1
- a separate room in a hospital, typically one allocated to a particular type of patient（尤指专为治疗某种病人而设的）病房, 病室：
a children's ward
儿童病房
as modifier a ward sister.病室护士。
2
- an administrative division of a city or borough that typically elects and is represented by a councillor or councilors（城市的）行政区, 选举区。
3
- a child or young person under the care and control of a guardian appointed by their parents or a court受监护人
3.1
- mass noun archaic guardianship or the state of being subject to a guardian〈古〉监护; 受监护的地位：
the ward and care of the Crown.
对国王的监护和照管。
4
- （一般作wards）any of the internal ridges or bars in a lock which prevent the turning of any key which does not have grooves of corresponding form or size（锁内）齿凸。
4.1
- the corresponding grooves in the bit of a key（钥匙）齿凹。
5
- mass noun archaic the action of keeping a lookout for danger〈古〉监视, 看守：
I saw them keeping ward at one of those huge gates.
我看见他们正在看守其中的一扇大门。
6
- historical an area of ground enclosed by the encircling walls of a fortress or castle〈史〉城堡内空地, 堡场。
with obj.
1
- archaic guard; protect〈古〉看守; 保护：
it was his duty to ward the king.
他的职责是保卫国王。
2
- admit (a patient) to a hospital ward接受（病人）入病房。
短语
ward of court
- a child or young person for whom a guardian has been appointed by the Court of Chancery or who has become directly subject to the authority of that court受法院监护的青少年。
派生词
wardship
noun词源
Old English weard （in sense 5， also 'body of guards'）， weardian 'keep safe， guard'， of Germanic origin; reinforced in Middle English by Old Northern French warde (noun)， warder (verb) 'guard'.
短语动词
ward someone/thing off
- prevent from harming or affecting one挡开：
she put up a hand as if to ward him off.
她举起一只手, 好像要将他挡开。