shield

US [ʃild]
UK [ʃiːld]
  • n.屏障;挡板;盾(牌);保护人
  • v.保护某人或某物(免遭危险、伤害或不快);给…加防护罩
  • Web盾牌;屏蔽;护盾
Plural Form:shields  Present Participle:shielding  Past Tense:shielded  
shield
n.
1.
盾(牌)a large piece of metal or leather carried by soldiers in the past to protect the body when fighting
2.
保护人;保护物;掩护物;屏障a person or thing used to protect sb/sth, especially by forming a barrier
The gunman used the hostages as a human shield .
持枪歹徒用人质作人体盾牌。
Water is not an effective shield against the sun's more harmful rays.
水不能有效阻挡太阳中更有害的射线。
She hid her true feelings behind a shield of cold indifference.
她把自己的真实感情掩藏在一副冷漠的外表后面。
3.
(保护机器和操作者的)护罩,防护屏,挡板a plate or screen that protects a machine or the person using it from damage or injury
4.
盾形奖牌an object in the shape of a shield , given as a prize in a sports competition, etc.
5.
盾形纹徽;盾形徽章a drawing or model of a shield showing a coat of arms
6.
(警察的)盾形徽章a police officer's badge
v.
1.
保护某人或某物(免遭危险、伤害或不快)to protect sb/sth from danger, harm or sth unpleasant
I shielded my eyes against the glare.
我挡住眼睛以避开强光。
The ozone layer shields the earth from the sun's ultraviolet rays.
臭氧层保护地球不受太阳紫外线的辐射。
You can't shield her from the truth forever.
你不可能永远瞒着她,不让她知道事实真相。
Police believe that somebody is shielding the killer.
警方认为有人把杀人凶手窝藏了起来。
2.
~ sth
给…加防护罩to put a shield around a piece of machinery, etc. in order to protect the person using it

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