ward名词 n. 1.病房,病室[C]He was put in an isolation ward. 他住进了隔离病房。

2.【主英】牢房[C]3.行政区,选区,区[C]Which ward does he represent on the council? 在理事会中他代表哪个区? 4.【律】受监护的未成年人(或疯人等)[C]The courts made him a ward of his uncle. 法院指定他舅父为他的监护人。

5.保护;看护;保卫[U]The soldiers kept watch and ward over the castle. 士兵们守卫这个城堡。

6.监禁,拘留;监视,监督[U]7.受保护的人(或物)[C]及物动词 vt. 1.【古】保护,守卫2.避开;挡开;避免[(+off)]He flung up an arm to ward off the blow. 他迅速抬起手臂挡开这一击。

-ward后缀 suf. 1.(形容词词尾)表示"向...的"(如:downward)2.(副词词尾)表示"向...地"(=wards)(如:backwards,inward)。