shield
US: /ˈʃiɫd/
UK: /ʃˈiːld/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
shield /ʃi:ld/- danh từ
- cái mộc, cái khiên
- tấm chắn, lưới chắn (ở máy)
- người che chở, vật che chở
- (sinh vật học) bộ phận hình khiên
- miếng độn (ở cổ áo, nách áo, cho khỏi bẩn mồ hôi...)
- the other side of the shield
- mặt trái của vấn đề
- ngoại động từ
- che chở
- bao che, che đậy, lấp liếm
- (kỹ thuật) chắn, che
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
1 a large piece of metal or leather carried by soldiers in the past to protect the body when fighting
2 = RIOT SHIELD
3 a person or thing used to protect sb/sth, especially by forming a barrier: The gunman used the hostages as a human shield. + Water is not an effective shield against the sun's more harmful rays. + She hid her true feelings behind a shield of cold indifference.
4 a plate or screen that protects a machine or the person using it from damage or injury: A heat shield protects the worker's hands.
5 an object in the shape of a shield, given as a prize in a sports competition, etc.
6 a drawing or model of a shield showing a COAT OF ARMS
7 (AmE) a police officer's BADGE
+ verb [VN]
1 ~ sb/sth (from sb/sth) to protect sb/sth from danger, harm or sth unpleasant: I shielded my eyes against the glare. + The ozone layer shields the earth from the sun's ultraviolet rays. + Police believe that somebody is shielding the killer. + You can't shield her from the truth forever.
2 to put a shield around a piece of machinery, etc. in order to protect the person using it(also shield)
+ noun
a piece of equipment made from strong plastic, used by the police to protect themselves from angry crowds
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 protection, guard, safeguard, defence, screen, bulwark, shelter:
Education is a poor shield against poverty.
v.
2 protect, guard, safeguard, keep, defend, screen, shelter:
The mother bear will shield the cubs from harm or die in the attempt.
Collocation
1 used to protect the body
ADJ.
riot
VERB + SHIELD
be armed with, be equipped with, carry, have | act as
Look for something that can act as a shield, like a dustbin lid.
PREP.
behind a/the ~
a row of police officers behind their riot shields
| on a/the ~
She did not recognize the coat of arms on his shield.
2 sb/sth used for protecting yourself
ADJ.
protective | human | nuclear | heat
The nose of the space capsule is protected by a heat shield.
| breast, face, gum, hand
VERB + SHIELD
use sb/sth as
They used 400 hostages as human shields.
| form
PREP.
~ against
The ozone layer forms a shield against harmful solar rays.
ADV.
partially, partly | carefully
He carefully shielded the flame with his cupped hand.
VERB + SHIELD
try to
trying to shield the children from the full horrors of the war
PREP.
against
She raised her hand to shield her eyes against the sun.
| from
new laws to shield companies from foreign competition
| with
He shielded her with his body.
Concise dictionary
shields|shielded|shieldingʃɪːldnoun
+a protective covering or structure
+armor carried on the arm to intercept blows
+hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
verb
+protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
+hold back a thought or feeling about
