protect

vt. 保护，防卫；警戒

中文词源

protect 保护

来自拉丁语protegere,保护，覆盖，来自pro-,向前，-teg,遮盖，覆盖，词源同protege,detective.-ct,过去分词格。

protect: protect: [16] The -tect element of protect goes back to the past participle of Latin tegere ‘cover’ (source of English integument [17] and toga [16] and related to thatch). Combination with the prefix prō- ‘in front’ produced prōtegere ‘cover in front, protect’. Another English product of the past participle tectus is detect [15].
=> detect, integument, thatch, toga
protect (v.): mid-15c., from Latin protectus, past participle of protegere "to protect, cover in front" (see protection). International economics sense from 1789. Related: Protected; protecting.

1. Such laws could protect the consumer from harmful or dangerous remedies.: 这样的法规可以保护消费者免受有害或者危险药品的威胁。

2. Namibian law permits ranchers to shoot cheetahs to protect their livestock.: 纳米比亚法律允许农场主射杀猎豹以保护家畜。

3. Many manufacturers have policies to protect themselves against blackmailers.: 许多厂家都购买了保险，以防遭到敲诈。

4. We will use air power to protect UN peacekeepers if necessary.: 必要的话我们会动用空军保护联合国维和人员。