单词	shield
释义	noun | verb shieldshield1 /ʃild/ ●●○ noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYshield1 Origin: Old English scield 1 a)a large piece of metal, wood, or leather that soldiers in past times used to protect themselves when fighting b) (also riot shield) a piece of equipment made of strong plastic, used by police or soldiers to protect themselves against angry crowds → see also human shield2something that protects a person or thing from harm or damage:  the heat shields on the space shuttleshield against The immune system is our body’s shield against infection.3the small piece of metal that a police officer wears to show that he or she is a police officer SYN badge4a shape that is wide at the top and curves to a point at the bottom, or a drawing or model of this:  the shields on his tie noun | verb shieldshield2 ●●○ verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE shield Simple Form Present I, you, we, they shield he, she, it shields Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they shielded Present perfect I, you, we, they have shielded he, she, it has shielded Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had shielded Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will shield Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have shielded Continuous Form Present I am shielding he, she, it is shielding you, we, they are shielding Past I, he, she, it was shielding you, we, they were shielding Present perfect I, you, we, they have been shielding he, she, it has been shielding Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been shielding Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be shielding Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been shielding Thesaurus THESAURUSto keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness► protect to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness:  Are we doing enough to protect the environment? I think his mother is lying to protect him. ► save to protect someone or something that is in danger of being harmed or destroyed:  The sign said “Save the whales.” Local people are fighting to save the theater from demolition. ► give/offer/provide protection (against) to protect someone from something harmful:  Her light summer clothes offered no protection in the bitter cold. The insurance gives farmers some protection against drought. ► defend to do things in order to protect someone or something from attack or change:  If someone tries to hit you, you are allowed to defend yourself. We are fighting to defend our freedom and our way of life. ► preserve to keep something from changing too much, especially a way of living or of doing something:  The Navajo Indians want to preserve their traditions. ► safeguard to protect something important, such as people’s rights, health, or safety:  The Constitution helps to safeguard the rights of all citizens. ► guard to protect a place, person, or object from being attacked or stolen:  The building is guarded by security officers. ► shield to put something in front of something else, in order to protect it from harm or damage:  I held up a hand to shield my eyes from the sun. ► shelter to provide a place where someone or something is protected from the weather or from danger:  The tree sheltered us from the rain. to protect someone or something from being harmed or damaged SYN protect:  Beneath him, shielded by his body, lay a baby.shield somebody/something from somebody/something Her manager had shielded her from a lot of the bad publicity.► see thesaurus at protect
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