英语词汇“upon one's or the guards”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. on (also upon) one's guard, on guard (formerly also †upon one's or the guards, †upon a guard): in a position of defence, on the defensive; (a) with reference to fencing and sentry duty; hence (b) generally. to stand, (also be, lie) upon one's guard: to be watchful, cautious, or vigilant, to take care; so to put (alsoset) (a person) on (his) guard. Const. against, for. [Compare French sur ses gardes and en garde.]

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > [adverb] > on the defensive

on (also upon) one's guard1574

on guard1809

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > vigilant or on one's guard [phrase]

on warec893

on (also upon) one's guard1574

on (at, of, upon) one's keeping1590

on, upon (the) watch1719

on (also upon) the qui vive1726

on the alert1795

on one's toes1921

1574 St. Avstens Manuell in Certaine Prayers S. Augustines Medit. sig. Piiij I will..stand vpon my gard, and with waking eyes will I sing in my hart.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) ii. i. 326 'Tis best we stand vpon our guard.

1641 Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia sig. C^v Sussex was thought much the honester man, and far the better Souldier, but he lay too open on his guard.

1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 322 Both or one of them were ever upon the guard to keep out that which was without.

1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Gothick Warre i. 23 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian He sent direction..if they heard that the Enemie was entred at any other part, not to succour, but to continue upon their guards.

1683 D. A. Whole Art Converse 108 In Disputes relating to Religion be upon your Guards.

1692 R. L'Estrange Fables cccxx.280 It is Wisdom to keep our Selves upon a Guard.

1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Palamon & Arcite ii, in Fables 28 For this the Wise are ever on their Guard.

1701 W. Wotton Hist. Rome 327 The Intelligence..set him upon his Guard.

1704 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion III. xv. 479 The Soldiers, which were upon the Guards in some out-Forts.

1712 A. Pope in Spectator No. 408. In like Manner should the Reason be perpetually on its Guard against the Passions.

1809 J. Roland Amateur of Fencing 1 On the Position of the Body for being on Guard.

1845 J. R. McCulloch Treat. Taxation Introd. 11 We must be on our guard against the abuse of this doctrine.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 67 No one can be on his guard against that of which he has no experience.

1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. II. liii. 341 Every sensible man feels in himself the struggle between these two tendencies, and is on his guard not to yield wholly to either.

单词	upon one's or the guards
释义	> as lemmas upon one's or the guards a. on (also upon) one's guard, on guard (formerly also †upon one's or the guards, †upon a guard): in a position of defence, on the defensive; (a) with reference to fencing and sentry duty; hence (b) generally. to stand, (also be, lie) upon one's guard: to be watchful, cautious, or vigilant, to take care; so to put (alsoset) (a person) on (his) guard. Const. against, for. [Compare French sur ses gardes and en garde.] ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > [adverb] > on the defensive on (also upon) one's guard1574 on guard1809 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > vigilant or on one's guard [phrase] on warec893 on (also upon) one's guard1574 on (at, of, upon) one's keeping1590 on, upon (the) watch1719 on (also upon) the qui vive1726 on the alert1795 on one's toes1921 1574 St. Avstens Manuell in Certaine Prayers S. Augustines Medit. sig. Piiij I will..stand vpon my gard, and with waking eyes will I sing in my hart. a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) ii. i. 326 'Tis best we stand vpon our guard. View more context for this quotation 1641 Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia sig. C^v Sussex was thought much the honester man, and far the better Souldier, but he lay too open on his guard. 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 322 Both or one of them were ever upon the guard to keep out that which was without. 1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Gothick Warre i. 23 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian He sent direction..if they heard that the Enemie was entred at any other part, not to succour, but to continue upon their guards. 1683 D. A. Whole Art Converse 108 In Disputes relating to Religion be upon your Guards. 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables cccxx.280 It is Wisdom to keep our Selves upon a Guard. 1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Palamon & Arcite ii, in Fables 28 For this the Wise are ever on their Guard. 1701 W. Wotton Hist. Rome 327 The Intelligence..set him upon his Guard. 1704 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion III. xv. 479 The Soldiers, which were upon the Guards in some out-Forts. 1712 A. Pope in Spectator No. 408. In like Manner should the Reason be perpetually on its Guard against the Passions. 1809 J. Roland Amateur of Fencing 1 On the Position of the Body for being on Guard. 1845 J. R. McCulloch Treat. Taxation Introd. 11 We must be on our guard against the abuse of this doctrine. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 67 No one can be on his guard against that of which he has no experience. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. II. liii. 341 Every sensible man feels in himself the struggle between these two tendencies, and is on his guard not to yield wholly to either. extracted from guardn. < as lemmas
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