ward /wɔ:d/ I. n. ［c］ 1.病房：an emergency ward 急诊病房；an isolation ward 隔离病房；a medical (surgical) ward 内(外)科病房； 2.行政区：The city is divided into its electoral wards for local elections.为地方选举，该城市划成几个选区。 3. 监护：a child in ward 受监护的孩子；be under ward 被监禁 ‖II. vt. 保护，守卫：ward off 防止，避开：［考句］Body paint or face paint is used mostly by men in pre-literate societies in order to attract good health or to ward off disease. 纹身和纹面多由文字出现之前的社会中的人们所使用，目的是强身健体，祛病消灾。
warden /ˈwɔ:dn/ n. ［c］管理员，监护人：She’s the warden of a home for mentally handicapped people. 她是智力失常人员居住地的管理员。He is the warden of an old people's home.他是一家养老院的管理员。They were taken to the warden's office.他们被带到了监察员的办公室。
