请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 shield
释义 shield
I. \ˈshē(ə)ld\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English sheld, shild, from Old English scield, sceld, scyld, scild; akin to Old High German scilt shield, Old Norse skjöldr, Gothic skildus shield, Old English sciell shell — more at shell
1.
 a. : a broad piece of defensive armor (as of metal, wood, or leather) carried on the arm or held in the hand by a handle and formerly in general use for the protection of the body (as from spears, arrows, or sword thrusts) in battle or individual combat
 b. : a means or method of defense
  < a fighter shield for their war industries — Manchester Guardian Weekly >
  < understanding … that the haughtiness was a shield — Anne D. Sedgwick >
 c. : the field on which the bearings in coats of arms are placed : escutcheon
2. : a structure, device, or part that serves as a protective cover or barrier: as
 a. : the hard horny skin of a boar's flank or neck
 b. : a protective structure on an animal (as a large scale, carapace, or lorica); usually : any of the large scales on the head of a snake or lizard or the horny plates of a turtle's shell
 c. : an iron or steel framework moved forward at the end of a tunnel or adit in process of excavation to support the ground ahead of the concrete, cast iron, brickwork, or other lining
 d. : a screen of armor plate usually attached to a gun carriage to protect an otherwise exposed gun against small-arm or light-caliber projectiles or shrapnel
 e. : cultivator shield
 f. : the Precambrian nuclear mass of a continent around which and to some extent upon which the younger sedimentary rocks have been deposited
  < the Canadian shield … centers in Hudson Bay — C.O.Dunbar >
  — compare craton
 g. : a fixture or attachment placed over moving parts of machinery to protect attendants or others from injury
 h. : a shaped piece of often rubberized cloth that is worn inside or over a part of a garment (as the underarm of a dress or blouse) liable to be soiled by perspiration
 i.
  (1) : a screen or device that protects electrical apparatus from being affected by outside electrostatic or magnetic influences
  (2) : a wall, screen, housing, or other device that protects against radiation
   < a lead shield >
3. : something that has the shape of a shield or is thought to resemble a shield: as
 a.
  (1) : apothecium
  (2) : one of the eight wall cells of the antheridium of a stonewort
 b. : a bodily marking or otherwise differentiated area of an animal resembling a shield
 c. : a policeman's badge
  < turned in his shield and applied for retirement >
 d. : a decorative or identifying emblem (as of a state, club, or organization)
  < these cars will carry no state shieldSpringfield (Massachusetts) Daily News >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English shelden, shilden, from Old English scieldan, scildan, scyldan, from scield, sceld, scyld, scild, n.
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to protect with or as if with a shield : give cover to : defend
  < shielding his eyes from the light — John Seago >
  < have your work to retire into, your ideas to shield you — Aldous Huxley >
 b. : to cut off from observation : conceal, hide
  < usually work in gangs, clustering about exhibits in such a manner as to shield their activities — Irish Digest >
  < the act of concealment and the reasons for it are themselves shielded from public observation — J.G.Palfrey >
2. obsolete : avert, forbid — used in the phrase God shield
 < God shield I should disturb devotion — Shakespeare >
3. : to ward off : keep off or out — often used with off
 < their own messes and own company to shield off loneliness — Time >
intransitive verb
: to serve as a shield : defend, protect
 < a desire to shield and save — Lord Byron >
Synonyms: see defend
随便看

 

英语词典包含332784条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/3/21 13:33:51