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单词 guard
释义
guard
noun[C]
uk
/ɡɑːd/us
/ɡɑːrd/

guardnoun[C](PERSON WHO PROTECTS)

B1
apersonorgroupofpeoplewhosejobis toprotectaperson,place, or thing fromdangerorattack, or topreventapersonsuch as acriminalfromescaping:
卫兵，警卫；看守，守卫
prisonguards狱警
securityguards保安
There are guardsposted(=standingandwatching)at everyentrance.每个入口处都设了卫兵。
Armedguards arepostedaround thesite.现场周围布设了武装警卫。
Thefrontierispatrolledbyborderguards.边境警卫队沿国境巡逻。
be under guard
to bekeptin aplaceby agroupofpeoplewho haveweapons:
处于武装人员的保护（或守卫）之下
The ex-president was underarmedguard in thepalace.前总统在宫中处于武装警卫的保护之下。
stand/keep guard(alsobe on guard)
to beresponsibleforprotectingsomeone or something, or forpreventingsomeone fromescaping:
守卫；站岗；看守
Two of thesoldierskeptguardoverthecapturedguns.两名士兵看守着缴获的枪支。
Armedpolicestandguardoutsidethehouse.武装警察在房外守卫。
the changing of the guard
aceremonyheldoutsideBuckingham Palace in London, where one set ofsoldiersreplacesthesoldierswho havefinishedtheirtimeondutystandingoutsidethepalace
白金汉宫皇家卫队换岗（仪式）
More examples
  • Theytriedtobuythe guard at thebankoff but he told thepoliceand thegangwerearrested.
  • The guardsfailedtoobservewhodeliveredthepackage.
  • Theborderguardsstoppedme andaskedtoseemypapers.
  • There are guards on thedoortokeepoutundesirables.
  • Armed guards werestationedaround theairport.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Protection and protectors
  • adopt
  • adoptable
  • aegis
  • anti-shark
  • anti-skid
  • chaperone
  • custodian
  • CVV
  • cybersecurity
  • defence mechanism
  • den mother
  • doorkeeper
  • precaution
  • preservationist
  • rewilding
  • ring-fence
  • safe space
  • safeguarding
  • safekeeping
  • witness protection
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Defending and protecting
Military training & ceremonies

guardnoun[C](ON A TRAIN)

UK
(USconductor)
arailwayofficialwhotravelson and isresponsiblefor atrain
列车长
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Railway workers
  • conductor
  • engine driver
  • engineer
  • motorman
  • porter
  • signalman
  • stationmaster
  • stoker

guardnoun[C](DEVICE)

adevicethatprotectsadangerouspartof something or thatprotectssomething from gettingdamaged:
保护装置；保护用品；保护器
afireguard火灾防护装置
atriggerguard（锁定）枪（扳机）的保险
Thehelmethas afaceguardattached.这个头盔带有一个防护面罩。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Machines - parts
  • air compressor
  • air filter
  • axle
  • cogwheel
  • compressor
  • console
  • control panel
  • controller
  • cowl
  • differential gear
  • instrumentation
  • jet
  • mechanism
  • plunger
  • regulator
  • slide
  • split pin
  • universal joint
  • vee belt
  • wheel
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Idioms

be on (your) guard
catchsomeoneoff guard
drop/loweryourguard
guard
verb[T]
uk
/ɡɑːd/us
/ɡɑːrd/

guardverb[T](WATCH)

B2
toprotectsomeone or something from beingattackedorstolen:
保卫，守卫，保护
Soldiers guard themaindoorsof theembassy.大使馆的主要门口都有士兵把守。
B2
towatchsomeone and makecertainthey do notescapefrom aplace:
看守，监视
Fiveprisonofficersguarded theprisoners.5名狱警看守着犯人。
More examples
  • Thevillagewas guarded by aragtaggroupofsoldiers.
  • Theofficesweresecurelyguarded.
  • Armedsecurityofficersareemployedto guard thepresident.
  • Thepoliceofficersguarding thedoorletin thecelebrities, but theypreventeduslesser/meremortalsfrom going inside.
  • He wasemployedto guard thesingerwhen she was ontour.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Defending and protecting
  • anti-bug
  • anti-mosquito
  • baby
  • bandobast
  • bastion
  • buffer
  • defence
  • defend
  • defensive
  • harbour
  • harm
  • have (got)someone'sbackidiom
  • hold off
  • inoculation
  • killsomeonewith kindnessidiom
  • sheltered
  • shield
  • splashproof
  • takesomeoneunderyourwingidiom
  • watchyourbackidiom
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guardverb[T](NOT TELL)

tokeepinformationsecret:
保守（秘密）；遮掩
Journalistsjealously(=carefully)guardtheirsourcesofinformation.记者们非常小心，对消息来源守口如瓶。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Secrecy and privacy
  • anonymity
  • anonymization
  • anonymize
  • anonymous
  • anonymously
  • cryptography
  • data protection
  • dead men tell no talesidiom
  • dissimulate
  • dissimulation
  • privacy settings
  • private
  • privately
  • privileged
  • pseudonym
  • under wrapsidiom
  • undisclosed
  • whitewashing
  • wrap
  • wrapped (up) in secrecyidiom
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Phrasal verb

guard againstsomething
the Guard
noun[S]
uk
/ɡɑːd/us/ɡɑːrd/
informalforthe National Guard
国民警卫队（the National Guard的非正式说法）
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The armed forces generally
  • anti-military
  • army
  • barracks
  • camouflage
  • CAO
  • casualty assistance officer
  • casualty notification officer
  • casualty officer
  • challenge
  • civvy street
  • court martial
  • military
  • mission
  • mufti
  • quick march!idiom
  • reconnaissance
  • the armed forces
  • the SBS
  • unmilitary
  • WRAC
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(Definition ofguardfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

guard| American Dictionary

guard
noun[C]
us
/ɡɑrd/
apersonorgroupofpeoplewhosejobit is toprotectaperson,place, or thing fromdangerorattack, or topreventapersonsuch as acriminalfromescaping:
prisonguards
Armed guards werepostedat everyexit.
Insports, a guard is aplayerwhosupportsanddefendsotherplayersof his or herteam.

Idiom

on (your) guard
(Definition ofguardfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

guard| Business English

guard
noun[C]
uk
/ɡɑːd/us
WORKPLACE
apieceofequipmentthatprotectstheuserof amachinefrom beinginjuredby asharpordangerousparton themachine:
Makesurethat thesafetyguard is inpositionbefore using thecuttingmachine.
apersonorgroupofpeoplewhosejobis toprotectaperson,placeor thing, or topreventaperson, such as acriminal, fromescaping:
anightguard at abank
border/prison/securityguards
be on your guard (against sth)
to becarefultoavoidbeingtrickedor getting into adangeroussituation:
Stores must always be ontheirguard againstcreditcardfraud.
guard
verb[IorT]
uk
/ɡɑːd/us
toprotectsomething from beingknown,found,harmed, or taken:
The California-basedcompanyisaggressivelyguardingitssecrettechnology.
guard (sth) against sthThefirewallguards thecomputeragainstvirusesor otherharmfulprograms.
(Definition ofguardfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofguard

guard
In turn, this forces old guards to adapt to new balances of power when they cannot suppress the new media.
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All of these avenues of research will reveal the importance of guarding against simple equations between knowledge and colonial power.
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Dentists have guarded their status as autonomous practitioners and rejected all attempts at regulation by the state.
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Perhaps the mysterious will remain forever guarded by its own definition, but at least now some of its doors have keys.
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According to this municipal budget, in 1882 the 40 regular night guards employed by the municipality earned 12 pesos per month.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The common atrioventricular junction may be guarded by a common valve or by separate right and left valvar orifices.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The automaton contains a total of n -variable guards annotating its nonaccepting nodes.
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Even in the late middle ages, town councils would occasionally employ mercenaries as guards at their town gates on a temporary basis.
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The old guards, for their part, are forced to learn how to play by the new rules, or face marginalization.
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In countries where the nationalist canon had previously been jealously guarded, this is a remarkable new departure.
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Dentists have guarded a professional identity that values individual restorative practice, carried out in a small business setting, as in the interests of patients.
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One year he even posted guards at the doors of the seminar room to keep uninvited people out.
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A similar team of twenty commandos was to take the radio station, which was lightly guarded.
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We develop a general method for obtaining finitary guarded monads that allows us to define and prove properties of the rational and term graph monads.
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Others guarded their independence in running the home and caring for their partners.
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Collocationswithguard

guard

These are words often used in combination withguard.

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advance guard
What is thatadvanceguardgoing to do?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
armed guard
Most of the time, arsenal military police brought workers underarmedguardback to the arsenal for discipline.
From theCambridge English Corpus
border guard
Furthermore, a centre for ad hocborderguardtraining and a risk analysis centre are also being set up.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
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