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protection
英 [prə'tekʃ(ə)n]美[prə'tɛkʃən]
- n. 保护;防卫;护照
英英释意
- 1. the activity of protecting someone or something;
- "the witnesses demanded police protection"
- 2. a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury;
- "they had no protection from the fallout"
- "wax provided protection for the floors"
- 3. defense against financial failure; financial independence;
- "his pension gave him security in his old age"
- "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness"
- 4. the condition of being protected;
- "they were huddled together for protection"
- "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"
- 5. kindly endorsement and guidance;
- "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council"
- 6. the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition;
- "he made trade protection a plank in the party platform"
- 7. payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence;
- "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"