shield

[US]/ʃiːld/
[UK]/ʃiːld/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a protective device or structure, especially a shield used by soldiers
vt. to protect or defend; to provide a cover or protection
vi. to act as a protection; to defend against something

Phrases & Collocations

protective shield

shield wall

raise shield

steel shield

heat shield

sword and shield

wind shield

water shield

hydraulic shield

radiation shield

cable shield

shield gas

tax shield

under shield

thermal shield

canadian shield

shield cable

Example Sentences

shield a country from invasion

a dust shield blotting out the sun.

shield the planet from harmful cosmic rays.

their shields bear the device of the Blazing Sun.

in these snakes the rostral shield is enlarged and flattened.

uranium shutters shield the cobalt radioactive source.

shield one's eyes with one's hand

shield one's eyes against the glare of the sun

Shield and Heraldic Mail with Surcoat show your custom banner.

Dark glasses are an effective shield against the glare.

She intended to shield the child from the bad information.

The knight carried a shield with a cross painted thereupon.

a protective coating of grease provides a shield against abrasive dirt.

these people have been completely shielded from economic forces.

Objective To observe the clinic effect of bellows shield model in carpale X-ray photographing.

A semiconductive shielding layer compound for mine cable has been developed.

He shielded his eyes from the sun.

His lawyers tried to shield him from the angry reporters.

These trees will shield off arid winds and protect the fields.

He was shielded by his mother from punishment.

Real-world Examples

I'm sick of being a human shield.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

Dad, why does our house have blast shields?

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

They wore face shields and had doctors in full protective gear on standby.

Source: Business Weekly

You could go to jail, i could lose my shield...

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

Start-ups there are using 3D printers to crank out face shields.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2020 Collection

First, your capsule needs a heat shield.

Source: NASA Micro Classroom

The magnetosphere is a shield, protecting us from dangerous cosmic rays.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American December 2019 Collection

Turns out, it's kinda the perfect shield.

Source: Lost Girl Season 05

We need to find the shield of disappointment, Harry.

Source: Dad teaches you grammar.

George raised his shield and waited, sword in hand.

Source: American Elementary School English 3

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