shield
/ʃiːld/noun
उच्चारण शील्ड
ढाल, कवच, रक्षक
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a large piece of metal or leather carried by soldiers in the past to protect the body when fighting; something that protects a person or thing
ढाल, कवच, रक्षक
- a sword and shield
- The ozone layer is a shield against UV rays.
- The warrior held up his shield against the arrows.
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- Police in riot gear carried clear plastic shields.
- A heat shield protects the spacecraft as it re-enters the atmosphere.
Synonyms protection defence guard screen safeguard
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[T] ~ sb/sth (from sb/sth)
to protect somebody or something from danger, harm or something unpleasant
रक्षा करना, बचाना
- She shielded her eyes from the sun.
- Parents try to shield their children from bad news.
- He raised an arm to shield his face from the dust.
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- The tall wall shields the garden from the strong wind.
- The law is meant to shield workers from unfair dismissal.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
shield sb / sth from sth
Use from with the danger, harm or view that you protect against.
जिस ख़तरे, हानि या दृश्य से बचाया जाए, उसके लिए 'from' आता है।
- She shielded her eyes from the sun.
- The mother shielded the child from the rain.
shield sb / sth against sth
Against is used when the protection is built to resist a continuing danger.
जब सुरक्षा किसी लगातार ख़तरे का सामना करने के लिए हो, तब 'against' आता है।
- The new law shields workers against unfair dismissal.
a shield for / against
As a noun for protection, shield takes for the person protected and against the danger.
सुरक्षा के अर्थ में noun 'shield' के साथ सुरक्षित व्यक्ति के लिए 'for' और ख़तरे के लिए 'against' आता है।
- Trees act as a shield against strong winds.
- The glass was a shield for the officers.
shield (noun) = prize or trophy
A shield is also a flat trophy given to a winning team, as in the Ranji shield.
'Shield' विजेता टीम को दिया जाने वाला चपटा ट्रॉफ़ी भी है, जैसे रणजी शील्ड।
- The school won the inter-house shield this year.
shield (verb) in the passive
Be shielded from is common in formal writing about protected things.
औपचारिक लेखन में सुरक्षित चीज़ों के लिए 'be shielded from' आम है।
- The patients were shielded from the noise.
+Collocations 4
verb + shield
raisecarryuse ashold upact as
- He held up a shield to block the arrows.
adjective + shield
protectivehumanheatriotglass
- The police used riot shields to control the crowd.
shield + noun
walllawbeareragainst attackfrom view
- A thick hedge shields the house from view.
noun + shield
heat shieldface shieldwindshieldsun shieldrain shield
- The doctors wore a face shield for safety.
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- The old soldier carried a wooden shield into the battle.
बूढ़ा सिपाही लकड़ी की ढाल लेकर युद्ध में गया।
- Radhika used her bag to shield herself from the rain.
राधिका ने बारिश से बचने के लिए अपने बैग का सहारा लिया।
- The spacecraft has a heat shield to survive re-entry.
अंतरिक्ष यान में वायुमंडल में लौटने पर बचाव के लिए heat shield है।
- The government should shield small traders from unfair taxes.
सरकार को छोटे व्यापारियों को अनुचित करों से बचाना चाहिए।
- He used his authority as a shield for his mistakes.
उसने अपने अधिकार को अपनी गलतियों की ढाल बना लिया।
- The witness was shielded from the media for her safety.
गवाह को उसकी सुरक्षा के लिए मीडिया से बचाकर रखा गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He shielded the child with the rain.
✓ He shielded the child from the rain.
Use from for what you protect someone against.
जिससे किसी को बचाया जाए, उसके लिए 'from' आता है।
✗ The sheild protected the soldier.
✓ The shield protected the soldier.
The correct spelling is shield, with ie.
सही वर्तनी 'shield' है, जिसमें 'ie' आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
Shield, with -ie- (i before e; not 'sheild').
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: shield, -ie- के साथ (e से पहले i; 'sheild' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the protect words together: shield (protect from harm), guard, screen (hide or protect from view), shelter (protect from weather or danger), safeguard (protect from loss or harm).
रक्षा के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: shield (हानि से बचाना), guard, screen (दृष्टि से छिपाना या बचाना), shelter (मौसम या खतरे से बचाना), safeguard (हानि से सुरक्षा)।
§Grammar and usage
Shield sb from sth.
Usage: shield sb from sth का मतलब है किसी को किसी खतरे या नुकसान से बचाना, और यहाँ preposition from आता है।