protect
verb- [transitive, intransitive]
to make sure that somebody/something is not harmed, injured, damaged, etc. 保護；防護 - protect somebody/something/yourself
to protect children/citizens/civilians/consumers/workers 保護兒童/公民/平民/消費者/工人 Our aim is to protect the jobs of our members. 我們的目標是保護我們成員的工作。 the section of the treaty that protects the rights of employees 條約中保護僱員權利的部分 Each company is fighting to protect its own commercial interests. 每家公司都在奮力保護自己的商業利益。 A majority of Democrats believe that such regulations protect the public. 大多數民主黨人認爲這樣的規定保護了公衆。 - protect somebody/something/yourself against something
Troops have been sent to protect aid workers against attack. 已經派出部隊保護援助工作人員免遭襲擊。 - protect somebody/something/yourself from something
They huddled together to protect themselves from the wind. 他們擠在一起，免受風吹。 - protect against something
a paint that helps protect against rust 防鏽漆 - protect from something
Vitamin B12 may have a role in protecting from heart disease. 維生素B12可能有預防心髒病的作用。
Extra ExamplesTopics The environmenta2He felt it was his duty to protect the child. 他覺得自己有責任保護這個小孩。 Keep the camera well protected at all times. 無論何時都要將照相機保護好。 a cream that helps to protect your skin against the sun 防止皮膚曬傷的乳霜 Protect the exposed areas of wood with varnish. 塗上清漆保護木材暴露在外的部份。 Some pieces of music are protected by copyright. 一些音樂作品受版權保護。 a star who jealously protects her right to privacy 一位小心翼翼地保護自己隐私權的明星 a constitutionally protected right of freedom of speech 受憲法保護的言論自由的權利 The equality of women is protected under law. 婦女平等受法律保護。 The new measures are designed to protect the public from people like these. 這些新措施旨在保護公衆免遭這類人的傷害。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- fully
- adequately
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- need to
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- against
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- be aimed at protecting something
- constitutionally protected
- federally protected
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- protect somebody/something/yourself
- [transitive, usually passive] protect something
to introduce laws that make it illegal to kill, harm or damage a particular animal, area of land, building, etc. （制定法律）保護 a protected area/species 受保護的地區／物種 the need to protect the environment 保護環境的需要 - to be protected by something
Polar bears have been protected by law in Norway since 1973. 自1973年以來，北極熊在挪威受到法律保護。 The plant is protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act. 這種植物受到《野生動物和鄉村法案》的保護。
Extra ExamplesTopics The environmenta2Many of these sites—of immense scientific interest—are not legally protected. 許多這些具有重大科學意義的場所沒有得到法律的保護。 a federally protected game preserve 受聯邦法律保護的狩獵地區
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- fully
- adequately
- …
- need to
- seek to
- strive to
- …
- against
- from
- with
- …
- be aimed at protecting something
- constitutionally protected
- federally protected
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- [transitive, usually passive] protect something
to help an industry in your own country by taxing goods from other countries so that there is less competition （通過征關稅）保護（國内企業）；實行貿易保護 protected markets 受保護的市場
Extra ExamplesThe Far Eastern markets are heavily protected. 遠東市場受到高額進口關稅的保護。 We must take steps to protect the UK as a manufacturing base. 我們必須采取措施保護英國這個生産基地。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- fully
- adequately
- …
- need to
- seek to
- strive to
- …
- against
- from
- with
- …
- be aimed at protecting something
- constitutionally protected
- federally protected
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- [transitive, intransitive] protect (somebody/something) (against something)
to provide somebody/something with insurance against fire, injury, damage, etc. 投保；爲…買保險 - [transitive] protect something (against/from something) (
computing 計算機 to limit access to data, a web page, etc., for example by using passwords or encryption (= special codes) 保護： 例如通過使用密碼或加密來限制對數據，網頁等的訪問Security products are designed to protect information from unauthorized access. 安保産品的設計旨在保護信息免遭非法進入。 All these pages are password-protected. 所有這些頁面都有密碼保護。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin protect- ‘covered in front’, from the verb protegere, from pro- ‘in front’ + tegere ‘to cover’.