单词详解

  n.

A.[U]保护；防卫(the act of protecting sb./ sth.; the state of being protected)

Wear clothes that provide adequate protection against the wind and rain.

 穿上足以防风雨的衣服。

We subscribe to an animal protection society.我们定期捐款给一个动物保护基金会。

The young in our society need care and protection.

我们社会的年轻人需要受到关怀和爱护。

He’s devoted his whole life to the protection of the rare animals.

他终生献身于珍稀动物的保护。

He was paying out half his profits as protection.

他把所得利润的一半交给歹徒作为保护费。

The ships required the protection of naval and air power.船只本身需要海军和空军的保护。

She put on dark glasses as a protection against the strong light.

她戴上墨镜以防强光的照射。

B. [C]保护物；护身符（a thing that protects sb./sth. against sth.）

They wore the charm as a protection against evil spirits.他们戴着护身符以驱邪。

C. [C]保护费（the system of paying criminals so that they will not attack your business or property）

The gangs were running protection rackets in all the big cities.

这帮歹徒在各大城市里干着勒索保护费的勾当。

 相关词组

1.environment protection环境保护

We should pay attention to environment protection.我们应该注意环境保护。

2.under the protection of在……保护下

The chicks are under the protection of the hen.小鸡们在母鸡的保护下。

They traveled under the protection of a number of soldiers.他们在一些士兵的护卫下旅行。

3.protection for/of sb./sth.保护…

He’s devoted his whole life to the protection of the environment.

他终生献身于环境的保护。

4.protection against/from sth.保护……免遭……

  He told us that we should lay on a second coat of paint for better protection against the weather.他告诉我们，为更好地防止大气的侵蚀，应该再涂上一层漆。

相关单词

复数：protections