Soon,people began to use the word hedging to describe steps that could be taken to protect against financial loss.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

So there's plenty of room to still innovate in that way, to develop new methods that could protect against diseases like AIDS or diseases like malaria that we don't have problems with here but they do in many parts of the world, and so we'll talk about that.

我们还有很长的路要走,研究一些新方法以预防艾滋病这样的疾病,或者像疟疾这样尽管在我国没有威胁,但在世界很多地方还很严重的疾病,我们也会讲到这些

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

But because of the similarity of the viruses, the immune response that people developed would also protect them against natural infections with variola.

因为这两种病毒很相像,人体的免疫应答也能保护自己,免受天花的感染

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

But the poorly designed protection system was widely known to be too weak to protect against a major hurricane.

VOA: special.2010.01.22

His magic is directed at the metadivine realm, trying to tap into its powers. It's not directed at the gods. It's trying to tap into the ultimate source of power to use that power to influence the gods in a particular way or protect oneself against the gods.

这种法术的对象是超神领域，试图获得其中的神力,它不直接针对神，而是通过接近,神力的源头来获得力量，用特殊的方式影响众神,或保护某人不受到神的伤害。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

This is meant to protect against possible losses should anything unexpected crush those green shoots in the world's largest economy.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

If we had the proper risk management institutions in place, people would have anticipated this risk and would have made swaps or other arrangements to protect themselves against it.

如果我们有合适的风险管理机构，人们能够预料到这种风险,能够提前进行交换或者其他安排,保护自己免受损失。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

Experts say cabbage does not need full sun and grows easily if you water it regularly and protect against insects and disease.

VOA: special.2009.03.03

And there was a feeling that this could protect you against the disease.

这会使你觉得受到了保护不会得这种病

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

They make proteins including oxygen-carrying blood substances, antibodies to protect against disease, and substances that break down sugar.

VOA: special.2009.12.08

You would buy life insurance on both the husband and the wife -you might do different amounts; it's done by families with young children to protect them against the economic cost of the death of one of their parents.

夫妻双方都应该购买寿险,但两份保险的金额可以有所不同,这适用于有小孩子的家庭以弥补,因父亲或母亲去世而带来的经济损失

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

Bernard Bilski and Rand Warsaw wanted to patent a method to let traders protect against the risk of price changes in energy markets.

VOA: special.2010.07.16

They think these products, called vitamin supplements, will improve their health and protect against disease.

VOA: special.2009.04.21

Doctors say actions other than drinking water can protect against the health dangers of heat.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

Current vaccines to protect against Rift Valley fever are limited to use in animals.

VOA: special.2010.07.12

These qualities can help protect against damage to the body's tissues and other injuries.

VOA: special.2010.06.01

And studies have found that it helps protect against a decrease in mental ability.

VOA: special.2009.03.24

GML is commonly added to food products to protect against harmful microbes.

VOA: special.2009.03.16

But they also made plans to protect against other terrible waves.

VOA: special.2009.03.17

Scientists are working on vaccines to protect against the new virus.

VOA: special.2009.06.10

It has also led to actions to protect against future tsunamis.

VOA: special.2009.03.17

Doctors think it might also help protect against infections.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

CDC spokesman Christopher Cox says though the idea is well-intentioned, it is not a good way to protect against serious illness.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

Mutations in the virus mean that last year's vaccine probably won't protect against this year's flu variety.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

Vaccines that protect against pneumonia and diarrhea are a top priority for health experts seeking more funding.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

The option of arming the private ships to protect against hijacking is complicated by common port laws which ban private firearms within port waters.

VOA: standard.2009.09.26

Standing outside the Pentagon Monday in front of one of the hulking desert sand colored new vehicles designed to protect against those bombs, Assistant Secretary Carter extolled the M-ATV's virtues.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

The hepatitis B vaccine is considered to be the first medicine that can protect people against liver cancer.

VOA: special.2010.11.16

In patients, the bodys natural defenses against disease seem to attack the person they are supposed to protect.

VOA: special.2010.03.16

As a result, the study in China found that the cotton plants could also help protect nearby crops against damage by the insects.

VOA: special.2010.05.25