wards

n.

a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections

block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care

"they put her in a 4-bed ward"

同义词：hospital ward

English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)

同义词：Barbara WardBaroness Jackson of Lodsworth

English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920)

同义词：Mrs. Humphrey WardMary Augusta Arnold Ward

United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)

同义词：Montgomery WardAaron Montgomery Ward

a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)

同义词：cellblock

1. The hospital has several wards for different medical specialties.
   这家医院有几个不同科室的病房。
2. The young knight wards off the enemy with his shield.
   那位年轻的骑士用盾牌抵挡敌人。