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BNC: 1151 COCA: 749

protect

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pro·tect /prəˈtekt/ ●●● S2 W2 verb  
1  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]PROTECT to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness 保护；防护 → protection, protective
 Are we doing enough to protect the environment?
我们在保护环境方面做得够吗？
protect somebody/something from something
 The cover protects the machine from dust.
罩子可以防止灰尘落进机器。
protect somebody/something against something
 Physical exercise can protect you against heart disease.
体育锻炼可以预防心脏病。
protect against something
 Waxing your car will help protect against rust.
给汽车打蜡能防止生锈。
2  [transitiveT] if an insurance company protects your home, car, life etc, it agrees to pay you money if things are stolen or damaged or you are hurt or killed 〔保险公司〕为…提供保险 SYN cover
 Unemployment insurance means that you are partially protected if you lose your job.
失业保险意味着你失业的时候可以得到部分保障。
n Grammar
Protect is usually passive in this meaning.
3. PE[transitiveT] to help the industry and trade of your own country by taxing or restricting foreign goods 〔通过征收关税或限制进口商品〕保护〔国内工商业〕
 THESAURUS
protect to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness 保护
Don’t worry, I’ll protect you.
别担心,我会保护你的。
The government wants to protect the environment.
政府要保护环境。
Eating healthily helps to protect against many diseases.
健康饮食有助于防止许多疾病。
give/offer/provide protection to protect someone from something harmful 提供保护
Wearing a hat offers some protection from the sun.
戴帽子可以遮挡部分日晒。
The drug can give protection against cancer.
这种药可防癌。
nThe law provides no protection.
guard to protect a person, place, or object by staying near them and watching them 保卫,守卫
Police officers guarded the entrance to the building.
警察守卫着大楼的入口处。
He is guarded by armed men.
他由武装人员保护。
save to protect someone or something when they are in danger of being harmed or destroyed 拯救,营救
Local people are fighting to save the theatre from demolition.
当地人在为挽救这家剧院不被拆除而斗争。
Emergency aid could save millions of people who are threatened with starvation.
紧急援助可拯救数百万受到饥饿威胁的人。
preserve to keep something, especially buildings or the environment, from being harmed, destroyed, or changed too much 保存,保护〔尤指建筑或环境〕
The organization works to preserve forests.
该团体致力于保护森林。
There is little money for preserving historic buildings.
几乎没有经费用于保护历史性建筑。
safeguard to protect something important, such as people’s rights, interests, jobs, health etc 保护,保障
The deal will safeguard 200 jobs at the factory.
这笔交易会保住工厂里200个工作岗位。
Laws should do more to safeguard the rights of victims.
法律应更多地保护受害者的权利。
shield to put something in front of something else to protect it. Also used to talk about protecting people from unpleasant situations 遮蔽；防护
He lifted his hand to shield his eyes from the light.
他抬起手遮挡眼前的光线。
They thought the public should be shielded from the truth.
他们认为不该让公众了解真相。
shelter to provide a place where someone or something is protected from the weather or from danger 遮蔽,庇护
The village is sheltered by a belt of trees.
村庄被一片树林掩蔽。
His family had sheltered Jews during the war.
他们家在战争期间掩护过犹太人。
harbour British EnglishBrE, harbor American EnglishAmE to help and protect someone who has done something illegal, and prevent the police from finding them 窝藏,包庇〔罪犯〕
He is accused of harbouring suspected terrorists.
他被指控庇护恐怖嫌犯。
Examples from the Corpus
protect• The painting is protected by thick glass.• A company can protect information of this kind only so long as it is confidential to the business and not in the public domain.• The law does not adequately protect older people from abuse.• Garlic was once thought to protect people against evil spirits.• laws to protect the environment• But Parsons protects the special nature of science through a distinction of levels of selection.• A series of meetings were held to discuss security issues and teach women employees how to protect themselves.• It was just that I wanted, foolishly, to protect you from the unpleasantnesses of life.• They were out to get you and I protected you.• Use high-factor sun lotion to protect your child's skin from the sun.• It will protect your pet from injury and the possibility of getting loose if you are in an accident.
protect against something• Waxing your car will help protect against rust.
From Longman Business Dictionary
protectpro·tect /prəˈtekt/ verb [transitiveT]
1to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, bad influences etc
laws protecting the rights of disabled people
P&G wants to protect its $180 million investment by obtaining a 10-year extension of three patents.
protect somebody/something from something
The cover protects the machine from dust.
protect (somebody/something) against
The wage index system protects workers against inflation.
2ECONOMICSto try to help an industry in your own country by taxing foreign goods that are competing with it, so limiting the number that can be imported
For decades, the Mexican government protected its domestic growers by regulating corn imports.
3INSURANCEto provide insurance against damage to your home, car, etc
Having unemployment insurance means that you are partially protected if you lose your job.
—protected adjectiveadj [only before a noun]
Global banking has changed from being aprotected industry to a deregulated one.
Tight import quotas in five protected markets will be gradually reduced.
Origin protect
(1400-1500) Latin past participle of protegere, from tegere “to cover”
pro·tect verb →n GRAMMAR1 →THESAURUS1
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BNC: 1151 COCA: 749
protect

verb

ADVERB | VERB + PROTECT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤completely, fully充分保護▸➤adequately, properly, well適當地保護；妥善地保護◇A cardboard box would protect the product better.紙箱可以更好地保護產品。➤inadequately不充分保護▸➤carefully細心保護▸➤effectively, successfully有效地／成功地保護▸➤jealously (especially BrE) 小心翼翼地保護◇a star who jealously protects her right to privacy一位小心翼翼地保護自己隱私權的明星VERB + PROTECT➤need to需要保護▸➤seek to, strive to, try to力求保護▸➤act to, fight to採取行動／努力保護◇Each company is fighting to protect its own commercial interests.每家公司都努力維護自己的商業利益。➤take steps to採取措施保護◇We must take steps to protect the region as a manufacturing base.我們必須採取措施保護這個地區為生產基地。➤help (to)幫助保護▸➤serve to有助於保護▸➤be designed to旨在保護PREPOSITION➤against防止⋯◇a cream that helps to protect your skin against the sun防止皮膚曬傷的乳霜➤from保護⋯免遭⋯◇The new measures are designed to protect the public from people like these.這些新措施旨在保護公眾免遭這類人的傷害。➤with用⋯保護◇Protect the exposed areas of wood with varnish.塗上清漆保護木材暴露在外的部份。PHRASES➤be aimed at protecting sth旨在保護⋯➤constitutionally protected, federally protected, legally protected, officially protected, specially protected受到憲法／聯邦／法律／官方／特別保護的◇a constitutionally protected right of freedom of speech受憲法保護的言論自由的權利◇a federally protected game preserve受聯邦法律保護的狩獵地區◇Many of these sites－of immense scientific interest－are not legally protected.許多這類具有重大科學意義的場所沒有得到法律的保護。➤a desire to protect sb/sth, a need to protect sb/sth保護⋯的慾望／需要◇He felt it was his duty to protect the child.他覺得自己有責任保護這個小孩。➤heavily protected, highly protected極受保護的◇The Far Eastern markets are heavily protected (= with high taxes for imported goods).遠東市場受到高額進口關稅的保護。➤poorly protected, well protected保護不善的；得到很好保護的◇Keep the camera well protected at all times.無論何時都要將照相機保護好。➤measures to protect sb/sth保護⋯的措施▸➤be protected by copyright受版權保護◇Some pieces of music are protected by copyright.一些音樂作品受版權保護。➤be protected by law, be protected under law受法律保護◇The equality of women is protected under law.婦女平等受法律保護。
BNC: 1151 COCA: 749
protect

verb

  ➡ See also the entry for save 1 另见save条第1义protect ♦︎ defend ♦︎ guard ♦︎ preserve ♦︎ safeguard ♦︎ shield ♦︎ shelter ♦︎ secureThese words all mean to make sure that sb/sth is not harmed, injured or damaged. 这些词均表示保护、防护。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to protect / defend / guard / preserve / safeguard / shield / shelter / secure sb / sth from sth◆to protect / defend / guard / safeguard / secure sth against sth◆to protect / defend yourself◆to protect / preserve / safeguard jobs◆to protect / preserve a species◆heavily protected / defended / guarded■ protect [transitive, intransitive] to make sure that sb/sth is not harmed, injured or damaged 保护；防护◆They huddled together to protect themselves from the wind.他们挤在一起避风。◆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。◆The paint helps protect against rust.这种油漆有助于防锈。OPP expose ⇨ expose   see also protection ⇨ security ■ defend [transitive, intransitive] to protect sb/sth from attack 防御；保护；保卫◆All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks.我们所有警察都接受过自卫训练，能够对付持刀袭击。◆Troops have been sent to defend the borders.已派出部队守卫边疆。◆It is impossible to defend against an all-out attack.防御全面进攻是不可能的。  see also defence ⇨ precaution ■ guard [transitive] to protect property, places or people from attack or danger 警卫，守卫，保卫（财产、地方或人）◆Delegates at the conference were guarded by the police.与会者受到警方的保护。◆You can't get in; the whole place is guarded.你进不去的，整个地方戒备森严。◆ (figurative) The recipe is a closely guarded secret.这个秘方受到严密保护。  see also guard ⇨ guard noun , guard ⇨ watch noun ■ preserve [transitive] (rather formal) to keep sb/sth alive or existing, or safe from harm or danger 使继续存活；保护；保全◆To preserve life should always be the goal.保护生命永远是最终目标。◆The society was set up to preserve endangered species from extinction.成立这个协会是为了保护濒危物种免遭灭绝。◆She was determined to preserve her independence and way of life.她决意保持独立和自己的生活方式。▸ preservation

noun

 [uncountable] ◆The central issue in the strike was the preservation of jobs.这次罢工的核心问题是保留工作岗位。■ safeguard ˈseɪfgɑːd; NAmE ˈseɪfgɑːrd [transitive, intransitive] (formal) to protect sth from loss, harm or damage 保护，保障，捍卫（免遭损失、伤害或损坏）◆It is hoped that the order will safeguard jobs at the plant.人们希望这份订单能够保住厂里的工作岗位。◆The leaflet explains how to safeguard against dangers in the home.这本小册子告诉人们在家里如何防备各种危险。  see also safeguard ⇨ precaution ■ shield ʃiːld [transitive] to protect sb/sth from danger, harm or sth unpleasant, especially by putting sb/sth between them and the source of danger 保护（尤指以人或物隔开使免遭危险、伤害或不快）◆I shielded my eyes against the glare.我挡住眼睛以避开强光。◆Police believe that somebody is shielding the killer.警方认为有人把杀人犯藏了起来。◆You can't shield her from the truth forever.不可能永远瞒着她，不让她知道事实真相。  see also shield ⇨ precaution ■ shelter [transitive] to give sb/sth a place where they are protected from the weather or from danger 保护；使躲避（风雨或危险）◆Trees shelter the house from the wind.树给房子挡住了风。◆Perhaps I sheltered my daughter too much (= protected her too much from unpleasant or difficult experiences).也许我对女儿过度保护了。  see also shelter ⇨ shelter noun ■ secure sɪˈkjʊə(r); NAmE səˈkjʊr [transitive] to protect sth so that it is safe and difficult for other people to attack or damage 保护；保卫；使安全◆No home can be completely secured against intruders.没有一个家的保安程度能严密到外人完全闯不进来。◆The windows were secured with locks and bars.窗户上装了锁和防护栏。◆The government has deployed 35 000 troops in an effort to secure the border.政府部署了3.5万人的部队以保卫边境安全。  see also security ⇨ security
BNC: 1151 COCA: 749
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