Shield



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 盾; v. 掩护, 遮挡
• ［英］ v. 掩护, 遮挡 ( protect from harm)
• ［类］ epitaph : tombstone / motto : shield ( 墓志铭刻在墓碑上 / 题铭刻在盾牌上) earplug : noise / shield : impact ( 耳塞挡住噪音 / 盾牌挡住攻击)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English sheld, from Old English scield; akin to Old High German scilt shield and probably to Old English sciell shell
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. a broad piece of defensive armor carried on the arm
• 2. one that protects or defends ; defense
• 3. dress shield
• 4.
  • a. a device or part that serves as a protective cover or barrier
  • b. a protective structure (as a carapace, scale, or plate) of some animals
• 5. escutcheon; especially one that is wide at the top and rounds to a point at the bottom
• 6. the Precambrian nuclear mass of a continent that is surrounded and sometimes covered by sedimentary rocks
• 7. something resembling a shield: as
  • a. apothecium
  • b. a police officer's badge
  • c. a decorative or identifying emblem

II. transitive verb

• Date: before 12th century
• 1.
  • a. to protect with or as if with a shield ; provide with a protective cover or shelter
  • b. to cut off from observation ; hide
• 2. obsolete forbid
• Synonyms: see defend
• ? shielder noun

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