- 1. protect; defend
- ♦ ~家卫国 protect our homes and defend our country
- 2. keep; maintain; preserve
- ♦ 这种热水瓶能~暖二十四小时。 This kind of thermos flask keeps water hot for 24 hours.
- 3. guarantee; ensure
- ♦ 旱涝~收 ensure stable yields despite drought or waterlogging
- ♦ 西瓜~甜。 Watermelon sweetness guaranteed.
- 4. stand guarantor (or surety) for sb.; bail
- ♦ 他把儿子从派出所~了出来。 He bailed his son out from the police substation.
- ♦ 作保