保護する動詞 - 定義、画像、発音と使用法

protect verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com Oxford logo Toggle navigation Redeem Upgrade Help Sign in Dictionaries Dictionaries home English American English Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammar home Practical English Usage Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta) Word Lists Word Lists home My Word Lists Topics Recent additions Resources Resources home Text Checker Sign in Dictionaries Dictionaries home English American English Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammar home Practical English Usage Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta) Word Lists Word Lists home My Word Lists Topics Recent additions Resources Resources home Text Checker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English American English Academic English Collocations Practical English Usage German-English English-German English American English Enter search text Definition of protect verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary protect verb OPAL W /prəˈtekt/ /prəˈtekt/ Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they protect /prəˈtekt/ /prəˈtekt/ he / she / it protects /prəˈtekts/ /prəˈtekts/ past simple protected /prəˈtektɪd/ /prəˈtektɪd/ past participle protected /prəˈtektɪd/ /prəˈtektɪd/ -ing form protecting /prəˈtektɪŋ/ /prəˈtektɪŋ/ jump to other results [transitive, intransitive] to make sure that somebody/something is not harmed, injured, damaged, etc. protect somebody/something/yourself to protect children/citizens/civilians/consumers/workers Our aim is to protect the jobs of our members. the section of the treaty that protects the rights of employees Each company is fighting to protect its own commercial interests . A majority of Democrats believe that such regulations protect the public . protect somebody/something/yourself against something Troops have been sent to protect aid workers against attack. protect somebody/something/yourself from something They huddled together to protect themselves from the wind. protect against something a paint that helps protect against rust protect from something Vitamin B12 may have a role in protecting from heart disease. Extra Examples He felt it was his duty to protect the child. Keep the camera well protected at all times. a cream that helps to protect your skin against the sun Protect the exposed areas of wood with varnish. Some pieces of music are protected by copyright. a star who jealously protects her right to privacy a constitutionally protected right of freedom of speech The equality of women is protected under law. The new measures are designed to protect the public from people like these. Topics The environment a2 Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverb completely fully adequately … verb + protect need to seek to strive to … preposition against from with … phrases be aimed at protecting something constitutionally protected federally protected … See full entry Join us Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! [transitive, usually passive] protect something to introduce laws that make it illegal to kill, harm or damage a particular animal, area of land, building, etc. a protected area/species the need to protect the environment to be protected by something Polar bears have been protected by law in Norway since 1973. The plant is protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act. Extra Examples Many of these sites—of immense scientific interest—are not legally protected. a federally protected game preserve Topics The environment a2 Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverb completely fully adequately … verb + protect need to seek to strive to … preposition against from with … phrases be aimed at protecting something constitutionally protected federally protected … See full entry [transitive, usually passive] protect something to help an industry in your own country by taxing goods from other countries so that there is less competition protected markets Extra Examples The Far Eastern markets are heavily protected. We must take steps to protect the UK as a manufacturing base. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverb completely fully adequately … verb + protect need to seek to strive to … preposition against from with … phrases be aimed at protecting something constitutionally protected federally protected … See full entry [transitive, intransitive] protect (somebody/something) (against something) to provide somebody/something with insurance against fire, injury, damage, etc. Many policies do not protect you against personal injury. [transitive] protect something (against/from something) ( computing ) to limit access to data, a web page, etc., for example by using passwords or encryption (= special codes) Security products are designed to protect information from unauthorized access. All these pages are password-protected . Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin protect- ‘covered in front’, from the verb protegere , from pro- ‘in front’ + tegere ‘to cover’. See protect in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary See protect in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English Check pronunciation: protect Other results All matches write-protect verb the Campaign to Protect Rural England Campaign to Protect Rural England Nearby words protean adjective protease noun protect verb protection noun protectionism noun elapse verb From the Topic Time C2 Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day