English-Thai Dictionary

shield

N โล่  เกราะ  สิ่ง ป้องกัน  defense barrier lo

 

shield

VT ป้องกัน  harbor shelter expel evict pong-kan

 

shield from

PHRV ป้องกัน จาก  คุ้มกัน จาก  ซ่อน จาก  shade from pong-kan-jak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SHIELD

v.t. 1. To cover, as with a shield; to cover from dasnger; to defend; to protect; to secure form assault or injury.
To see the son the vanquish'd father shield. Dryden.
Hear one that comes to shield his injur'd honor. Smith.
2. To ward off; to defend against; as clothes shield one from the cold.

 

SHIELDED

pp. Covered, as with a shield; defended; protected.

 

SHIELDING

ppr. Covering, as with a shield; defending from attack or injury; protected.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SHIELD

Shield, n. Etym: [OE. sheld, scheld, AS. scield, scild, sceld, scyld;akin to OS. scild, OFries. skeld, D. & G. schild, OHG. scilt, Icel. skjöldr, Sw. sköld, Dan. skiold, Goth. skildus; of uncertain origin. Cf. Sheldrake. ]

 

1. A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, -- formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. See Buckler. Now put your shields before your hearts and fight, With hearts more proof than shields. Shak.

 

2. Anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection. "My council is my shield. " Shak.

 

3. Figuratively, one who protects or defends. Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. Gen. xv. 1.

 

4. (Bot. )

 

Defn: In lichens, a Hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.

 

5. (Her. )

 

Defn: The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms. Cf. Lozenge. See Illust. of Escutcheon.

 

6. (Mining & Tunneling )

 

Defn: A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses.

 

7. A spot resembling, or having the form of, a shield. "Bespotted as with shields of red and black. " Spenser.

 

8. A coin, the old French crown, or écu, having on one side the figure of a shield. [Obs. ] Chaucer. Shield fern (Bot. ), any fern of the genus Aspidium, in which the fructifications are covered with shield-shaped indusia; -- called also wood fern. See Illust. of Indusium.

 

SHIELD

Shield, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shielded; p. pr. & vb. n. Shielding. ]Etym: [AS. scidan, scyldan. See Shield, n.]

 

1. To cover with, or as with, a shield; to cover from danger; to defend; to protect from assault or injury. Shouts of applause ran ringing through the field, To see the son the vanquished father shield. Dryden. A woman's shape doth shield thee. Shak.

 

2. To ward off; to keep off or out. They brought with them their usual weeds, fit to shield the cold to which they had been inured. Spenser.

 

3. To avert, as a misfortune; hence, as a supplicatory exclamation, forbid! [Obs. ] God shield that it should so befall. Chaucer. God shield I should disturb devotion! Shak.

 

SHIELD-BEARER

SHIELD-BEARER Shield "-bear `er, n.

 

1. One who, or that which, carries a shield.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any small moth of the genus Aspidisca, whose larva makes a shieldlike covering for itself out of bits of leaves.

 

SHIELDDRAKE

SHIELDDRAKE Shield "drake `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A sheldrake.

 

SHIELDLESS

SHIELDLESS Shield "less, a.

 

Defn: Destitute of a shield, or of protection. -- Shield "less *ly, adv. -- Shield "less *ness, n.

 

SHIELDTAIL

SHIELDTAIL Shield "tail `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any species of small burrowing snakes of the family Uropeltidæ, native of Ceylon and Southern Asia. They have a small mouth which can not be dilated.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

shield

shield |SHēld ʃild | ▶noun 1 a broad piece of metal or another suitable material, held by straps or a handle attached on one side, used as a protection against blows or missiles. 2 something shaped like a shield, in particular: • a police officer's badge. • Heraldry a stylized representation of a shield used for displaying a coat of arms. • Geology a large rigid area of the earth's crust, typically of Precambrian rock, that has been unaffected by later orogenic episodes, e.g., the Canadian Shield. 3 a person or thing providing protection: a protective coating of grease provides a shield against abrasive dirt. • a protective plate or screen on machinery or equipment. • a device or material that prevents or reduces the emission of light or other radiation. • short for dress shield. • a hard flat or convex part of an animal, esp. a shell. ▶verb [ with obj. ] protect (someone or something ) from a danger, risk, or unpleasant experience: he pulled the cap lower to shield his eyes from the glare | these people have been completely shielded from economic forces. • prevent from being seen: the rocks she sat behind shielded her from the lodge. • enclose or screen (a piece of machinery ) to protect the user. • prevent or reduce the escape of sound, light, or other radiation from (something ): uranium shutters shield the cobalt radioactive source. DERIVATIVES shield less adjective ORIGIN Old English scild (noun ), scildan (verb ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schild and German Schild, from a base meaning ‘divide, separate. ’

 

shield bug

shield bug ▶noun another term for stink bug.

 

shield fern

shield fern ▶noun any of a number of ferns that have circular shieldlike scales protecting the spore cases. [● a European fern of damp woodland (genus Polystichum, family Dryopteridaceae ). ● an evergreen fern (genus Thelypteris, family Thelypteridaceae ). ● Austral. a fern of forested country (family Aspidiaceae ).]

 

shield law

shield law ▶noun a law that protects witnesses from revealing certain information, esp. in court. • a law that protects journalists from having to reveal confidential sources. • a law that protects rape victims from having to reveal details of their sexual history.

 

shieldtail snake

shield tail snake |ˈSHēl (d )ˌtāl ˈʃil (d )ˌteɪl sneɪk |(also shield-tailed snake ) ▶noun a burrowing snake that has a flat disk formed from an enlarged scale on the upper surface of the tail, native to the rain forests of southern India and Sri Lanka. [Rhinophis, Uropeltis, and other genera, family Uropeltidae: numerous species. ]

 

shield volcano

shield vol ca no ▶noun Geology a broad, domed volcano with gently sloping sides, characteristic of the eruption of fluid, basaltic lava.

 

Oxford Dictionary

shield

shield |ʃiːld | ▶noun 1 a broad piece of metal or another suitable material, held by straps or a handle attached on one side, used as a protection against blows or missiles. • a sporting trophy shaped like a shield, consisting of an engraved metal plate mounted on a piece of wood. • a US police officer's badge. • Heraldry a stylized representation of a shield used for displaying a coat of arms. 2 a person or thing providing protection: a coating of grease provides a shield against abrasive dirt. • a protective plate or screen on machinery or equipment. • a device or material that prevents or reduces the emission of light or other radiation. • a hard flat or convex part of an animal, especially a shell. 3 Geology a large rigid area of the earth's crust, typically of Precambrian rock, which has been unaffected by later orogenic episodes, e.g. the Canadian Shield. ▶verb [ with obj. ] protect from a danger, risk, or unpleasant experience: he pulled the cap lower to shield his eyes from the glare | these people have been completely shielded from economic forces. • prevent from being seen: the rocks she sat behind shielded her from the lodge. • enclose or screen (a piece of machinery ) to protect the user. • prevent or reduce the escape of sound, light, or other radiation from (something ): uranium shutters shield the cobalt radioactive source. DERIVATIVES shieldless adjective ORIGIN Old English scild (noun ), scildan (verb ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schild and German Schild, from a base meaning ‘divide, separate ’.

 

shield bug

shield bug ▶noun a broad shield-shaped bug which is typically brightly coloured or boldly marked. It emits a foul smell when handled or molested. Also called stink bug. ●Pentatomidae and other families, suborder Heteroptera.

 

shield fern

shield fern ▶noun any of a number of ferns that have circular shield-like scales protecting the spore cases: ● a European fern of damp woodland (genus Polystichum, family Dryopteridaceae ). ● N. Amer. an evergreen fern (genus Thelypteris, family Thelypteridaceae ). ● Austral. /NZ a fern of forested country (family Aspidiaceae ).

 

shield law

shield law ▶noun a law that protects witnesses from revealing certain information, esp. in court. • a law that protects journalists from having to reveal confidential sources. • a law that protects rape victims from having to reveal details of their sexual history.

 

shieldtail snake

shield tail snake |ˈSHēl (d )ˌtāl ˈʃil (d )ˌteɪl sneɪk |(also shield-tailed snake ) ▶noun a burrowing snake that has a flat disk formed from an enlarged scale on the upper surface of the tail, native to the rain forests of southern India and Sri Lanka. [Rhinophis, Uropeltis, and other genera, family Uropeltidae: numerous species. ]

 

shield volcano

shield vol |cano ▶noun Geology a broad domed volcano with gently sloping sides, characteristic of the eruption of fluid, basaltic lava.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

shield

shield noun 1 he used his shield to fend off blows: Heraldry escutcheon; historical buckler, target. 2 a shield against dirt: protection, guard, defense, cover, screen, security, shelter, safeguard, protector. ▶verb he shielded his eyes: protect, cover, screen, shade; save, safeguard, preserve, defend, secure, guard; cushion, insulate. ANTONYMS expose.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

shield

shield noun 1 using his shield to fend off blows: buckler, target; in Australia hielaman; Heraldry escutcheon; Mythology aegis; archaic targe. 2 a protective coating of grease provides a shield against abrasive dirt: protection, guard, defence, cover, screen, shade, safety, security, shelter, safeguard, support, bulwark, protector. ▶verb he pulled his cap lower to shield his eyes from the glare | these people have been completely shielded from economic forces: protect, keep safe, cover, screen, shade, keep from harm, afford protection to, provide protection for, save, safeguard, wrap, preserve, conserve, defend, cushion, secure, guard, inoculate, insulate. ANTONYMS expose, endanger.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

shield

shield /ʃiːld /〖語源は 「身を守る板 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-dz /C 1 盾 ▸ a riot shield (強化プラスチックの )機動隊用盾 .2 盾形の紋章 ; 優勝盾 .3 〖通例単数形で 〗 «…に対して » (人 物を )防御する物 [人 ], 覆い , 遮蔽 （しやへい ）物 «against » ▸ use a chair as a shield いすを盾に使う ▸ a heat shield (宇宙船の )耐熱シールド .4 (機械などの )盾装 （じゆんそう ）.5 〘土木 〙盾構 （たてこう ）; (トンネル工事の )シールド .6 (原子炉を覆う )遮蔽材 .7 ｟米 ｠警官のバッチ .動詞 ～s /-dz /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing 他動詞 1 «…から » 〈人 物 〉を保護する , 守る «from » ▸ shield the market from competition 市場を競争から保護する .2 «…から » 〈目 顔など 〉を手で覆う (shade ) «from » ▸ shield one's eyes from the sun 手をかざして日光をさえぎる .