prize for winning a competition, especially a sports competition
  b. a drawing or model of a shield, wide at the top and curving to a point at the bottom, that is used as a coat of arms
3. something that protects a person or thing from harm or damage
    shield against
    The immune system is our body’s shield against infection.
4. American English the small piece of metal that a police officer wears to show that they are a police officer
   SYN  badge

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shield² verb [transitive]
to protect someone or something from being harmed or damaged:
    Women will often lie to shield even the most abusive partner.
    shield somebody/something from somebody/something
    He held up his hands, shielding his eyes from the sun.
    import tariffs that shield firms from foreign competition
  REGISTER
    Shield is used mostly in journalism or literature. In everyday English, people usually say protect:
   ▪ He used his hands to protect his eyes from the sun.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ protect to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness: Don’t worry, I’ll protect you. | The government wants to protect the environment. | Eating healthily helps to protect against many diseases.
   ▪ give/offer/provide protection to protect someone from something harmful: Wearing a hat offers some protection from the sun. | The drug can give protection against cancer. | The law provides no protection.
   ▪ guard to protect a person, place, or object by staying near them and watching them: Police officers guarded the entrance to the building. | He is guarded by armed men.
   ▪ save to protect someone or something when they are in danger of being harmed or destroyed: Local people are fighting to save the theatre from demolition. | Emergency aid could save millions of people who are threatened with starvation.
   ▪ preserve to keep something, especially buildings or the environment, from being harmed, destroyed, or changed too much: The organization works to preserve forests. | There is little money for preserving historic buildings.
   ▪ safeguard to protect something important, such as people’s rights, interests, jobs, health etc: The deal will safeguard 200 jobs at the factory. | Laws should do more to safeguard the rights of victims.
   ▪ shield to put something in front of something else to protect it. Also used to talk about protecting people from unpleasant situations: He lifted his hand to shield his eyes from the light. | They thought the public should be shielded from the truth.
   ▪ shelter to provide a place where someone or something is protected from the weather or from danger: The village is sheltered by a belt of trees. | His family had sheltered Jews during the war.
   ▪ harbour British English, harbor American English to help and protect someone who has done something illegal, and prevent the police from finding them: He is accused of harbouring suspected terrorists.