ward
n
1 separate part or room in a hospital for a particular group of patients 病房
a children's, maternity, surgical ward 兒科、 產科、 外科病房
a public/private ward 普通[單人]病房.
2 division of a city, etc that elects and is represented by a councillor in local government (城市的)區(可選出一名地方議員的)
There are three candidates standing for election in this ward. 這一區里有三名候選人參加競選.
3 person, esp a child, who is under the care of a guardian or the protection of a lawcourt 由監護人或法院保護的人(尤指兒童)
She invested the money on behalf of her ward. 她代表受她監護的人投資.
The child was made a ward of court. 那個孩子由法院監護.
4 (usu pl 通常作復數) 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) (鑰匙或鎖中的)一個凹處或凸處.5 (idm 習語) 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)(英國)由大法官監護的人(尤指兒童, 如因其父母去世). ward, v (phr v) ward sb/sth off keep away (sb/sth that is dangerous or unpleasant); fend sb/sth off 避開(危險的或討厭的人[事物]); 擋開某人[某事物]
ward off blows, disease, danger, intruders 避開打擊、 疾病、 危險、 闖入者.
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戰爭(war)得(d)準備 病房
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*[w?:d]n. 病房, 守衛, 保衛, 保護, 監護, 牢房, 行政區, 鎖孔內的榫舌vt. 使入病房, 守護, 保衛【醫】 病室, 病房相關詞組: ward off sth put sb in ward be under ward keep watch and ward