保护 — meaning in English
bǎo hù
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English meaning
- conservation noun The protection and careful management of nature, wildlife, or natural resources.
- guard noun A person whose job is to protect a place, person, or thing.
- guardianship noun The legal responsibility or role of caring for someone who cannot care for themselves, such as a child or an incapacitated adult.
- protection noun The act of keeping someone or something safe, or the state of being safe.
- protective adj Designed or intended to protect.
- safeguard noun Something put in place to protect against harm or risk.
Senses
保护 is used for these senses in English:
- auspices Protection or patronage.
- backstop An object or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support.
- conservation Wise use of natural resources.
- guard A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
- guardianship The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator, especially in a legal capacity.
- protection The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
- protection money Money paid, especially at regular intervals, to criminals or to corrupt officials who threaten to cause harm to the payer or to his or her business if the money is not paid.
- protective Serving or intended to protect.
conservation — full definition
- noun The protection and careful management of nature, wildlife, or natural resources.
- noun The careful preservation and repair of artworks, buildings, or historical artefacts.
- noun In physics, the principle that a measurable quantity stays constant within an isolated system.
guard — full definition
- noun A person whose job is to protect a place, person, or thing.
- noun A device or piece of equipment that protects part of the body or a machine from harm.
- noun A cautious or defensive stance, as in "on guard" or "off guard."
- verb To protect someone or something from danger or attack.