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protection/prəˈtekʃ(ə)n/n. 1a the act or an instance of protecting 保护；保障 b the state of being protected; defence 护卫；防护 affords protection against the weather 提供防护抵御恶劣天气 c a thing, person, or animal that provides protection (起护卫作用的)保护物；保护者；保护动物 bought a dog as protection 买条狗防身 2 (also 亦作 protectionism /-niz(ə)m/) Econ. the theory or practice of protecting home industries 【经】保护国内工业的理论(或实践) 3 colloq. [口]a immunity from molestation obtained by payment to gangsters etc. under threat of violence (在暴力危胁下向歹徒交保护费后得到的)免遭暴力的“保护” b (in full 全称 protection money) the money so paid, esp. on a regular basis (尤指定期交纳的)“保护”费 4 = SAFE CONDUCT 5 archaic the keeping of a woman as a mistress [古义] (把某女子当作情妇供养的)保护 □ protectionist n.[Middle English from Old French protection or Late Latin protectio (as PROTECT)] |