| 单词 | protection |
| 释义 | protection (once / 119 pages) n Protection refers to keeping something or someone safe. Through protection, we shelter and defend things. Since protecting is to shelter from harm, protection is the act of doing so. Children are under the protection of their parents, who keep them safe. The Secret Service is responsible for the protection of the President. Many famous people hire bodyguards, who offer protection. A security guard offers protection to a bank or store. Also, a house gives you protection from the weather. Valuable things and vulnerable people need the most protection. Protection keeps things and people safe. WORD FAMILYprotection: protectionism, protections, self-protection+/overprotect: overprotected, overprotecting, overprotection, overprotects/protect: overprotect, protected, protecting, protection, protective, protector, protects/protected: unprotected/protecting: protectingly/protectionism: protectionist/protectionist: protectionists/protective: overprotective, protectively, protectiveness, unprotective/protector: protectors, protectorship/unprotected: unprotectedness USAGE EXAMPLESAll along, Trace McSorley, the Penn State second-year quarterback, created his own form of pass protection. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) “Persons responsible for the protection of those children destroyed their dignity.” Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) It sought higher payment rates or other financial protections. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n the activity of protecting someone or something the witnesses demanded police protection Hypo|Hyper air cover the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations shieldingthe act of shielding from harm preservation, savingthe activity of protecting something from loss or danger momism, overprotection, overshieldingexcessive protection defence, defensethe act of defending someone or something against attack or injury defence, defenseprotection from harm inoculating, vaccinatingthe act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity patrolthe activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes self-defence, self-defense, self-protectionthe act of defending yourself insulationthe act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity locking, lockupthe act of locking something up to protect it accompaniment, escortthe act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them coveringthe act of protecting something by covering it immunisation, immunizationthe act of making immune (especially by inoculation) care, charge, guardianship, tutelageattention and management implying responsibility for safety ruggedisation, ruggedizationthe act of making a piece of equipment rugged (strengthening to resist wear or abuse) sealing, waterproofingthe act of treating something to make it repel water civil defenseactivities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster environmentalismthe activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction fire watching(during World War II in Britain) watching for fires started by bombs that dropped from the sky conservationthe preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources self-preservationpreservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency reservationthe act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion inoculation, vaccinationtaking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease ring vaccinationadministering vaccine only to people in close contact with an isolated infected patient; prevents the spread of a highly infectious disease by surrounding the patient with a ring of immunization variolation, variolizationthe obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox airborne patrola patrol provided by aircraft round-the-clock patrola continuous nonstop patrol martial artany of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport liningthe act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.) convoythe act of escorting while in transit dressing, groomingthe activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes sensitisation, sensitising, sensitization, sensitizingrendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections due care, ordinary care, reasonable carethe care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty foster caresupervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home great caremore attention and consideration than is normally bestowed by prudent persons providencethe guardianship and control exercised by a deity slight caresuch care as a careless or inattentive person would exercise immobilisation, immobilizationfixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing activity any specific behavior 2n the condition of being protected they were huddled together for protection he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home Syn|Hypo|Hyper shelter indemnity, insurance protection against future loss radioprotectionprotection against harmful effects of radiation security the state of being free from danger or injury 3n a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury they had no protection from the fallout wax provided protection for the floors Syn|Hypo|Hyper protective cover, protective covering armor, armour protective covering made of metal and used in combat bell glass, bell jara bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases binder, ring-binderholds loose papers or magazines back, binding, book binding, coverthe protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book blind, screena protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight armguard, bracera protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports capsomething serving as a cover or protection clochea low transparent cover put over young plants to protect them from cold coastera covering (plate or mat) that protects the surface of a table (i.e., from the condensation on a cold glass or bottle) cold frameprotective covering consisting of a wooden frame with a glass top in which small plants are protected from the cold crystal, watch crystal, watch glassa protective cover that protects the face of a watch dust covera removable plastic protective covering for a piece of equipment faceplatea protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component) cladding, facinga protective covering that protects the outside of a building fall-board, fallboardthe hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played escutcheon, finger plate, scutcheona flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers heat shielda protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry bonnet, cowl, cowling, hoodprotective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine housinga protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component liner, lininga protective covering that protects an inside surface maska protective covering worn over the face mulcha protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion roofa protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building roofprotective covering on top of a motor vehicle screena protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame shadeprotective covering that protects something from direct sunlight sheatha protective covering (as for a knife or sword) overlay, overlayer, sheathingprotective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior shelterprotective covering that provides protection from the weather shielda protective covering or structure dashboard, splashboard, splasherprotective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc. splashera protective covering over or beside a wheel to protect the upper part of a vehicle from splashes of mud testudoa movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification thumbstallprotective covering for an injured thumb toecapa protective leather or steel cover for the toe of a boot or shoe, reinforcing or decorating it splashboard, washboardprotective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side aglet, aigletmetal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon bell cot, bell cotea small shelter for bells; has a gable or shed roof binnaclea nonmagnetic housing for a ship's compass (usually in front of the helm) birdhousea shelter for birds body armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armourarmor that protects the wearer's whole body brake liningthe lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum bushing, cylindrical lininga cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction cabinet, consolehousing for electronic instruments, as radio or television canopya covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather cotea small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons) crankcasehousing for a crankshaft curb roofa roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pallhanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) distributor capthe cap of the distributor that holds in place the wires from the distributor to the spark plugs distributor housingthe housing that supports the distributor cam domea hemispherical roof face maskmask that provides a protective covering for the face in such sports as baseball or football or hockey facinga lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening collet, ferrulea metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting cot, fingerstalla sheath worn to protect a finger fire screen, fireguarda metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks) furnace lining, refractorylining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback, saddleback roofa double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end gas helmet, gasmask, respiratora protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases half bindingbook binding in which the spine and part of the sides are bound in one material and the rest in another hip roof, hipped roofa roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides holstera sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun hoodthe folding roof of a carriage housetopthe roof of a house hubcapcap that fits over the hub of a wheel journal boxmetal housing for a journal bearing dog house, doghouse, kenneloutbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog lamp house, lamp housing, lamphousehousing that holds a lamp (as in a movie projector) lamp shade, lampshadea protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view lean-torough shelter whose roof has only one slope lens cap, lens covercap used to keep lens free of dust when not in use mosquito neta fine net or screen (especially around beds) to protect against mosquitos nipple shielda rubber or plastic shield to protect the nipples of nursing women parasol, sunshadea handheld collapsible source of shade plate, scale, shella metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) radar dome, radomea housing for a radar antenna; transparent to radio waves revetement, revetment, stone facinga facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment roosta shelter with perches for fowl or other birds scabbarda sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet sconcea shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather sentry boxa small shelter with an open front to protect a sentry from the weather case, casing, shellthe housing or outer covering of something buckler, shieldarmor carried on the arm to intercept blows shieldinga shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay shieldingshield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference shuttera hinged blind for a window slate roofa roof covered with slate smoke screen, smokescreen(military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements sunroof, sunshine-roofan automobile roof having a sliding or raisable panel sun visora shade (sometimes of green mica) affixed above the windshield of an automobile thatch, thatched roofa house roof made with a plant material (as straw) thimblea small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container three-quarter bindingthe spine and much of the sides are a different material from the rest of the cover tile roofa roof made of fired clay tiles vaultan arched brick or stone ceiling or roof welder's maska mask that you wear for protection when doing welding window blinda blind for privacy or to keep out light window screenscreen to keep insects from entering a building through the open window windscreen, windshieldtransparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle wing tipa decorative toecap having a point extending toward the throat of the shoe blinder, blinker, winkerblind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side covering an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) 4n defense against financial failure; financial independence insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness Syn|Hypo|Hyper security easy street financial security hedge, hedgingany technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change insurancepromise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company assurancea British term for some kinds of insurance automobile insurance, car insuranceinsurance against loss due to theft or traffic accidents business interruption insuranceinsurance that provides protection for the loss of profits and continuing fixed expenses resulting from a break in commercial activities due to the occurrence of a peril coinsuranceinsurance issued jointly by two or more underwriters fire insuranceinsurance against loss due to fire group insuranceinsurance that is purchased by a group (such as the employees of a company) usually at a reduced rate to individual members of the group hazard insuranceinsurance that provides protection against certain risks such as storms or fires health insuranceinsurance against loss due to ill health liability insuranceinsurance that provides protection from claims arising from injuries or damage to other people or property life assurance, life insuranceinsurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies malpractice insuranceinsurance purchased by physicians and hospitals to cover the cost of being sued for malpractice reinsurancesharing the risk by insurance companies; part or all of the insurer's risk is assumed by other companies in return for part of the premium paid by the insured self-insuranceinsuring yourself by setting aside money to cover possible losses rather than by purchasing an insurance policy term insurancelow-cost insurance that is valid only for a stated period of time and has no cash surrender value or loan value assets anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company 5n kindly endorsement and guidance Syn|Hyper aegis, auspices, egis endorsement, indorsement the act of endorsing 6n the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition he made trade protection a plank in the party platform Syn|Hyper trade protection imposition, infliction the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) 7n payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection Syn|Hyper tribute extortion the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence) |
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