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单词 protect
释义
protect
(prətekt )
Word forms: protects , protecting , protected
1. verb B1
To protect someone or something means to prevent them from being harmed or damaged.
So, what can women do to protect themselves from heart disease? [V n + from/against]
A long thin wool coat and a purple headscarf protected her against the wind. [V n from/against n]
The government is committed to protecting the interests of tenants. [VERB noun]
2. verb B2
If an insurance policy protects you against an event such as death, injury, fire, or theft, the insurance company will give you or your family money if that event happens.
Many manufacturers have policies to protect themselves against blackmailers. [VERB noun + against]
[Also V + against]
Collocations:
protect a reef
Examples include paddle-boarding and cycling over speedboating and driving, and using marine-friendly sunscreen devoid of harsh chemicals to help protect the reef and its residents.
The Sun
But who’s going to protect a reef too deep for most divers to visit?
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The authorities have introduced regulations to protect the reef against trawling.
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This will enable scientists, policymakers and the public to see and understand the threats and work out how to best protect the reefs.
Times, Sunday Times
The researchers found that bleach-ing happened regardless of how protected the reef was from run-off of contaminants from the land and overfishing.
Times, Sunday Times
protect a right
He associated nature with an inherent right to individual freedom for all humankind, and he believed societies and governments must protect that right.
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Our proposals absolutely protect the right to a fair trial.
The Sun
You can protect a right to light in various ways.
Times, Sunday Times
It has guaranteed the farmers access to their land and obliged thearmy to protect that right.
Times, Sunday Times
In my view, courts are likely to protect her right to respect for her private life.
Times, Sunday Times
protect a species
And under-resourced conservationists lack the funding to identify and protect the species at greatest risk of disappearing permanently.
Times,Sunday Times
All these trips were chosen because they make a positive impact in the fight to protect the species they spot.
Times, Sunday Times
Elaborate and costly precautions were taken to protect the species.
Times, Sunday Times
He bases his conservation activities on this insight: unless local communities benefit directly, people have no incentive to protect any species or any habitat, anywhere.
Times, Sunday Times
In order to protect the species you don't eat the bulb of wild garlic, but you eat every other part.
Times, Sunday Times
protect the public
Paid to protect the public from wild beasts, he switches sides.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Thereafter, the free enterprise system would protect the public from exploitation without destroying individual initiative and opportunity.
Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995)
They have to do what is necessary to protect the public.
The Sun (2006)
Prison is the only sure way to protect the public from hardened criminals.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
protect the skin
Infused with tea tree and lavender which help to protect the skin.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
A cooling mask packed with a rich blend of seaweed and plant protein to help protect skin from daily pollutants and remove impurities.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This will help rebalance the bacteria in your gut so that your skin is protected against inflammation.
Colette Harris, With Theresa Cheung PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycystic ovary syndrome (2002)
High-factor sun lotion can protect the skin.
The Sun (2008)
Castor oil has ricinoleic acid that serves to protect the skin.
Asri Widyasanti, Shayana Junita, Sarifah Nurjanah 2017, 'Pengaruh Konsentrasi Minyak Kelapa Murni (Virgin Coconut Oil) dan Minyak Jarak (Castor Oil) terhadap Sifat Fisikokimia dan Organoleptik Sabun Mandi Cair', Jurnal Teknologi dan Industri Pertanian Indonesia
protect wildlife
We meet the marine biologist brought in to ensure that the islands' wildlife is protected.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The Government is failing to deliver on its commitments to protect wildlife and green spaces, according to a coalition of environment groups.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Finding money to pay park rangers to protect wildlife indefinitely is hard.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
vaccine protects
For example, we do not know whether the vaccine protects against infection, or merely helps suppress illness once infected.
Times,Sunday Times
Scientists will now seek to prove the vaccine protects individuals from becoming sick.
The Sun
The vaccine protects against the human papilloma virus which can cause cervical cancer.
The Sun
The elderly are most at risk of flu and there have been concerns about how well the vaccine protects them.
Times, Sunday Times
Despite its name, the pneumococcal vaccine protects against more than pneumonia.
canada.com
Translations:
Chinese: 保护
Japanese: 保護する
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