protection

noun

1. 保护；防卫
   the act of protecting sb/sth; the state of being protected
   1. Wear clothes that provide adequate protection against the wind and rain.
      穿上足以防风雨的衣服。
   2. He asked to be put under police protection .
      他请求警方保护。
   3. the conservation and protection of the environment
      环境的维护与保护
   4. data protection laws
      数据保护法
2. 保护物；护身符
   a thing that protects sb/sth against sth
   1. They wore the charm as a protection against evil spirits.
      他们戴着护身符以驱邪。
3. 保险
   insurance against fire, injury, damage, etc.
   1. Our policy offers complete protection against fire and theft.
      我们的保单全面承保火灾及盗窃风险。
4. 贸易保护；关税保护制
   the system of helping an industry in your own country by taxing foreign goods
   1. The government is ready to introduce protection for the car industry.
      政府准备对汽车工业实行贸易保护。
5. （付给犯罪分子以求平安的）保护费
   the system of paying criminals so that they will not attack your business or property
   1. to pay protection money
      交保护费
   2. to run a protection racket
      干敲诈保护费的勾当

1. N-VAR 保护；防护
   To give or be protection against something unpleasant means to prevent people or things from being harmed or damaged by it.
   1. Such a diet is widely believed to offer protection against a number of cancers...
      这种饮食结构被广泛认为可以预防多种癌症。
   2. It is clear that the primary duty of parents is to provide protection for our children...
      很明显，父母的首要职责是为孩子们提供保护。
   3. Innocence and decent living are no protection from the evil elements within our society...
      清白做人和正派生活无法保护我们不受社会中邪恶力量的伤害。
   4. The birch is still considered a protection against evil spirits by some people in northern Europe.
      一些北欧人仍然认为白桦可以辟邪。
2. N-UNCOUNT （保险单提供的）保险
   If an insurance policy gives you protection against an event such as death, injury, fire, or theft, the insurance company will give you or your family money if that event happens.
   1. The new policy is believed to be the first scheme to offer protection against an illness.
      这份新的保险单被认为是首个承保疾病风险的保险方案。
3. N-COUNT 保护法；保护条例；保护措施
   Protections are laws and other official measures intended to protect people's rights and freedoms.
   1. ...civil rights bills providing a myriad of protections for gays, women and the disabled.
      为同性恋者、妇女和残疾人提供了诸多保护的民权法案
4. N-UNCOUNT 贸易保护；关税保护
   If a government has a policy of protection, it helps its own industries by putting a tax on imported goods or by restricting imports in some other way.
   1. Over the same period trade protection has increased in the rich countries.
      在同一时期，富国的贸易保护有所抬头。
5. N-UNCOUNT （歹徒索取保护费后提供的）保护
   If criminals offer people protection, they demand money from them and in return promise not to hurt them or damage their property.
   1. A businessman who refused to pay protection money was shot nine times.
      一位拒交保护费的商人被打了9枪。
   2. ...protection rackets.
      勒索保护费

1. Published in association with the Council for the Protection of Rural England, the book provides refreshing solutions to the long-term problem of water conservation.
   这本书与英格兰乡村保护委员会合作出版，就节约水资源这个长期问题提供了全新的解决方法。
2. Government officials recently assured Hindus of protection.
   政府官员近来保证对印度教徒进行保护。
3. The question was whether protection could be improved
   问题在于是否能够加强保护。
4. Your arms and legs need protection from light bouncing off glass
   需要保护你的手臂和双腿免受玻璃反射光线的照射。
5. Child protection workers were meeting to discuss her case.
   儿童保护工作者聚在一起讨论她的问题。
6. We can't afford to give you around-the-clock protection.
   我们没有能力对你提供24小时的保护。
7. The farmers have been seeking higher prices as better protection from foreign competition
   农场主们一直在寻找更高的价格，以更好地保护自己不受国外竞争对手的影响。
8. These man-made barriers will ensure a very high degree of protection
   这些人造屏障将会确保提供高度的保护。
9. This does not justify the denial of constitutional protection.
   这不能成为剥夺他人受宪法保护权利的正当理由。
10. Her concern has now found expression in the new environmental protection act.
    现在，她所关注的问题已在新的环境保护法案中得以表达。
11. The protection that farmers have enjoyed amounts to a bias in favour of the countryside
    农民所受的保护几乎变成了对乡村的偏袒。
12. We can wave goodbye to the sort of protection that people at work need and deserve.
    我们就只能向工作的人所需要且应得的那种保护说拜拜了。
13. Dust masks are graded according to the protection they offer
    防尘口罩根据它们的防护效果分等级。
14. For protection against unforeseen emergencies, you insure your house, your furnishings and your car
    为了防范不可预见的紧急情况，人们给房子、家具和汽车上保险。
15. Upon a negative decision, the applicant loses the protection offered by Belgian law
    一旦得到否定裁决，申请人就失去了比利时法律的保护。
16. In Britain the Consumer Protection Act makes it a criminal offence to sell goods that are unsafe.
    英国的《消费者保护法》规定销售不安全物品属刑事犯罪行为。
17. You don't have to sacrifice environmental protection to promote economic growth
    不必为了促进经济增长而牺牲环境保护。
18. Such a diet is widely believed to offer protection against a number of cancers
    这种饮食结构被广泛认为可以预防多种癌症。
19. It is clear that the primary duty of parents is to provide protection for our children
    很明显，父母的首要职责是为孩子们提供保护。
20. Innocence and decent living are no protection from the evil elements within our society
    清白做人和正派生活无法保护我们不受社会中邪恶力量的伤害。
21. The birch is still considered a protection against evil spirits by some people in northern Europe.
    一些北欧人仍然认为白桦可以辟邪。
22. The new policy is believed to be the first scheme to offer protection against an illness.
    这份新的保险单被认为是首个承保疾病风险的保险方案。
23. Over the same period trade protection has increased in the rich countries.
    在同一时期，富国的贸易保护有所抬头。
24. A businessman who refused to pay protection money was shot nine times.
    一位拒交保护费的商人被打了9枪。
25. The Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs responded that the protection of refugees was a matter for an international organization
    比利时外交大臣回应说，保护难民是国际组织的事情。
26. The new statute covers the care for, bringing up and protection of children
    新法令涵盖了儿童保育、养育和保护的相关内容。
27. A UN official said aid programs will be suspended until there's adequate protection for relief convoys.
    一名联合国官员说将会暂停援助项目，直到援助车队能够得到充分的保护为止。
28. Protection of sites, habitats and landscapes is of uppermost priority.
    保护遗址、栖息地和风景区是重中之重。
29. The protection of the environment is one of the basic state policies of the Chinese government.
    保护环境是中国政府的基本国策。
30. They traveled under the protection of a number of soldiers.
    他们在一些士兵的护卫下旅行。

noun

1. payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
   1. every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection

   Synonym:    tribute

2. the activity of protecting someone or something
   1. the witnesses demanded police protection

3. the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition
   1. he made trade protection a plank in the party platform

   Synonym:    trade protection

4. kindly endorsement and guidance
   1. the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council

   Synonym:    auspicesaegis

5. a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
   1. they had no protection from the fallout
   2. wax provided protection for the floors

   Synonym:    protective coveringprotective cover

6. defense against financial failure
   1. his pension gave him security in his old age
   2. insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness

   Synonym:    security

7. the condition of being protected
   1. they were huddled together for protection
   2. he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home

   Synonym:    shelter