单词 | guard |
释义 | guard (gɑːʳd ) Word forms: guards , guarding , guarded 1. verb B2 If you guard a place, person, or object, you stand near them in order to watch and protect them. Gunmen guarded homes near the cemetery with shotguns. [VERB noun] ...the heavily guarded courtroom. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: protect, watch, defend, secure 2. verb B2 If you guard someone, you watch them and keep them in a particular place to stop them from escaping. Marines with rifles guarded them. [VERB noun] He is being guarded by a platoon of police. [be VERB-ed + by] Synonyms: watch over, watch, oversee, supervise 3. countable noun B1 A guard is someone such as a soldier, police officer, or prison officer who is guarding a particular place or person. The prisoners overpowered their guards and locked them in a cell. Synonyms: sentry, warder, warden, custodian 4. singular noun [with singular or plural verb] A guard is a specially organized group of people, such as soldiers or police officers, who protect or watch someone or something. We have a security guard around the whole area. A heavily armed guard of police have sealed off the city centre. 5. countable noun B2 On a train, a guard is a person whose job is to travel on the train in order to help passengers, check tickets, and make sure that the train travels safely and on time. [British] regional note: in AM, use conductor 6. verb If you guard some information or advantage that you have, you try to protect it or keep it for yourself. He closely guarded her identity. [VERB noun] ...a threat to the country's jealously guarded unity. [VERB-ed] 7. countable noun A guard is a protective device which covers a part of someone's body or a dangerous part of a piece of equipment. ...the chin guard of my helmet. A blade guard is fitted to protect the operator. 8. countable noun Some regiments in the British Army, or the soldiers in them, are referred to as Guards. ...the Grenadier Guards. 9. See also guarded, bodyguard, coastguard, lifeguard, old guard 10. catch someone off guard phrase If someone catches you off guard, they surprise you by doing something you do not expect. If something catches you off guard, it surprises you by happening when you are not expecting it. Charm the audience and catch them off guard. The invitation had caught me off guard. 11. lower/drop your guard, let your guard down phrase If you lower your guard, let your guard down, or drop your guard, you relax when you should be careful and alert, often with unpleasant consequences. The ANC could not afford to lower its guard until everything had been carried out. You can't let your guard down. It takes me a long time to drop my guard and get close to people. 12. mount guard phrase If you mount guard or if you mount a guard, you organize people to watch or protect a person or place. They've even mounted guard outside the main hotel in the capital. Police mounted round-the-clock guards on properties last night. 13. on your guard phrase If you are on your guard or on guard, you are being very careful because you think a situation might become difficult or dangerous. The police have questioned him thoroughly, and he'll be on his guard. He is constantly on guard against any threat of humiliation. 14. on guard phrase If someone is on guard, they are on duty and responsible for guarding a particular place or person. Police were on guard at Barnet town hall. 15. stand guard phrase If you stand guard, you stand near a particular person or place because you are responsible for watching or protecting them. One young policeman stood guard outside the locked embassy gates. 16. under guard phrase If someone is under guard, they are being guarded. Three men were arrested and one was under guard in hospital. Phrasal verbs: guard against phrasal verb If you guard against something, you are careful to prevent it from happening, or to avoid being affected by it. The armed forces were on high alert to guard against any retaliation. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Image of guard © Rob Hyrons, Shutterstock Idioms: on your guard alert and prepared for any attack against you When Hilton came, he would have to be on his guard each second, for the man was dangerous. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers the old guard a group of people who have worked in an organization or system for a very long time The company's old guard is stepping aside, making way for a new, more youthful team. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers off your guard not prepared for something when it happens so that you do not react normally Taken off his guard, he toppled backwards into the arms of his attacker. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers lower your guard to relax when you should be careful or alert, often with unpleasant consequences The U-boat's crew had made the mistake of relaxing, of lowering their guard just when their sense of danger should have been at its keenest. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers catch someone off guard to completely surprise someone There was a bright flash, followed a few moments later by a thunderous roar that caught us all off guard. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: carefully guard Phones are the most carefully guarded luggage on the journey. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Within these parameters, the variations are endless, with each shop carefully guarding its secret recipes. Times, Sunday Times (2015) He was intensely private and carefully guarded personal details, enjoying the air of mystery that grew up around him. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The two men then stalk each other through various parts of the decimated coast guard vessel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He split his four coast guard vessels into two teams. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It conducts huge exercises in the region to co-ordinate aircraft, warships, coast guard vessels and special forces. Times, Sunday Times The embassy building was closely guarded. Somewhere East of Life (1994) He called out the special constabulary and summoned armed troops to guard government buildings. The Bullet Catchers (1989) No one was allowed in or out of the picturesque town - and cops with machineguns guarded buildings. The Sun (2010) Neighbourhood committees guard compounds, forbidding people to leave. Times,Sunday Times (2020) We lived in state compounds guarded around the clock. Times, Sunday Times (2019) All four detained protesters were eventually released but police continued to guard the compound throughout the night. Times, Sunday Times (2013) A pair of breeding fish must guard their nest from other cichlids trying to eat their offspring. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The workers guard the nest and feed on nectar, tree sap and fruit pulp (particularly that of apples). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Adults usually guard the nest when eggs or young chicks are present. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A pair will guard their nest by perching near it at chattering at other rosellas that approach. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He said that the crocodile survived the incident and was back guarding the nest yesterday, when he went to look. Times, Sunday Times I did not have anything to do with guarding the prisoners, 'he said. Times, Sunday Times (2015) He may also receive the Pacific Star as he was sent to Australia and then Hong Kong after the D-Day landings to guard prisoners of war. The Sun (2011) The email also warned officers that if they did arrest smugglers, they would have to work a 24- HOUR SHIFT guarding prisoners. The Sun (2010) They take it very seriously, and closely guard their secret techniques. Times, Sunday Times They jealously guard the secret, even as they mine other worlds for their resources. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The prime ministerial sphinx should stay that way, guarding her secrets. Times, Sunday Times While spies guard their secrets, they share their vocabularies with remarkable openness. Times, Sunday Times This advice prompted an outcry from those who have closely guarded that secret. Times, Sunday Times Riot cops guarded the embassy. The Sun (2012) Regular soldiers guarding embassies or running high-risk minicab services would be a waste of taxpayers' money and their own training. Times, Sunday Times (2009) On its website, it says that it was awarded a three-year contract in 2010 to guard the embassy and to protect diplomatic staff, a deal worth 23 million a year. Times, Sunday Times (2012) This would require ministers to surrender a key power that they guard jealously at present. Times, Sunday Times And that history will be guarded jealously. Times, Sunday Times They yet inspirit the masses of our people, guarding jealously their rights and liberties, and cherishing their fraternity, peace and orderly development. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Naturally they (along with the practical knowledge of which materials work best for which properties) are passed from mentors to students and guarded jealously. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We jogged around one corner, then another, thoroughly lost, and with the soldier breathing down our necks - and into a guard post of soldiers. Times, Sunday Times They made it to dry land then found themselves pinned down by machineguns from a pillbox (a submerged guard post) as they encroached on enemy positions. Times, Sunday Times He was cook to the frontier guard post. Times, Sunday Times A guard post was destroyed. Times, Sunday Times The security forces soon set up a guard post and a barbed wire fence around the grove. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It snagged on a guard rail and the ship rolled. Times,Sunday Times He was flung against the guard rail and went into cardiac arrest. The Sun We need a guard rail and a gift shop. Times, Sunday Times Marks on the guard rail suggested that the driver may have deliberately rammed the side of the road in an attempt to slow the coach down. Times, Sunday Times It has no guard rail at its edge, however, which means you have to be careful not to leap inadvertently into the freezing water. Globe and Mail Two workers were in a guard shack on a 65-foot section of dock that also collapsed during the high winds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After 16 hours underground, they emerged and walked to the guard shack at the entrance to the quarry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When complete the observation area will have a gazebo, security guard shack, and restroom. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These units are converted into storage units, guard shacks, and offices. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other uses for these and other types of portable buildings are as guard shacks, rural offices, on-site changing rooms, etc. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Metal gates bar the way onto a long approach drive, which ends with some kind of guard tower. Times, Sunday Times The other end of the escape tunnel came up just beyond the prison wall, surfacing near a guard tower. Times, Sunday Times They surfaced next to a guard tower, which was unmanned because of staff shortages at the overcrowded prison. Times, Sunday Times He recorded finding small anomalies on either side of the gate, which may indicate the presence of what was once a guard tower. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Built in the early 13th century, it has served the city as guard tower, prison, clock tower, centre of urban life and civic memorial. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With some black paint, they make their prison outfits look like guard uniforms and make their escape. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The color guard uniforms are modern in nature with the exception of wearing kilts as a part of their parade uniform. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They went back into the percussion section to change back into their guard uniforms while the show continued and many times the audience was not aware where they went. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No review copies had been sent out; the contents had been kept a closely guarded secret. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The film's working title is a closely guarded secret. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The scale of the rewards is normally a closely guarded secret. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The honeymoon destination remains a closely guarded secret. Times, Sunday Times (2011) These reports are a guarded secret between the production staff. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The museum is heavily guarded and all visitors have to pass through metal detectors. The Sun (2009) The squad will be heavily guarded by armed police who will have their own barracks at the hotel. The Sun (2006) It's the most heavily guarded vault in the world. Times, Sunday Times (2009) FIFTY police officers are to guard the new prince. The Sun (2013) A couple of bored police officers guard the stairwell. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The French government promised an extra 23,000 soldiers and police officers will guard popular resorts through the summer. The Sun (2016) The convicts had armed themselves with iron bars, intending to overpower the guard and sail the vessel to the nearest landfall. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Emaciated and in poor health, he still managed to overpower his guard and escape, but was recaptured several hours later. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They began a revolt, overpowered the guards, and freed him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Then one day, they escape the jail by overpowering the guards. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He overpowers his guards, and hijacks the truck. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Police often refused to help, saying it was a civil matter, and in certain cases have arrested security personnel guarding buildings. The Star (South Africa) After the guerrillas took care of the security personnel guarding the building, they went on to install armed posts at strategic places, such as the stairs and the fourth floor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Quite often the contractors hired are local companies and mostly are unarmed personnel guarding facilities, only very rarely are international contractors or mobile armed security personnel used. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An armed police guard is at the hospital. Times, Sunday Times (2006) She was placed under police guard until the alleged attackers were arrested. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Yesterday, he was critically ill in a coma and under police guard after emergency surgery. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The first-floor flat was under police guard yesterday. The Sun (2014) Military officials said that they feared a deadly purge of the armed forces, because some of the alleged plotters were members of the presidential guard. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The soldiers, members of the presidential guard, threw sweets and biscuits to the crowd. Times, Sunday Times (2011) He had come under suspicion after it was reported that weaponry was missing from the armoury of the presidential guard, amid fears that there was a conspiracy to install a new president. Times,Sunday Times (2020) The move came as Tunisian officials called up reserve soldiers to guard tourist hotels and archaeological sites. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Sikh soldiers guard the Queen Times, Sunday Times (2009) The dramatic drop has prompted the Government to establish a tiger protection task force, employing retired soldiers to guard sanctuaries from poachers. Times, Sunday Times (2007) ' Russian troops will guard some strategic sites in Kyrgyzstan. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Under existing plans, the 1,000 remaining troops will guard the huge US embassy complex in Kabul and support Afghan counter-terrorist operations. Times, Sunday Times (2015) A greater number of troops will guard sporting venues from the start of next week rather than from when the Games begin on July 27, according to a source with knowledge of the discussion. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Uniformed guards watch the road junctions. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Uniformed guards were directing traffic. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Beneath a sweeping blue arch crowned with a yellow Sheriff star, a crisply uniformed guard directs me off the potholed Tiraspol street and onto a Hollywood-slick paving stone drive. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Translations: Chinese: 护卫队, 看守 Japanese: 見張り, 見張る |
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