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单词 protect
释义
protect
verb
uk
/prəˈtekt/us
/prəˈtekt/
B1[IorT]
tokeepsomeone or somethingsafefrominjury,damage, orloss:
保护，防护
clothingthat protects youagainstthecold御寒的衣服
It'simportantto protectyourskinfromtheharmfuleffectsof thesun.保护皮肤不受太阳的伤害是很重要的。
Surely thefunctionof thelawis to protect everyone'srights.法律的作用当然是保护每个人的权利。
Ofcoursethecompanywillactto protectitsfinancialinterestsin thecountryifwarbegins.如果战争爆发，这个公司当然会采取行动保护自己在该国的经济利益。
Patients'nameshave beenchangedto protecttheirprivacy.病人的名字被改换了以保护他们的隐私。
Publicpressureto protect theenvironmentisstrongandgrowing.公众要求保护环境的呼声越来越强烈。
Vitamin C mayhelpprotectagainstcancer.维生素C可能有助于抗癌。
[T]
If agovernmentprotects apartofitscountry'stradeorindustry, ithelpsit bytaxinggoodsfrom othercountries.
对…实行贸易保护
[T]
toprovidesomeone withinsuranceagainstinjury,damages, etc.
为（某人）提供保险
More examples
  • She's alwayschasingcatsout of thegardento protect herpreciousbirds.
  • Thistoothpastehas beenclinicallyprovento protectyourteeth.
  • We're not doing enough to protect theenvironmentfrompollution.
  • Shepackedthevaseintissuepaperto protect it.
  • TheRedCross'sprimaryconcernis topreserveand protecthumanlife.
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  • have (got)someone'sbackidiom
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  • killsomeonewith kindnessidiom
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protected
(Definition ofprotectfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

protect| American Dictionary

protect
verb[T]
us
/prəˈtekt/
tokeepsomeone or somethingsafefrominjury,damage, orloss:
He says he was protecting hishomeandfamily.
Acitizens’groupworkedto protectforestareas.
(Definition ofprotectfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

protect| Business English

protect
verb
uk
/prəˈtekt/us
[IorT]
tokeepsomeone or somethingsafefrominjury,damage, orloss:
protect sb/sth from sthTheyproducea self-adhesiveplasticcoverdesignedto protectCDsfromscratches.
protect sb/sth against sthThecompanyhas beenorderedto takecorrectiveactionto protectconsumersagainsthigh-pressuresalestactics.
protect against sthTheinvestmentdoes notinsureprofitsor protect againstlossesin adecliningmarket.
protect sb's interests/investments/rightsTheagreementobligesWTO Members to protect therights,includingcopyrightsandtrademarks, ofcitizensof all other Members.
Thismaterialisprotected bycopyright.
[T]ECONOMICS
if agovernmentprotectspartofitscountry'stradeorindustry, ithelpsit bytaxinggoodsfrom othercountriesorlimitingtheamountofgoodsthat can beimported:
Importbarriersprotected thefledglingenterprises.
aprotectedindustry/market
[IorT]INSURANCE
toprovidesomeone withinsuranceagainstinjury,damage, orloss:
Workers should take outinsurance, whether tocoverthemselves against aparticularillnessor to protecttheirincome.
protect against sthLifeannuitiesprotect against theriskofpeopleoutlivingtheirsavings.
(Definition ofprotectfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprotect

protect
Should older people be protected from bad choices ?
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A critic of the data protection regime might note that the legislation protects debtors with more force than it does creditors.
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The precursor to having one's integrity protected (embodied by the requirement of one's consent) is the capacity to exercise will, make choices, and communicate desires.
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A clause protected with a guard matches only if both the pattern and the guard are satisfied.
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Being "fair" was feasible for such owners if the universal enforcement of the union contract protected them from non-union competition.
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Thus, it is important that explicit processes be developed to allow confidential data to be used, while protecting its confidentiality.
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There is an increasing need for assessments of the status of monkey populations both within and outside protected areas.
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Actual choices are relevant not to the idea of the right but rather to its direction of exercise with respect to the protected domain.
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The users of the water invested the communal power with the duty of protecting them against usurpers' efforts to divert the water.
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Longterm exclosure plots currently capturing and protecting seeds falling into the crab-zone will help address this uncertainty.
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In summary, we have demonstrated that brimonidine is effective in protecting against ischemic retinal injury and in preserving retinal function.
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Thirty-nine young colonies (32 unprotected and seven protected) were monitored for survival at six sites.
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Transmission from these chronic phase rabbits recruits susceptibles into the chronic phase, protecting them from acute infection.
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Indeed, protected by the colonial settlement, their effective powers over their own subjects often increased, as did their possibilities of accumulating wealth.
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Now, the protective nature of duties does not prevent them from being comparative: the harm protected against may be essentially comparative.
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