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Protection People Offer Safe Things N Uncount 不可数名词 Policy

英语单词 protection
英美音标 英 [prə'tekʃn] 美 [prə'tekʃn]
中文释义 n.保护;防卫
英语例句 (1) He's devoted his whole life to the protection of the rare animals.
(2) She put on dark glasses as a protection against the strong light.
(3) She subscribes to an animal protection society.
(4) They lobbied on the environmental protection issue.
(5) The settlers banded together for protection.
中文例句 (1) 他终生献身于珍稀动物的保护。
(2) 她戴上墨镜以防强光的照射。
(3) 她捐款给一个动物保护协会。
(4) 他们就环境保护问题在议员中进行了游说。
(5) 移民联合起来保护自己。
vocabulary简明 Protection refers to keeping something or someone safe. Through protection, we shelter and defend things.
vocabulary扩展 Since protecting is to shelter from harm, protection is the act of doing so. Children are under the protection of their parents, who keep them safe. The Secret Service is responsible for the protection of the President. Many famous people hire bodyguards, who offer protection. A security guard offers protection to a bank or store. Also, a house gives you protection from the weather. Valuable things and vulnerable people need the most protection. Protection keeps things and people safe.
柯林斯解释
1
[N-VAR 可变名词]保护;防护 To give or be protection against something unpleasant means to prevent people or things from being harmed or damaged by it.
  • Such a diet is widely believed to offer protection against a number of cancers...

    这种饮食结构被广泛认为可以预防多种癌症。

  • It is clear that the primary duty of parents is to provide protection for our children...

    很明显,父母的首要职责是为孩子们提供保护。

  • Innocence and decent living are no protection from the evil elements within our society...

    清白做人和正派生活无法保护我们不受社会中邪恶力量的伤害。

  • The birch is still considered a protection against evil spirits by some people in northern Europe.

    一些北欧人仍然认为白桦可以辟邪。

2
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](保险单提供的)保险 If an insurance policy gives you protection against an event such as death, injury, fire, or theft, the insurance company will give you or your family money if that event happens.
  [oft N against n]
  • The new policy is believed to be the first scheme to offer protection against an illness.

    这份新的保险单被认为是首个承保疾病风险的保险方案。

3
[N-COUNT 可数名词]保护法;保护条例;保护措施 Protections are laws and other official measures intended to protect people's rights and freedoms.
  [usu pl]
  • ...civil rights bills providing a myriad of protections for gays, women and the disabled.

    为同性恋者、妇女和残疾人提供了诸多保护的民权法案

4
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]贸易保护;关税保护 If a government has a policy of protection, it helps its own industries by putting a tax on imported goods or by restricting imports in some other way.
  [BUSINESS 商]
  • Over the same period trade protection has increased in the rich countries.

    在同一时期,富国的贸易保护有所抬头。

5
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](歹徒索取保护费后提供的)保护 If criminals offer people protection, they demand money from them and in return promise not to hurt them or damage their property.
  [usu N n]
  • A businessman who refused to pay protection money was shot nine times.

    一位拒交保护费的商人被打了9枪。

  • ...protection rackets.

    勒索保护费

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