ward

英 [wɔːd]

美 [wɔːrd]

n.  病房; 病室; (英国城市中可选出一位地方议员的)区，选区; 受监护人(受法院或监护人保护的人，尤指儿童)
v.  避开; 挡开，挡住; 招架; 保护，守卫

复数：wards　现在分词：warding　过去分词：warded　过去式：warded　第三人称单数：wards　

高考CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.2949 / COCA.5065

短语动词

短语用例

ward sb/sth↔off

• 防止，避免，使防止（危险、疾病、攻击等）
  to protect or defend yourself against danger, illness, attack, etc.
  1. a maternity/surgical/psychiatric/children's, etc. ward
     产科、外科、精神科、儿科等病房
  2. He worked as a nurse on the children's ward .
     他在儿科病房当护士。

牛津词典

noun

• 病房；病室
  a separate room or area in a hospital for people with the same type of medical condition
  1. a maternity/surgical/psychiatric/children's, etc. ward
     产科、外科、精神科、儿科等病房
  2. He worked as a nurse on the children's ward .
     他在儿科病房当护士。
• （英国城市中可选出一位地方议员的）区，选区
  (in Britain) one of the areas into which a city is divided and which elects and is represented by a member of the local council
• 受监护人（受法院或监护人保护的人，尤指儿童）
  a person, especially a child, who is under the legal protection of a court or another person (called a guardian )
  1. The child was made a ward of court .
     这个孩子由法院监护。

verb

verb

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 病房;病室
  Awardis a room in a hospital which has beds for many people, often people who need similar treatment.
  1. A toddler was admitted to the emergency ward with a wound in his chest.
     一个蹒跚学步的小孩因胸部受伤被送进急救室。
• N-COUNT 区;行政区;选区
  Awardis a district which forms part of a political constituency or local council.
  1. ...the marginal wards of Reading Kentwood and Tilehurst West.
     边缘选区雷丁肯特伍德和西泰尔赫斯特
• N-COUNT 被监护人
  Awardor award of courtis a child who is the responsibility of a person called a guardian, or of a court of law, because their parents are dead or because they are believed to be in need of protection.
  1. Alex was made a ward of court.
     亚历克斯由法院监护。

英英释义

noun

• a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
  Synonym:cellblock
• block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
  1. they put her in a 4-bed ward
  Synonym:hospital ward
• a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
• a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

verb

• watch over or shield from danger or harm
  1. guard my possessions while I'm away
  Synonym:guard

双语例句

• He managed to free one hand to ward off a punch.
  他设法挣脱出一只手来挡住了一拳。
• The main part of the hospital is pretty dismal but the children's ward is really lively.
  医院的主体部分死气沉沉，但是儿科病房却充满生气。
• Many people swear by vitamin C's ability to ward off colds.
  许多人深信维生素C能预防感冒。
• As soon as we found this out, we closed the ward
  我们一发现此事就关闭了病房。
• Mr Ward said: 'I laughed.
  沃德说：我都笑了。
• She dialed the number and asked for the ward.
  她拨电话号码要病房。
• The ward was busy and Amy hardly had time to talk.
  病房里非常忙碌，埃米几乎没有时间说话。
• She may have put up a fight to try to ward off her assailant
  她可能进行了顽强的反抗，试图击退袭击者。
• Alex was made a ward of court.
  亚历克斯由法院监护。
• She put up her hands to ward him off.
  她举起双手把他挡开。