protect
/prəʊˈtekt/verb
with obj.
1- keep safe from harm or injury保护, 防护; 维护：
he tried to protect Kelly from the attack
他尽力保护凯丽不受袭击
no obj. use a sunscreen that protects against both UVA and UVB.使用防中波紫外线和长波紫外线的遮光剂。
1.1
- often as adj. protected aim to preserve (a threatened plant or animal species) by legislating against collecting or hunting（通过立法禁止采集或狩猎）保护（濒危动植物）。
1.2
- often as adj. protected restrict by law access to or development of (land) so as to preserve its natural state（通过法律）保护（土地）自然状态：
logging is continuing in protected areas in violation of an international agreement.
树木采伐在保护区继续泛滥, 违反了国际公约。
1.3
- （常作be protected）(of an insurance policy) promise to pay (someone) an agreed amount in the event of loss, injury, fire, theft, or other misfortune（保险单）为（某人）保险：
in the event of your death, your family will be protected against any financial problems that may arise.
如果你身故, 你家人会有保障, 免于可能产生的任何经济问题。
1.4
- Economics shield (a domestic industry) from competition by imposing import duties on foreign goods【经济】（对国外商品征收进口税以）保护（国内工业）。
1.5
- Computing restrict access to or use of (data or a memory location)【计算机】保护（数据或储存库）：
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。
1.6
- provide funds to meet (a bill of exchange or commercial draft)备款以支付（债券, 汇票）。
派生词
protectable
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Latin protect- 'covered in front'，from the verb protegere,from pro- 'in front'+tegere 'to cover'.