单词 | protector |
释义 | protectorpro‧tec‧tor /prəˈtektə $ -ər/ noun [countable] ![]() ![]() EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorsomething that protects someone or something► protection Collocations something that protects you against harm or damage: protection against: · Their light summer clothes were no protection against the bitter cold.give/provide protection (=protect someone): · Vitamin C provides some protection against minor illnesses.protection from: · At the time, the law gave women very little protection from violent husbands. ► protective protective clothes, covers, substances etc protect someone or something from being hurt or damaged: · Wear protective glasses when working with the saw.· Motorcyclists must wear protective helmets.· Remove the disk from its protective packaging.protective gear/clothing: · Burke was not wearing protective gear when the accident happened. ► shelter a place where you will be protected from danger or from bad weather: · It began to rain and we all ran for shelter. shelter of: · William hurried towards the shelter of the old cowshed.take shelter (=find a safe place): · People took shelter from the flooding in churches and schools on high ground.bomb shelter (=a place, usually underground, that is safe from bombs): · Underground stations in London were used as bomb shelters during the Second World War. ► shield an object or material that protects someone or something from harm or damage: · Suncream acts as a kind of shield against the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays.· The spacecraft is covered in a material that acts as a heat shield.· Before operating this machine, make sure the safety shield is in place. ► guard something that is, for example, fixed to a machine or worn on a part of your body, in order to provide protection against damage or injury: · You can buy guards for electric sockets that make it impossible for little children to stick their fingers into the holes.· Football players are strongly advised to wear shin guards. ► protector a piece of clothing or equipment that you wear or hold to protect a part of your body: · Hockey goalies wear a chest protector that is similar to the one a catcher in baseball wears.· A pocket protector will prevent ink staining your shirt. ► safeguard something, for example a law or rule, that provides protection against danger, problems, or failure: · There's a safeguard built into the tenancy agreement that says the landlord must give you three months' notice to quit.· Anti-virus software is a simple safeguard that many computer users have not bothered to install.safeguard against: · As a safeguard against misuse, memorize your PIN number immediately and destroy this advice slip. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► chest Word family· He gave me a weak smile and hiked his chest protector up to his nose.· A deuce-and-a-half backed up to the door ramp, and men began loading chest protectors on to the truck.· The chest protectors, though, were still not available. VERB► become· Increasingly the Thatcher governments became the protector of the ratepayer rather than the defender of local democracy.· Like Artemis, Mary became the patron protector of women in childbirth.· He became a protector of the species four years ago at a time when badger baiting had reached alarming proportions.· There have always been surprisingly few monopolies though they have become principal protectors of the exclusivity of the legal profession.· On their return they were given the Charles University which they absorbed into the Clementinum, and the emperor became their protector. WORD FAMILYnounprotectionprotectorprotectionismprotectionistprotectivenessprotectorateadjectiveprotected ≠ unprotectedprotectiveprotectionistverbprotectadverbprotectively someone or something that protects someone or something else |
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