guarding
present participle ofguard
| 单词 | guarding |
| 释义 | guarding present participle ofguard guard verb[T] uk/ɡɑːd/us/ɡɑːrd/guardverb[T](WATCH)B2 toprotectsomeone or something from beingattackedorstolen: Soldiers guard themaindoorsof theembassy. B2 towatchsomeone and makecertainthey do notescapefrom aplace: Fiveprisonofficersguarded theprisoners.
Defending and protecting
guardverb[T](NOT TELL)tokeepinformationsecret: Journalistsjealously(=carefully)guardtheirsourcesofinformation. Secrecy and privacy
Phrasal verbguard againstsomething Examplesofguardingguarding In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. He was obsessed with posterity's verdict, withguardingand protecting his reputation. From theCambridge English Corpus Men are managers of the public sphere, directing and performing those activities andguardingthose spaces that affect the wellbeing of corporate groups. From theCambridge English Corpus All of these avenues of research will reveal the importance ofguardingagainst simple equations between knowledge and colonial power. From theCambridge English Corpus However, they argue, most parents "repair" this violation of the protective role by immediately providing comfort, soothing the infant, and thenguardingagainst repetition. From theCambridge English Corpus In constantlyguardingagainst the tyranny of the majority. From theCambridge English Corpus The valveguardingthe left atrioventricular junction has three leaflets. From theCambridge English Corpus During the second season, maintenance andguardingwere assigned to the farmers. From theCambridge English Corpus This means, therefore, that much of the account focuses on commercialguarding. From theCambridge English Corpus This feature is then analyzed separately from the arrangement of the valvesguardingthe junctions. From theCambridge English Corpus In two of the cases, the valve replaced was the left component of the valveguardingthe common junction of an atrioventricular septal defect. From theCambridge English Corpus In essence,guardingtheir own convertibility within the context of profitable banking, central banks conditioned inflationary paths. From theCambridge English Corpus Once and for all, let us stop liberating, saving, andguardingothers, convincing them that without us they will per ish. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, maternal extraversion might lead a parent to support and encourage their own child's exploration, as opposed to protecting andguardingtheir behaviorally inhibited child. From theCambridge English Corpus This was done in part to protect the bride from the spiritsguardingthe house, since she was a stranger coming into her husband's domain. From theCambridge English Corpus This is a major part ofguardingand enhancing science quality and relevance. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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