tutelageformal
informal forprotection money保护费
a method of preventing pregnancy or the spread of sexual disease that works by physically blocking substances such as sperm from coming into contact with the body : 避孕套，保险套
Did you use any protection?你用了避孕套吗？
If you have an IUD, you still need to use some form of protection like condoms or dental dams to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections.
special clothing or equipment that you use to protect yourself during a particular task or sport:
Many DJs and musicians wear protection for their ears.
Cyclists should wear helmets and body protection.
Many athletes involved in contact sports - rugby and ice hockey players, for instance - wear head protection.
The hut afforded little protection from the elements.这间棚屋几乎不能遮风挡雨。
Zoos fulfil an important function in the protection of rare species.动物园起着保护珍稀动物的重要功能。
The protection of the environment must be our first priority today.
It's a wilderness area, under the protection of the Parks Department.这是一片受公园管理部门保护的荒野。
The key witness for the prosecution was offered police protection after she received death threats.原告的关键证人在受到死亡恐吓后得到了警方的保护。

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Protection and protectors
adopt
adoptable
aegis
anti-shark
anti-skid
chaperone
cybersecurity
defence mechanism
den mother
doorkeeper
elder care
preservationist
rewilding
ring-fence
safe space
safeguarding
safekeeping
weatherstripping
white knight
witness protection

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Payment methods
Obstetrics: contraception
Hats & scarves
Protective clothing

protection | American Dictionary

protection
noun[ C/U ]
us/prəˈtek·ʃən/
the condition or state of being kept safe from injury, damage, or loss:
[ U ]Their tent offered little protection against the storm.
[ C ]The proposed law is intended to provide legal protections for farm workers.
[ U ]These laws may not provide enough protection for some endangered species.

protection | Business English

protection
noun[ U ]
uk /prəˈtekʃən/us
the act of keeping someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss, or the state of being protected in this way:
We need protection from bad or incompetent doctors.
Retailers believe the magnetic cards give the banks less protection against fraud.
The package of employments rights included full legal protection from dismissal for strikers.
copyright protection
LAW
a situation in which a company in financial difficulty gets special legal treatment to help it stay in business:
Chapter 11 would grant protection from creditors while the company attempts to reorganize.
ECONOMICS
a situation in which a government helps a part of its country's industry by taxing goods from other countries or by limiting the amount of goods that can be imported:
Import protection has formed a key part of industrial development policies in many Asian economies.
INSURANCE
insurance against injury, damage, or loss:
The insurance policy provides protection in case of accidental loss of life or serious injury.
an income protection policy

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