write-protectBrE /ˌraɪt prəˈtekt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌraɪt prəˈtekt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they write-protect BrE /ˌraɪt prəˈtekt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌraɪt prəˈtekt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it write-protects BrE /ˌraɪt prəˈtekts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌraɪt prəˈtekts/ 🔊past simple write-protected BrE /ˌraɪt prəˈtektɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌraɪt prəˈtektɪd/ 🔊past participle write-protected BrE /ˌraɪt prəˈtektɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌraɪt prəˈtektɪd/ 🔊 -ing form write-protecting BrE /ˌraɪt prəˈtektɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌraɪt prəˈtektɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (computing 计算机) to protect the information on a computer disk from being changed or deleted (= destroyed) 给(磁盘信息)写保护