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To protect or defend someone or something
Synonyms
protect
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verb [T] 
/prəˈtekt/
/prəˈtekt/ 1
to keep someone or something safe from harm, injury, damage, or loss 保护；保卫 Databases are generally protected by copyright. 数据库一般都受版权保护。
Are you prepared to protect yourself in case of attack? 你是否准备好在遭受袭击的时候进行自我保护？
protect someone/something from something :
The hat only partially protected his face from the sun. 这顶帽子只能部分保护他的脸免受太阳光照射。
protect someone/something against something :
This warm jacket will help to protect you against the cold. 这件暖和的夹克会帮你御寒。
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
defend
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verb 
/dɪˈfend/
/dɪˈfend/ 1
[T] to protect someone or something from attack 防卫；保卫 Thousands of young men came forward, willing to defend their country. 成千上万的年轻人挺身而出，愿意保卫自己的国家。
defend someone/something from/against something :
Steps are being taken to defend the city against attack. 正在采取措施保护该城市免遭袭击。
defend yourself :
You have a right to defend yourself if you are being attacked. 如果你受到攻击，你有权进行自卫。
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
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[T] to prevent something from failing, stopping, or being taken away 保护；维护 We will defend their right to free speech. 我们将保护他们言论自由的权利。
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
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[T] to say things to support someone or something that is being criticized 为…辩护；为…辩解 Mr Rose defended the committee's decision to publish the report early. 罗斯先生为委员会早早公布那份报告的决定进行了辩解。
strongly/strenuously/vigorously defend :
He vigorously defended his party's record on human rights. 他极力为他的党派在人权方面的记录辩护。
defend yourself against something :
They must be given the opportunity to defend themselves against these allegations. 必须给他们机会为自己受到的这些指控而辩护。
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
save
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verb /seɪv/
/seɪv/ 1
[T] to make it possible for someone or something to avoid danger, harm, injury etc 挽救；搭救；救助 campaigns to save the planet/rainforest/whale 挽救地球/雨林/鲸鱼的行动
A cure for lung cancer would save thousands of lives each year. 一种治疗肺癌的方法每年能拯救数以千计的生命。
save someone/something from something :
Only hard work will save this company from bankruptcy. 只有努力工作才会使公司免于破产。
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
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[T] to make it possible for someone to avoid doing something 省去；免去 save someone something :
If you get some milk on your way home, it'll save me a trip to the shops. 你如果在回家的路上买些牛奶我就不用去商店了。
save someone doing something :
If you could tell her, that would save me phoning her. 如果你能告诉她，我就不必给她打电话了。
save someone the trouble/bother/expense (of doing something) :
Buying a machine with a grass box saves you the bother of raking up the grass. 买一个带盛草箱的割草机可以省去耙拢草的麻烦。
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
stand up for
phrasal verb [T]
[stand up for someone/something] to defend someone or something that is being criticized or attacked 捍卫；保卫；支持；维护
You've got to stand up for what you believe in. 你要捍卫你的信仰。
stand up for yourself :
I learned how to stand up for myself early on in life. 在年轻的时候我学过如何维护自己的权益。
stand up for your rights :
The only crime they've ever committed is to stand up for their rights. 他们所犯的唯一罪行就是维护自己的权利。
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
guard
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verb [T] /ɡɑː(r)d/
/ɡɑː(r)d/ 1
to watch a place carefully to protect someone from attack, to prevent something from being stolen, or to prevent someone from escaping 守卫；看守 The palace entrance is guarded round the clock. 宫殿入口全天有人看守。
heavily guarded :
the heavily guarded office of the Prime Minister 戒备森严的首相办公室
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
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to protect someone or something from something dangerous or unpleasant 保卫；保护 guard something/someone from something :
the trees that guarded the farm from the wind 保护农场的防风林
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to try very hard to keep something that is important to you 捍卫 The company is fiercely guarding its independence. 公司竭尽全力捍卫自身的独立。
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shield
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verb [T] /ʃiːld/
/ʃiːld/ 1
[often passive] to protect something, usually from being hit, touched, or seen 保护；遮挡 shield something from something :
These plants should be shielded from direct sunlight. 这些植物需遮蔽起来，免受阳光直射。
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
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to protect someone from something unpleasant 保护…（免受） shield someone from something :
He is anxious to shield his children from the press. 他很想帮自己的孩子们避开媒体的追逐。
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
watch over
phrasal verb [T]
[watch over someone/something] to guard, protect, or be in charge of someone or something 守护；保护；看管
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To be in charge: control, govern, watch over...
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
safeguard
verb [T] /ˈseɪfˌɡɑː(r)d/
/ˈseɪfˌɡɑː(r)d/ to protect something or someone from being harmed or having problems 保卫；保护
We hope that world leaders can agree on a plan to safeguard the environment. 我们希望世界各国领导者能就保护环境计划达成一致。
safeguard someone/something against something :
The company was blamed for failing to safeguard workers against dangerous chemicals. 那家公司被指责没有保护工人免受危险化学品的伤害。
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
shelter
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verb /ˈʃeltə(r)/
/ˈʃeltə(r)/ 1
[T] to protect someone or something from bad weather 保护，庇护（以免受恶劣天气的影响） Synonyms and related words
To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
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[T] to protect someone from difficult or unpleasant experiences 庇护（某人以使其不遭受困苦） You cannot shelter your children from the realities of life. 你无法让孩子们逃避生活的现实。
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[T] to protect someone from danger, for example by giving them a secret place to stay 庇护（处于危险之中的人） A secret Republican organization was sheltering him. 一个秘密共和组织在为他提供庇护。
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
keep (a) watch
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to watch someone carefully to make sure that they are safe or that they do not do something bad 看护；看管；监督 Keep a watch on him in case he gets worse. 好好看护他，以免他病情恶化。
The male keeps a careful watch on their every move. 那个男子密切留意着他们的一举一动。
We sat by his bed and kept watch over him. 我们坐在他床边看护着他。
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
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To watch someone or something: surveille, watch, observe...
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baby
verb [T] /ˈbeɪbi/
/ˈbeɪbi/ to treat someone like a young child when they are old enough to do things for themselves 把…当婴儿对待；娇纵
Grandma still likes to baby us. 奶奶仍然喜欢把我们当婴儿对待。
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
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To treat someone with great or excessive care or kindness: infantilize, spoil, pamper...
backstop
verb [T] /ˈbækˌstɒp/
/ˈbækˌstɒp/1
to act as a final protection or guaranteeThe banks' risk-taking is ultimately backstopped by taxpayers.
They argue that renewables will always have to be backstopped with a conventional energy like natural gas.
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be/stay on guard
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to be officially put somewhere to guard someone or something 守卫；值勤
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
buffer
verb [T] /ˈbʌfə(r)/
/ˈbʌfə(r)/ 1
to help protect something from harm or damage 缓冲；减轻 a savings plan that can help buffer your earnings against inflation 能帮助你降低收入对抗通货膨胀风险的储蓄计划
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
champion
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verb [T] /ˈtʃæmpiən/
/ˈtʃæmpiən/ to publicly support or defend a set of beliefs, political aims, or a group of people 支持；拥护；捍卫
She has championed equal rights for women for decades.
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
cocoon
verb [T] /kəˈkuːn/
/kəˈkuːn/ 1
to keep someone safe by preventing them from learning to deal with problems 庇护；将…保护起来 You cannot remain forever cocooned from the outside world. 你不能永远生活在与外界隔绝的状态中。
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cover
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verb [T] /ˈkʌvə(r)/
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to protect someone from attack by pointing a gun at someone who might shoot them （用枪）掩护 His partner covered him while he ran across the prison yard. 他跑过监狱院子的时候，他的同伴替他掩护。
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
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To use a gun: aim, at gunpoint, cock...
cover for
phrasal verb [T]
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[cover for someone] to protect someone from punishment, for example by telling a lie for them 为…开脱；为…打掩护 If Pauline asks where I am, will you cover for me? 如果保利娜问我在哪里，你能为我应付一下吗？
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
cushion
verb [T] /ˈkʊʃ(ə)n/
/ˈkʊʃ(ə)n/ 1
if a soft object or substance cushions someone or something, it protects them from the effects of a fall or a hit 使减少震动；使减少冲撞力 Our landing was cushioned by deep snow. 厚厚的积雪减少了我们着陆时的冲撞力。
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
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to protect a person or thing from the harmful effects of something 缓和…的影响；免受…的冲击 cushion someone/something from/against something :
Computer rental packages cushion customers against upgrade costs. 电脑配套出租可使顾客免受升级费用的影响。
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cushion the blow
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to reduce the effect of a fall or hit 减震 Synonyms and related words
To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
escort
verb [T] /ɪˈskɔː(r)t/
/ɪˈskɔː(r)t/ 1
to go somewhere with a person, vehicle, ship etc in order to protect them or to prevent them from escaping 护送；护卫；押送 Her bodyguards escorted her through the airport. 她的保镖护送她穿过机场。
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
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To go somewhere with someone or something: come, drive, walk...
extricate
verb [T] formal /ˈekstrɪkeɪt/
/ˈekstrɪkeɪt/ 2
to get someone or something out of a place, when this is difficult or dangerous 解救；救出 extricate someone/something from something :
It took two hours to extricate him from the rubble. 花了两个小时才把他从瓦砾中解救出来。
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fortify
verb [T] /ˈfɔː(r)tɪfaɪ/
/ˈfɔː(r)tɪfaɪ/ 1
to protect a place against attack by building strong walls, towers, or other structures around it 筑堡垒于；设工事于 Synonyms and related words
To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
gather someone into your arms
phrase mainly literary
to put your arms around someone, especially to protect them （尤指为保护而）拥抱某人，搂住某人
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
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Expressing affection physically: mwah, kiss, hug...
harbour
verb [T] /ˈhɑː(r)bə(r)/
/ˈhɑː(r)bə(r)/ 2
to protect someone who has done something wrong 庇护；窝藏 They accused several countries of harbouring terrorists. 他们指责一些国家庇护恐怖分子。
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have someone's back
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to always be ready to defend or help someone
We've got your back so don't worry, we're here for you.
The other players had his back from start to finish.
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To protect or defend someone or something:protect, defend, save...
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Showing support for something or someone:supportive, sympathetic, pro...
hold out
phrasal verb
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[I] to continue to defend a place that is being attacked 抵挡进攻；坚守 We can only hold out for a few more hours. 我们只能再守几个小时了。
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insulate
verb [T] /ˈɪnsjʊleɪt/
/ˈɪnsjʊleɪt/ 2
to protect someone from unpleasant knowledge or harmful experiences （为避免不良影响）使隔绝，使隔离 The president was insulated from the pressure of public opinion. 总统被隔绝在舆论压力之外。
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
keep an eye on
phrase
to look after someone or something 照看
Will you keep an eye on things here until I get back? 你能在我回来前替我照看一下这边的事情吗？
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
leap to someone's defence
phrase
to quickly say or do something in order to help someone who is being criticized 赶紧替某人辩护
Synonyms and related words
To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
look after
phrasal verb [T]
3
[look after something (for someone)] to take care of something that belongs to someone else and make certain it is not damaged or stolen （为某人）看管（某物） Synonyms and related words
To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
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verb /maɪnd/
/maɪnd/ 3
[T] British to look after someone or something for a short time （短时）照看 Could you mind the children for me for five minutes? 你能替我照看孩子5分钟吗？
Synonyms and related words
To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
mollycoddle
verb [T] /ˈmɒliˌkɒd(ə)l/
/ˈmɒliˌkɒd(ə)l/ to make someone's life too easy by protecting them too much and doing too much for them 溺爱；娇惯；娇纵
Boys weren't mollycoddled and grew up to think and act independently. 男孩子们没有被娇生惯养，长大后都能独立思考和行动。
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
proof
verb [T] /pruːf/
/pruːf/ 1
to protect something from being affected or damaged by something else 保护…免受影响（或损害） a proofed cotton raincoat 防水的棉质雨衣
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
retrieve
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verb /rɪˈtriːv/
/rɪˈtriːv/ 3
[T] to save or protect something that is going to be lost, damaged, or destroyed 挽救；挽回 Synonyms and related words
To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
retrievable
adjective Synonyms and related words
To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
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To make something better: improve, enhance, remedy...
sandbag
verb [T] [often passive] /ˈsæn(d)ˌbæɡ/
/ˈsæn(d)ˌbæɡ/ 1
to protect a place with sandbags 用沙袋保护 Synonyms and related words
To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
save someone from themselves
phrase
to stop someone from behaving in a way that will harm them 阻止某人伤害自己
She hid his car keys to save him from himself.
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
save someone's life
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to stop someone from dying 救某人的命 Synonyms and related words
To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
save someone's skin/neck/bacon
phrase informal
to help someone or yourself to avoid a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially in a way that is not very brave 解救某人；使某人逃脱困境（尤指用不太勇敢的方式）
You tried to use my name to save your neck.
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
screen out
phrasal verb [T]
1
to prevent something that is dangerous or unsuitable from coming in 滤除；剔除 Cycle masks are designed to screen out pollutants. 可循环式的口罩被设计用来滤除污染物。
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
secure
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verb [T] formal /sɪˈkjʊə(r)/
/sɪˈkjʊə(r)/ 2
to make an area or building safe 保卫（地区或建筑）；使安全 A police escort secured the route of the American president. 警察护卫队保卫美国总统行进路线的安全。
We have done our best to secure the embassy against terrorist attacks. 我们已尽全力保卫大使馆免受恐怖袭击。
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
sheathe
verb [T] /ʃiːð/
/ʃiːð/ 1
[usually passive] to cover and protect something 给…加护套；包覆 Synonyms and related words
To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
spare
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verb [T] /speə(r)/
/speə(r)/ 3
to prevent someone from experiencing an unpleasant, painful, or embarrassing situation or feeling 使免受；使免遭 spare someone something :
Thank God she had been spared the ordeal of surgery. 感谢上帝她免遭了手术的折磨。
spare someone the embarrassment/pain/trouble etc :
At least spare him the humiliation of having to ask for money. 至少使他免遭不得不向别人要钱的耻辱。
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
stand/keep guard
phrase
to watch a person or place carefully in order to protect them from attack, or to prevent someone from escaping 守护；看守
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
take someone's part
phrase
to defend someone who is being criticized, or to support them in an argument （在争辩中）袒护某人，支持某人
I knew you'd take his part and not mine!
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
take up the cudgels
phrase
to take action to support or defend a person, idea, political movement etc 奋起保卫；努力捍卫
She has taken up the cudgels on behalf of women everywhere.
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
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To support an idea, plan or person: support, back, get behind...
tighten
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verb /ˈtaɪt(ə)n/
/ˈtaɪt(ə)n/ 4a
to make an arrangement for guarding or protecting something more effectively 加强保护
Security at foreign consulates was tightened after the attack. 在那次袭击后，外国领事馆的安全措施加强了。
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
watch
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verb /wɒtʃ/
/wɒtʃ/ 3
[T] to take care of a child, an animal, or someone's property for a short time and make sure that nothing harms it 照看；守护；看护 Can you please watch my bag while I make a phone call? 我去打个电话，请你帮我看一下包好吗？
Could you just watch the baby for a minute? 你能照看一会儿这个婴儿吗？
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To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
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Adoption and caring for other people's children: adopt, adopted, adopter...
wet-nurse
verb [T]
2
to treat an adult like a child, especially by protecting or helping them too much 给（成年人）过多的照顾；（尤指）溺爱 Synonyms and related words
To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
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leap to someone's defense
phrase
to quickly say or do something in order to help someone who is being criticized 赶紧替某人辩护
Synonyms and related words
To protect or defend someone or something: protect, defend, save...
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