Shield

[ʃiːld] or [ʃild]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) armor carried on the arm to intercept blows.

(noun.) a protective covering or structure.

(verb.) protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm.

克里斯整理--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, -- formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. See Buckler.

(n.) Anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.

(n.) Figuratively, one who protects or defends.

(n.) In lichens, a Hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.

(n.) The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms. Cf. Lozenge. See Illust. of Escutcheon.

(n.) A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses.

(n.) A spot resembling, or having the form of, a shield.

(n.) A coin, the old French crown, or ecu, having on one side the figure of a shield.

(n.) To cover with, or as with, a shield; to cover from danger; to defend; to protect from assault or injury.

(n.) To ward off; to keep off or out.

(n.) To avert, as a misfortune; hence, as a supplicatory exclamation, forbid!

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同義詞及近義詞：

n. [1]. Buckler, ægis.[2]. Safeguard, protection, defence, guard, cover, security, bulwark, rampart, palladium.[3]. Escutcheon, ensign armorial.

v. a. Defend, protect, guard, shelter, cover.

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解釋/意思:

n. a broad plate worn for defence on the left arm: anything that protects: defence: a person who protects: the shield-shaped escutcheon used for displaying arms.—v.t. to defend: (Shak.) to forfend avert.—v.i. to be a shelter.—ns. Shiel′der; Shield′-fern a fern so called from its shape.—adj. Shield′less defenceless.—adv. Shield′lessly.—n. Shield′lessness.—adj. Shield′-shaped scutate.

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