protecting
present participle ofprotect
| 单词 | protecting |
| 释义 | protecting present participle ofprotect protect verb uk/prəˈtekt/us/prəˈtekt/B1[IorT] tokeepsomeone or somethingsafefrominjury,damage, orloss: clothingthat protects youagainstthecold It'simportantto protectyourskinfromtheharmfuleffectsof thesun. Surely thefunctionof thelawis to protect everyone'srights. Ofcoursethecompanywillactto protectitsfinancialinterestsin thecountryifwarbegins. Patients'nameshave beenchangedto protecttheirprivacy. Publicpressureto protect theenvironmentisstrongandgrowing. Vitamin C mayhelpprotectagainstcancer. [T] If agovernmentprotects apartofitscountry'stradeorindustry, ithelpsit bytaxinggoodsfrom othercountries. [T] toprovidesomeone withinsuranceagainstinjury,damages, etc.
Defending and protecting
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Investing money Taxation Economics Insurance Examplesofprotectingprotecting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It provided a windbreak for crops, and shelter for animals, as well asprotectingagainst the cattle of others. From theCambridge English Corpus There were two simultaneous fronts, that of objectivity and that of autonomy (protectingmedical science from the pressures exerted by patient associations). From theCambridge English Corpus Food handlers who acquire a cold and sneeze or cough should be excluded from food handling or should wear aprotectingmask. From theCambridge English Corpus Although the value of housing stock rose rapidly, so did the costs ofprotectingit through insurance and private security services. From theCambridge English Corpus The rationale for this physical confinement was in terms ofprotectingthe child and ensuring their safety at all times. From theCambridge English Corpus The reliability justification would treat present possessory interests as worthprotecting, all other things being equal. From theCambridge English Corpus This has the advantage ofprotectinghim from responsibility for anything either royal lady might take exception to. From theCambridge English Corpus The contrast between crown vigilance inprotectingits income and its casual attitude toward complaints about dissent could not have been more marked. From theCambridge English Corpus He cannot, in other words, be assigned to the ranks of those primarily concerned with 'protecting' religion from objective investigation. From theCambridge English Corpus We know how to set aboutprotectingit. From theCambridge English Corpus Nevertheless, the press-then still vigilant aboutprotectingpersonal freedom from medical statism-was alarmed. From theCambridge English Corpus There are other ways ofprotectingour food and agriculture. From theCambridge English Corpus Privatisation is usually part and parcel of standard reform packages, being also indirectly promoted by the requirements of reducing public deficits andprotectingproperty rights. From theCambridge English Corpus There already exists a system for the use of confidential information whilstprotectingthe sensitivity of these issues. From theCambridge English Corpus The aim is to ensure adequate diversification, thusprotectingthe beneficiaries against insolvency of the sponsor and investment risks. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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