protect

verb

OPAL W

/prəˈtekt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they protect	/prəˈtekt/ /prəˈtekt/
he / she / it protects	/prəˈtekts/ /prəˈtekts/
past simple protected	/prəˈtektɪd/ /prəˈtektɪd/
past participle protected	/prəˈtektɪd/ /prəˈtektɪd/
-ing form protecting	/prəˈtektɪŋ/ /prəˈtektɪŋ/

[transitive, intransitive] to make sure that somebody/something is not harmed, injured, damaged, etc.保护；防护
- protect somebody/something/yourself to protect children/citizens/civilians/consumers/workers保护儿童/公民/平民/消费者/工人
- Our aim is to protect the jobs of our members.我们的目标是保护我们成员的工作。
- the section of the treaty that protects the rights of employees条约中保护雇员权利的部分
- Each company is fighting to protect its own commercial interests.每家公司都在奋力保护自己的商业利益。
- A majority of Democrats believe that such regulations protect the public.大多数民主党人认为这样的规定保护了公众。
- protect somebody/something/yourself against something Troops have been sent to protect aid workers against attack.已经派出部队保护援助工作人员免遭袭击。
- protect somebody/something/yourself from something They huddled together to protect themselves from the wind.他们挤在一起，免受风吹。
- protect against something a paint that helps protect against rust防锈漆
- protect from something Vitamin B12 may have a role in protecting from heart disease.维生素B12可能有预防心脏病的作用。
- He felt it was his duty to protect the child.他觉得自己有责任保护这个小孩。
- Keep the camera well protected at all times.无论何时都要将照相机保护好。
- a cream that helps to protect your skin against the sun防止皮肤晒伤的乳霜
- Protect the exposed areas of wood with varnish.涂上清漆保护木材暴露在外的部份。
- Some pieces of music are protected by copyright.一些音乐作品受版权保护。
- a star who jealously protects her right to privacy一位小心翼翼地保护自己隐私权的明星
- a constitutionally protected right of freedom of speech受宪法保护的言论自由的权利
- The equality of women is protected under law.妇女平等受法律保护。
- The new measures are designed to protect the public from people like these.这些新措施旨在保护公众免遭这类人的伤害。
Topics The environmenta2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- completely
- fully
- adequately
- …
verb + protect
- need to
- seek to
- strive to
- …
preposition
- against
- from
- with
- …
phrases
- be aimed at protecting something
- constitutionally protected
- federally protected
- …
[transitive, usually passive] protect something to introduce laws that make it illegal to kill, harm or damage a particular animal, area of land, building, etc.（制定法律）保护
- a protected area/species受保护的地区／物种
- the need to protect the environment保护环境的需要
- to be protected by something Polar bears have been protected by law in Norway since 1973.自1973年以来，北极熊在挪威受到法律保护。
- The plant is protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act.这种植物受到《野生动物和乡村法案》的保护。
- Many of these sites—of immense scientific interest—are not legally protected.许多这些具有重大科学意义的场所没有得到法律的保护。
- a federally protected game preserve受联邦法律保护的狩猎地区
Topics The environmenta2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- completely
- fully
- adequately
- …
verb + protect
- need to
- seek to
- strive to
- …
preposition
- against
- from
- with
- …
phrases
- be aimed at protecting something
- constitutionally protected
- federally protected
- …
[transitive, usually passive] protect something to help an industry in your own country by taxing goods from other countries so that there is less competition（通过征关税）保护（国内企业）；实行贸易保护
- protected markets受保护的市场
- The Far Eastern markets are heavily protected.远东市场受到高额进口关税的保护。
- We must take steps to protect the UK as a manufacturing base.我们必须采取措施保护英国这个生产基地。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- completely
- fully
- adequately
- …
verb + protect
- need to
- seek to
- strive to
- …
preposition
- against
- from
- with
- …
phrases
- be aimed at protecting something
- constitutionally protected
- federally protected
- …
[transitive, intransitive] protect (somebody/something) (against something) to provide somebody/something with insurance against fire, injury, damage, etc.投保；为…买保险
- Many policies do not protect you against personal injury.许多保单都不保障人身伤害。
[transitive] protect something (against/from something) (computing计算机) to limit access to data, a web page, etc., for example by using passwords or encryption (= special codes)保护：例如通过使用密码或加密来限制对数据，网页等的访问
- Security products are designed to protect information from unauthorized access.安保产品的设计旨在保护信息免遭非法进入。
- All these pages are password-protected.所有这些页面都有密码保护。

词源late Middle English: from Latin protect- ‘covered in front’, from the verb protegere, from pro- ‘in front’ + tegere ‘to cover’.