粵

掩jim2護wu6

simp掩护
jim2 wu6yǎn hù

English

  1. to screen
  2. to shield
  3. to cover
  4. protection
  5. cover
  6. to hide
  7. to harbour; to protect; to shield
  8. (military) to cover; to provide cover fire for; to take measures to protect troops

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 隱藏
  2. 包庇、保護
  3. 軍事上保護己方人員,避免俾敵人偵測、擾亂、攻擊,而採取嘅一切行動。

Examples

  • 湯姆,你能幫我掩護嗎?

    Tom, will you cover for me?

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  • 你衝先,我掩護你。

    You rush forward first and I will cover you.

  • 密林掩護咗游擊隊嘅行動。

    The dense forest screened the guerrillas' movements. ----

  • 佢哋用裝修佬掩護身分潛入。

    They went undercover as decorators. ----

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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