I.
noun
1 used to protect the body when fighting
ADJECTIVE
▪ riot
VERB + SHIELD
▪ lower , raise
▪ be armed with , be equipped with , carry , have , hold
▪ act as
▪
The car had acted as a ~, protecting him from the blast.
PREPOSITION
▪ behind a/the ~
▪
a row of police officers behind their riot ~s
▪ on a/the ~
▪
She did not recognize the coat of arms on his ~.
2 used for protecting yourself
ADJECTIVE
▪ defensive , protective
▪ human
▪ missile-defence/missile-defense , nuclear
▪ heat , radiation , wind (usually windshield ) ( esp. AmE )
▪
The nose of the space capsule is protected by a heat ~.
▪ face , gum (usually gumshield ) ( BrE )
VERB + SHIELD
▪ use sb/sth as
▪
They used 400 hostages as human ~s.
▪ form
▪ provide
▪
The software provides a ~ against hackers, worms and viruses.
▪ penetrate
SHIELD + VERB
▪ protect
▪
A face ~ protects your eyes from harmful chemicals.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ against
▪
The ozone layer forms a ~ against harmful solar rays.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ partially , partly
▪ carefully
▪
He carefully ~ed the flame with his cupped hand.
VERB + SHIELD
▪ try to
▪
She tried to ~ the children from the full horrors of the war.
PREPOSITION
▪ against
▪
She raised her hand to ~ her eyes against the sun.
▪ from
▪
new laws to ~ companies from foreign competition
▪ with
▪
He ~ed her with his body.
Shield is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ eye