ward of [someone]
用于指受法律保护的人。
The orphan became a ward of the court.
这个孤儿成了法院的被监护人。
病房；病区
wards — plural of ward
选区；行政区；被监护人；受保护人；保护；防卫；受保护的地方；分区；锁槽；锁内障碍片
a section of a hospital where patients are cared for
保护,防卫
Protection, defence.
受他人保护或监护的人
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
受保护的地方,引申为一种分区
A protected place, and by extension, a type of subdivision.
为行政和选举目的而划分的城市或城镇的一个区
a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
被监护人
A person under guardianship.
医院的一个分区(或一套房间),供需要类似护理的病人共用
block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
用于守卫的物品
An object used for guarding.
After the surgery, she was moved to a quiet ward on the third floor.
手术之后，她被转到三楼一间安静的病房。
用法提示：这里的“ward”是名词，指医院里的病房。
AI contextual example
The doctor visits every patient in this ward before noon.
医生在中午前会来查看这个病房里的每一位病人。
用法提示：本句中“ward”为名词，表示病房、病区。
AI contextual example
The children's ward has bright paintings and toys for young patients.
儿童病房里有鲜艳的绘画和给年幼病人的玩具。
用法提示：此句中的“ward”是名词，指医院的病房。
AI contextual example
用于指受法律保护的人。
The orphan became a ward of the court.
这个孤儿成了法院的被监护人。
She works in the pediatric ward.
她在儿科病房工作。
用于行政或选举分区。
He represents ward 5 on the city council.
他在市议会代表第五选区。
The maximum-security ward is heavily guarded.
最高安全级别监区戒备森严。
侧重单个房间，与ward所指的病区略有不同，口语中可互换
指专科病区或护理单元，比ward更正式
指敞开式病区，常见于重症监护室，不能完全替换所有ward用法
grammar · medium
易错句子The ward is watching the gate.
正确表达The guard is watching the gate.
ward 作名词表示‘病房、选区、被监护人’，而非‘守卫’；表示守卫应用 guard。
grammar · medium
易错句子Please spell that ward for me.
正确表达Please spell that word for me.
ward 和 word 发音相近但含义不同；ward 是‘病房、选区’，word 是‘单词’；此处应使用 word。
对于'被监护人'义项，guardian（监护人）是与其相对的角色。
ward 指被保护或被监护的人，而 guard 指保护或看守的人，注意角色主被动不同。
ward 与 word 发音相近，但意思完全不同：ward 指'被监护人'或'病房'等，而 word 指语言中的单词。
医院病房
The patient was moved to a private hospital ward.
病人被转移到了私人医院病房。
选区
She represents the Riverside electoral ward on the council.
她在市议会代表Riverside选区。
受法院监护的未成年人
The orphan was made a ward of court until a guardian was appointed.
该孤儿被指定为受法院监护的未成年人，直到指定监护人。
监狱监区
The guards conducted a search of the entire prison ward.
警卫对整个监狱监区进行了搜查。
医生通常在病房中工作，与病房护理直接相关。
护士在病房中负责病人的日常护理。
病人是病房的主要服务对象。
病床是病房的基本设施。
病房是进行治疗和康复的场所。
国家监护的人
After his parents died, he became a ward of the state.
父母去世后，他成了国家监护的对象。
受法院监护的人
The orphan was made a ward of court until a guardian was appointed.
这名孤儿被交由法院监护，直到指定监护人。
选区基层政治工作者
The ward heeler went door-to-door to gather votes for the candidate.
选区基层工作者挨家挨户为候选人拉票。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.