pro·tect
verb OPAL W
/prəˈtekt/
/prəˈtekt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they protect | /prəˈtekt/ /prəˈtekt/ |
| he / she / it protects | /prəˈtekts/ /prəˈtekts/ |
| past simple protected | /prəˈtektɪd/ /prəˈtektɪd/ |
| past participle protected | /prəˈtektɪd/ /prəˈtektɪd/ |
| -ing form protecting | /prəˈtektɪŋ/ /prəˈtektɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to make sure that somebody/something is not harmed, injured, damaged, etc.
保护；防护 - protect somebody/something/yourself to protect children/citizens/civilians/consumers/workers
保护儿童／公民／平民／消费者／工人 - Our aim is to protect the jobs of our members.
我们的目标是保护我们会员的工作。 - the section of the treaty that protects the rights of employees
条约中保护雇员权利的部分 - Each company is fighting to protect its own commercial interests.
每家公司都在奋力保护自己的商业利益。 - A majority of Democrats believe that such regulations protect the public.
大多数民主党人认为此类法规可以保护公众。 - protect somebody/something/yourself against something Troops have been sent to protect aid workers against attack.
已经派出部队保护援助工作人员免遭袭击。 - protect somebody/something/yourself from something They huddled together to protect themselves from the wind.
他们围拢在一起抵抗风吹。 - protect against something a paint that helps protect against rust
防锈漆 - protect from something Vitamin B12 may have a role in protecting from heart disease.
维生素 B12 可能具有预防心脏病的作用。
Extra ExamplesTopics The environmenta2- He felt it was his duty to protect the child.
他觉得自己有责任保护这个小孩。 - Keep the camera well protected at all times.
无论何时都要将照相机保护好。 - a cream that helps to protect your skin against the sun
防止皮肤晒伤的乳霜 - Protect the exposed areas of wood with varnish.
涂上清漆保护木材暴露在外的部份。 - Some pieces of music are protected by copyright.
一些音乐作品受版权保护。 - a star who jealously protects her right to privacy
一位小心翼翼地保护自己隐私权的明星 - a constitutionally protected right of freedom of speech
受宪法保护的言论自由的权利 - The equality of women is protected under law.
妇女平等受法律保护。 - The new measures are designed to protect the public from people like these.
这些新措施旨在保护公众免遭这类人的伤害。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- fully
- adequately
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- need to
- seek to
- strive to
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- be aimed at protecting something
- constitutionally protected
- federally protected
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- protect somebody/something/yourself to protect children/citizens/civilians/consumers/workers
- [transitive, usually passive] protect something to introduce laws that make it illegal to kill, harm or damage a particular animal, area of land, building, etc.
（制定法律）保护 - a protected area/species
受保护的地区／物种 - the need to protect the environment
保护环境的必要性 - to be protected by something Polar bears have been protected by law in Norway since 1973.
自 1973 年起，北极熊在挪威一直受到法律的保护。 - The plant is protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act.
该植物受到《野生动物和乡村法》的保护。
Extra ExamplesTopics The environmenta2- Many of these sites—of immense scientific interest—are not legally protected.
许多这些具有重大科学意义的场所没有得到法律的保护。 - a federally protected game preserve
受联邦法律保护的狩猎地区
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- fully
- adequately
- …
- need to
- seek to
- strive to
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- against
- from
- with
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- be aimed at protecting something
- constitutionally protected
- federally protected
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- a protected area/species
- [transitive, usually passive] protect something to help an industry in your own country by taxing goods from other countries so that there is less competition
（通过征关税）保护（国内企业）；实行贸易保护 - protected markets
受保护的市场
Extra Examples- The Far Eastern markets are heavily protected.
远东市场受到高额进口关税的保护。 - We must take steps to protect the UK as a manufacturing base.
我们必须采取措施保护英国这个生产基地。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- fully
- adequately
- …
- need to
- seek to
- strive to
- …
- against
- from
- with
- …
- be aimed at protecting something
- constitutionally protected
- federally protected
- …
- protected markets
- [transitive, intransitive] protect (somebody/something) (against something) to provide somebody/something with insurance against fire, injury, damage, etc.
投保；为…买保险 - Many policies do not protect you against personal injury.
许多保单都不保障人身伤害。
- Many policies do not protect you against personal injury.
- [transitive] protect something (against/from something) (computing) to limit access to data, a web page, etc., for example by using passwords or encryption (= special codes)
保护（数据、网页等） - Security products are designed to protect information from unauthorized access.
安保产品的设计旨在保护信息免遭非法进入。 - All these pages are password-protected.
所有这些页面都有密码保护。
- Security products are designed to protect information from unauthorized access.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin protect- ‘covered in front’, from the verb protegere, from pro- ‘in front’ + tegere ‘to cover’.