ward [ 'wɔ:did ]

• n.
  • a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
  • a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
  • block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care

    "they put her in a 4-bed ward"

    同义词： hospital ward

  • English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)

    同义词： Barbara Ward Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth

  • English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920)

    同义词： Mrs. Humphrey Ward Mary Augusta Arnold Ward

  • United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)

    同义词： Montgomery Ward Aaron Montgomery Ward

  • a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)

    同义词： cellblock

• v. watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect

  同义词： guard

以上来源于: WordNet