ward
noun
verb
wɔːd
noun
1
a
large
room
in
a
hospital
where
people
who
need
medical
treatment
stay
〔医院内的〕病房，病室
maternity/general/geriatric
etc
ward
on/in
the
ward
a
young
nurse
in
her
first
day
on
the
wards
第一天进入病房的年轻护士
the
other
patients
in
the
ward
病房里的其他病人
2
one
of
the
small
areas
that
a
city
has
been
divided
into
for
the
purpose
of
local
elections
〔市内为本地选举而划分的〕选区;
3
someone,
especially
a
child,
who
is
under
the
legal
protection
of
another
person
or
of
a
law
court
被监护人〔尤指儿童〕
law
She
was
made
a
ward
of
court
.
她成了受法院监护的人。
verb
4
to
do
something
to
try
to
protect
yourself
from
something
bad,
such
as
illness,
danger,
or
attack
防止，抵挡〔疾病、危险、攻击等〕
Don’t
forget
insect
repellent
to
ward
off
the
mosquitoes.
别忘了带上防蚊子的驱虫剂。
a
spell
to
ward
off
evil
spirits
避邪的咒语