| 释义 |
shield/ʃi:ld/ n. & v.●n. 1a esp. hist. [尤史义] a piece of armour of esp. metal, carried on the arm or in the hand to deflect blows from the head or body 盾，盾牌 b a thing serving to protect 保护物 insurance is a shield against disaster 保险是对抗灾难的保护伞 2 a thing resembling a shield, esp. 盾牌状物，如 : a a trophy in the form of a shield 盾状胜利纪念章 b a protective plate or screen in machinery etc. (机械等上的)保护板；保护屏 c a shieldlike part of an animal, esp. a shell (动物的)盾状保护体(尤指壳或甲) d a similar part of a plant (植物的)盾形子囊盘 e Geol. a large rigid area of the earth's crust, usu. of Precambrian rock, which has been unaffected by later orogenic episodes 【地质】地盾 f US a police officer's shield-shaped badge [美] (警察的)盾形徽章 3 Heraldry a stylized representation of a shield used for displaying a coat of arms etc. 【纹章学】盾徽 ●v. tr. protect or screen, esp. from blame or lawful punishment (尤指(为了)免受指责或法律惩罚而)保护，遮护 □ shieldless adj.[Old English sc(i)eld from a Germanic word probably meaning ‘board’] |