名詞 ward:

1. a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
2. a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
3. block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
   同義詞：hospital ward
4. English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)
   同義詞：Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
5. English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920)
   同義詞：Mrs. Humphrey Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold Ward
6. United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)
   同義詞：Montgomery Ward, Aaron Montgomery Ward
7. a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
   同義詞：cellblock

動詞 ward:

1. watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
   同義詞：guard

1. The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.
   這醫(yī)院有內(nèi)科病房和外科病房。
2. The patient lay quietly on his bed in the medical ward.
   病人安靜地躺在內(nèi)科病房的床上。

ward

n.（名詞）
A division of a city or town, especially an electoral district, for administrative and representative purposes.
選區(qū)：城市或城鎮(zhèn)內(nèi)的分區(qū)，尤指選區(qū)，為方便管理與選舉而設
A district of some English and Scottish counties corresponding roughly to the hundred or the wapentake.
分區(qū)：英格蘭和蘇格蘭的一些郡的地區(qū)，大致與郡的分區(qū)或舊時英格蘭北部的小行政區(qū)相對應

A room in a hospital usually holding six or more patients.
病房：醫(yī)院里的通常容納六個或六個以上病人的房間
A division in a hospital for the care of a particular group of patients:
特殊病房：醫(yī)院里處理某種特殊病人的房間：
例句：
a maternity ward.
產(chǎn)科病房

One of the divisions of a penal institution, such as a prison.
監(jiān)房：懲罰機構(gòu)劃分出的小室之一，如牢房
An open court or area of a castle or fortification enclosed by walls.
城堡內(nèi)空地：用圍墻圍住的城堡或要塞內(nèi)的露天場地

Law A minor or incompetent person placed under the care or protection of a guardian or court.
【法律】 受監(jiān)護人：受監(jiān)護人或法庭保護或照料的未成年人或無行為能力人
A person under the protection or care of another.
受保護者：受到別人保護或照料之人
The state of being under guard; custody.
被監(jiān)護：處于監(jiān)護之下的狀態(tài)；看守
The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship.
監(jiān)護：監(jiān)護或保護的行為；看護
A means of protection; a defense.
防護：保護的手段；防御
A defensive movement or attitude, especially in fencing; a guard.
招架：防御性的行動或態(tài)度，尤指擊劍中的防御；擋開

The projecting ridge of a lock or keyhole that prevents the turning of a key other than the proper one.
鎖孔：鎖或鎖眼內(nèi)防止非本鎖鑰匙轉(zhuǎn)動的突出的脊
The notch cut into a key that corresponds to such a ridge.
鑰匙的榫槽：鑰匙上切割出的對應鎖眼的凸槽
v.tr.（及物動詞）
ward.ed,ward.ing,wards
To guard; protect.
監(jiān)護；保護

<常用詞組>ward off
To turn aside; parry:
擋開；避開：
例句：
ward off an opponent`s blows.
避開對手的一擊

To try to prevent; avert:
盡力避免；避開：
例句：
took vitamins to ward off head colds.
吃維生素以避免傷風

來源：
Middle English [action of guarding]
中古英語 [監(jiān)護的行為]
from Old English weard [a watching, keeper] * see wer- 3
源自 古英語 weard [留神，看護人] *參見 wer- 3