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盾,防衛物保護,遮蔽,庇護,擋開,避開起保護作用

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Shield \Shield\, n. [OE. sheld, scheld, AS. scield, scild,
   sceld, scyld; akin to OS. scild, OFries. skeld, D. & G.
   schild, OHG. scilt, Icel. skj["o]ldr, Sw. sk["o]ld, Dan.
   skiold, Goth. skildus; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Sheldrake}.]
   1. A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, --
      formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the
      body. See {Buckler}.

            Now put your shields before your hearts and fight,
            With hearts more proof than shields.  --Shak.

   2. Anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter;
      protection. ``My council is my shield.'' --Shak.

   3. Figuratively, one who protects or defends.

            Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield, and thy exceeding
            great reward.                         --Gen. xv. 1.

   4. (Bot.) In lichens, a Hardened cup or disk surrounded by a
      rim and containing the fructification, or asci.

   5. (Her.) The escutcheon or field on which are placed the
      bearings in coats of arms. Cf. {Lozenge}. See Illust. of
      {Escutcheon}.

   6. (Mining & Tunneling) A framework used to protect workmen
      in making an adit under ground, and capable of being
      pushed along as excavation progresses.

   7. A spot resembling, or having the form of, a shield.
      ``Bespotted as with shields of red and black.'' --Spenser.

   8. A coin, the old French crown, or ['e]cu, having on one
      side the figure of a shield. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

   {Shield fern} (Bot.), any fern of the genus {Aspidium}, in
      which the fructifications are covered with shield-shaped
      indusia; -- called also {wood fern}. See Illust. of
      {Indusium}.

Shield \Shield\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shielded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Shielding}.] [AS. scidan, scyldan. See {Shield}, n.]
   1. To cover with, or as with, a shield; to cover from danger;
      to defend; to protect from assault or injury.

            Shouts of applause ran ringing through the field, To
            see the son the vanquished father shield. --Dryden.

            A woman's shape doth shield thee.     --Shak.

   2. To ward off; to keep off or out.

            They brought with them their usual weeds, fit to
            shield the cold to which they had been inured.
                                                  --Spenser.

   3. To avert, as a misfortune; hence, as a supplicatory
      exclamation, forbid! [Obs.]

            God shield that it should so befall.  --Chaucer.

            God shield I should disturb devotion! --Shak.

資料來源 : WordNet®

shield
     n 1: a protective covering or structure
     2: armor carried on the arm to intercept blows [syn: {buckler}]

shield
     v 1: protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm [syn: {screen}]
     2: hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a
        grudge against him" [syn: {harbor}, {harbour}]