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ward n.守卫,保卫,保护,牢房,病房,行政区,监护,锁孔 vt.守护,保卫,防止,挡住,躲开,避免 Although ward is most often used in connection with hospitals and prisons, cities and towns can also be broken into wards. These are usually geographic areas that are used in elections: city council members often represent wards of the city. A ward is also the name given to a child who is watched over by someone other than his parents. Sometimes children are known as "wards of the state," meaning they have been taken from their homes. ★★☆☆☆ 2009.6

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[wɔ:d] A ward is a group of rooms or a section in a hospital or prison; in a hospital, different wards deal with different needs, like the psychiatric ward or maternity ward. Religious associations began, for example, in the desire to secure the favor of overruling powers and to ward off evil influences. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]病房；病室 A ward is a room in a hospital which has beds for many people, often people who need similar treatment. A toddler was admitted to the emergency ward with a wound in his chest.一个蹒跚学步的小孩因胸部受伤被送进急救室。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]区；行政区；选区 A ward is a district which forms part of a political constituency or local council. ...the marginal wards of Reading Kentwood and Tilehurst West.边缘选区雷丁肯特伍德和西泰尔赫斯特3[N-COUNT 可数名词]被监护人 A ward or a ward of court is a child who is the responsibility of a person called a guardian, or of a court of law, because their parents are dead or because they are believed to be in need of protection. Alex was made a ward of court.亚历克斯由法院监护。相关词组：ward off

英语单词	ward
英美音标	[wɔ:d]
中文释义	n.守卫,保卫,保护,牢房,病房,行政区,监护,锁孔 vt.守护,保卫,防止,挡住,躲开,避免
vocab简明	A ward is a group of rooms or a section in a hospital or prison; in a hospital, different wards deal with different needs, like the psychiatric ward or maternity ward.
vocab扩展	Although ward is most often used in connection with hospitals and prisons, cities and towns can also be broken into wards. These are usually geographic areas that are used in elections: city council members often represent wards of the city. A ward is also the name given to a child who is watched over by someone other than his parents. Sometimes children are known as "wards of the state," meaning they have been taken from their homes.
真题原句	Religious associations began, for example, in the desire to secure the favor of overruling powers and to ward off evil influences.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]病房；病室 A ward is a room in a hospital which has beds for many people, often people who need similar treatment. A toddler was admitted to the emergency ward with a wound in his chest. 一个蹒跚学步的小孩因胸部受伤被送进急救室。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]区；行政区；选区 A ward is a district which forms part of a political constituency or local council. ...the marginal wards of Reading Kentwood and Tilehurst West. 边缘选区雷丁肯特伍德和西泰尔赫斯特 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]被监护人 A ward or a ward of court is a child who is the responsibility of a person called a guardian, or of a court of law, because their parents are dead or because they are believed to be in need of protection. Alex was made a ward of court. 亚历克斯由法院监护。相关词组： ward off
来源	2009.6

Ward N Count 可数名词 Hospital Child Court Wɔ:D N.守卫,保卫,保护,牢房,病房,行政区,监护,锁孔