| 单词 | ward |
| 释义 | ward n. & v. --n 1. a separate room or division of a hospital, prison, etc. (men's surgical ward). 2. a Brit. an administrative division of a constituency, usu. electing a councillor or councillors etc. b esp. US a similar administrative division. 3. a a minor under the care of a guardian appointed by the parents or a court. b (in full ward of court) a minor or mentally deficient person placed under the protection of a court. 4. (in pl.) the corresponding notches and projections in a key and a lock. 5. archaic a the act of guarding or defending a place etc. b the bailey of a castle. c a guardian's control; confinement; custody. --vtr. archaic guard; protect. Phrases and idioms ward-heeler US a party worker in elections etc. ward off 1. parry (a blow). 2. avert (danger, poverty, etc.). Etymology: OE weard, weardian f. Gmc: cf. GUARD |
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