wards

英 [wɔːdz]

美 [wɔːrdz]

n. 病房; 病室; (英国城市中可选出一位地方议员的)区，选区; 受监护人(受法院或监护人保护的人，尤指儿童)
v. 避开; 挡开，挡住; 招架; 保护，守卫
ward的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 病房;病室
Awardis a room in a hospital which has beds for many people, often people who need similar treatment.
1. A toddler was admitted to the emergency ward with a wound in his chest.
  一个蹒跚学步的小孩因胸部受伤被送进急救室。
N-COUNT 区;行政区;选区
Awardis a district which forms part of a political constituency or local council.
1. ...the marginal wards of Reading Kentwood and Tilehurst West.
  边缘选区雷丁肯特伍德和西泰尔赫斯特
N-COUNT 被监护人
Awardor award of courtis a child who is the responsibility of a person called a guardian, or of a court of law, because their parents are dead or because they are believed to be in need of protection.
1. Alex was made a ward of court.
  亚历克斯由法院监护。