| 单词 | protective |
| 释义 | protective (prətektɪv ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2 Protective means designed or intended to protect something or someone from harm. Protective gloves reduce the absorption of chemicals through the skin. Protective measures are necessary if the city's monuments are to be preserved. Synonyms: protecting, covering, sheltering, shielding 2. adjective If someone is protective towards you, they look after you and show a strong desire to keep you safe. He is very protective towards his mother. [+ towards/of] Glynis was beside her, putting a protective arm around her shoulders. Synonyms: caring, defensive, motherly, fatherly protectively adverb [ADVERB with verb] Simon drove me to the airport and protectively told me to look after myself. protectiveness uncountable noun What she felt now was protectiveness towards her brothers, her sister and her new baby. [+ towards] Collocations: protective blanket Fungal treatments to encourage more nutrient intake, covering them with a protective blanket at night—giant pumpkin farmers will try anything. Smithsonian Mag Without this protective blanket the ultraviolet radiation would be very harmful indeed to human and animal health. Times, Sunday Times For the bloc's wayward weaker members, it was something quite different — a chance to get drunk on debt made cheap by the protective blanket of monetary union. Times, Sunday Times I hope it will not be surgery, just time in a protective boot. Times, Sunday Times He was substituted at half-time and left the ground wearing a protective boot. The Sun The actor, 51, worked out at the gym with a protective boot as he nursed a torn ligament in his ankle. The Sun The long road to recovery begins after surgery, when you are given a protective boot to wear for 12 weeks. Times, Sunday Times He went to hospital wearing a protective boot but scans revealed no major problem. The Sun A protective fence was also constructed around the house. Times, Sunday Times The fence post finials of cast-iron crowns on the protective fence were sawed off, with the saw marks still visible today. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its schools, nurseries and recreation areas are ringed by high protective fences. Times, Sunday Times They are to be given a network of tunnels, underpasses, modified culverts and protective fences to help them traverse motorways, trunk roads and railways. Times, Sunday Times A robotic camera will run along the protective glass from one end of the rink to the other. Globe and Mail We nose around on our own, admiring sculptures and paintings from the 14th century up close, with no protective glass or selfie sticks in the way. Times, Sunday Times Protective glass and muntin bars have been added over the windows. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The codex was meticulously restored; however, some of the pages were returned to the protective glass cabinet out of sequence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The photographs are presented under thick protective glass reflecting the room and the viewer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This mechanism was housed in a protective plastic shell. The Sun Despite being on crutches with his right foot in a protective plastic boot, he wasted no time climbing the steps to the aircraft. Times, Sunday Times It was unregistered and covered in protective plastic. Times, Sunday Times Others organised and shipped protective plastic coats to the motorbike taxi drivers who provide much of the transport in the country's towns and are at high risk of infection. Times, Sunday Times The front rows are given protective plastic macs to wear, but the show needs a stronger sense of glee and danger long before its pie-fuelled finale. Times, Sunday Times It could play a protective role as we twist or change direction. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The coinheritance of alpha-thalassemia plays a protective role against ischemic stroke. 2018, 'Genetic, laboratory and clinical risk factors in the development of overt ischemic stroke in children with sickle cell disease', Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy Probiotic bacterial uptake of bisphenol can play a major protective role against its adverse health effects. 2018, 'Development and Validation of an HPLC-DAD Method for the Simultaneous Extraction and Quantification of Bisphenol-A, 4-Hydroxybenzoic Acid, 4-Hydroxyacetophenone and Hydroquinone in Bacterial Cultures of Lactococcus lactis', Separations Thus, millets may have a protective role in the management of hyperglycaemia. 2016, 'Postprandial glycaemic response of foxtail millet dosa in comparison to a rice dosa in patients with type 2 diabetes', Indian Journal of Medical Research It wrongly identifies myelin, the protective sheath coating nerve fibres, as a foreign body and eats away at it. Times, Sunday Times These are bundled together into groups known as fascicles, each surrounded by a protective sheath known as the perineurium. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The male thylacine had a pouch that acted as a protective sheath, covering his external reproductive organs while he ran through thick brush. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These endoneuria are bundled up into groups called nerve fascicles, which have a protective sheath called a perineurium. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But after 40 the body loses the battle to repair the protective sheaths. The Sun It's a good name as it implies a protective shell. The Sun They retreat to these dens in the acutely vulnerable phase when, after moulting, they lack a protective shell. The Times Literary Supplement I ask him why, given his experiences, he hasn't crawled into a protective shell of hatred. Times, Sunday Times Ditto the twisted fabrics layered on to tight tunics; the different texture swatches appeared as a sort of protective shell. Times, Sunday Times Nothing in his demeanour has changed during this extraordinarily public odyssey, unless it has been a deliberate closing of his protective shell. Times, Sunday Times That wonderful crackle when you removed the 12in disc from its protective sleeve! Times, Sunday Times The discs are packaged in a sleeve which reproduces the design of the original single, and they come in a protective sleeve. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sometimes in practice, masters wear a protective sleeve or a leg leather to protect their fencing arm or leg. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Optical media should always be stored in a protective sleeve or case that keeps the data content in the dark and safe from scratches. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Tech21 has helped to ensure that fewer screens are shattered on smartphones, tablets and ereaders by using impactabsorbing materials to develop protective sleeves for the devices. Times, Sunday Times That said, it isn't easy anyway, in protective suit and rubber gloves and with a gas mask dangling from my wrist. Times, Sunday Times Take the protective suit used by health workers in areas where ebola has broken out. Times, Sunday Times The uglier truths about industrial food production shouldn't really be a surprise, but in one scene, a worker dons a protective suit, mask and gloves. Times, Sunday Times The welder wore a mask, a protective suit and heavy gloves. Smithsonian Kitted out in a nylon protective suit, he comes face-to-face with a buzzing swarm who've been fitted with devices to track their every move. The Sun Riders are kitted out with a protective vest and a helmet and told to cling on for dear life. Times, Sunday Times The total included 4,400 for a strain from an 'ill-fitting protective vest'. The Sun On display are the shirt, stretch trousers, protective vest and visor she wore. Globe and Mail The only reminder of the incident was the protective vest with its giant hole and rattling bits of shrapnel. Times, Sunday Times For example, using the same color saddle pad and tape for their boots, to match their shirt and protective vest. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Officials said that 15m of protective wall around the minaret was destroyed. Times, Sunday Times A diplomatic source studying the phrasing of the ministerial mission statement detected signs that the alliance was readying itself at least to create a protective wall around humanitarian relief convoys. Times, Sunday Times She first dabbled in stand-up years ago but felt more comfortable behind the protective wall of a television sketch show. Times, Sunday Times Previously, she seemed closed off behind a protective wall of silence. Times, Sunday Times We want it behind a protective wall. The Times Literary Supplement Translations: Chinese: 起保护作用的 Japanese: 保護用の |
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