wards
A ward is a room in a hospital which has beds for many people, often people who need similar treatment.
They transferred her to the psychiatric ward.
他们把她转移到了精神病病房。
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ward off
To ward off a danger or illness means to prevent it from affecting you or harming you.
She may have put up a fight to try to ward off her assailant.
她可能进行过一场搏斗,试图击退袭击者。