shield
Word family nounshieldershieldingshieldlingshieldshieldwalladjectiveshieldlessshieldlike
shield1 /ʃiːld/ ●●○ noun [countableC] 2 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 EnglishAmE the small piece of metal that a police officer wears to show that they are a police officer 警徽 SYN badge shield2 ●●○ verb [transitiveT] 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protect
He used his hands to protect his eyes from the sun. 他用双手保护眼睛不受太阳照射。
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. Origin shield1 Old English scield