| [/wɔːd; wɔrd/] n 用法:
1 separate part or room in a hospital for a particular group of patients 病房:
a children's, maternity, surgical ward 儿科、 产科、 外科病房 *
a public/private ward 普通[单人]病房. 用法:
2 division of a city, etc that elects and is represented by a councillor in local government （城市的）区（可选出一名地方议员的）:
There are three candidates standing for election in this ward. 这一区里有三名候选人参加竞选. 用法:
3 person, esp a child, who is under the care of a guardian or the protection of a lawcourt 由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）:
She invested the money on behalf of her ward. 她代表受她监护的人投资. *
The child was made a ward of court. 那个孩子由法院监护. 用法:
4 (usu pl 通常作复数) any one of the notches or projections in a key or lock (designed to prevent the lock being opened by any key except the right one) （钥匙或锁中的）一个凹处或凸处.5 (idm 习语) a ,ward in `chancery (in Britain) person, usu a child, whose affairs are looked after by the Lord Chancellor (eg because of the death of the ward's parents)（英国）由大法官监护的人（尤指儿童, 如因其父母去世）. ward 2
v (phr v) ward sb/sth off keep away (sb/sth that is dangerous or unpleasant); fend sb/sth off 避开（危险的或讨厌的人[事物]）; 挡开某人[某事物]:
ward off blows, disease, danger, intruders 避开打击、 疾病、 危险、 闯入者.
-ward
suff 後缀 (with advs forming adjs 与副词结合构成形容词) in the direction of 向著; 朝著; 对著:
backward* eastward *
homeward. |