shield
盾牌,屏蔽,掩护,遮挡
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- : a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
- : a similar device, often of lightweight plastic, used by riot police to protect themselves from rocks and other thrown objects.
- : something shaped like a shield, variously round, octagonal, triangular, or somewhat heart-shaped.
- : a person or thing that protects.
- : a police officer's, detective's, or sheriff's badge.
- : Ordnance. a steel screen attached to a gun to protect its crew, mechanism, etc.
- : Mining. a movable framework for protecting a miner from cave-ins, etc.
- : Electricity. a covering, usually made of metal, placed around an electric device or circuit in order to reduce the effects of external electric and magnetic fields.
- : Zoology. a protective plate or the like on the body of an animal, as a scute, enlarged scale, etc.
- : dress shield.
- : Heraldry. an escutcheon, especially one broad at the top and pointed at the bottom, for displaying armorial bearings.
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Because ozone is both a chemical by-product of oxygen produced in photosynthesis and a shield that protects life from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays, astronomers think atmospheric ozone could be a key indicator that a distant world is habitable.
Louis’s sudden education began just as governments across the world started treating the looming shortage of masks and face shields as a matter of national security.
Hundreds of thousands of masks, gloves, face shields and hand sanitizer bottles will be on hand to protect them.
Little things such as adding complimentary masks, face shields, gloves, and hand sanitizers to Independence Day deals will show consumers that you care about them.
Her current company, Therma-Tron-X, had already started to make face shields for a local hospital.
He remains busy trying to penetrate the shield with something much smarter.
Liu was also well aware of the risks that came with the shield.
The daily message of that outsized shield to Ramos was that just wearing the NYPD inform can make you a target.
He tended to shield himself from disappointment by expecting the worst—of people and of his country.
UPDATE: "My firm has done nothing to shield anyone or any entity from any sanctions," Goldin told The Daily Beast in an email.
There is a companion who condoleth with his friend for his belly's sake, and he will take up a shield against the enemy.