释义
[ uhn-gahr -did ] SHOW IPA
/ ʌnˈgɑr dɪd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective not guarded; unprotected; undefended.
open; frank; guileless: an unguarded manner.
exposed to attack or capture by the opponent without recourse by the player, as a card, chess piece, etc.: an unguarded queen of clubs; an unguarded pawn.
not cautious or discreet; careless: In an unguarded moment he had told her about his affair.
without a safeguard, as a cover, barrier, or shield, for protection: an unguarded buzz saw.
Origin of unguarded First recorded in 1585–95; un-1 + guarded
SYNONYMS FOR unguarded 1 defenseless.
4 indiscreet.
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OTHER WORDS FROM unguarded un·guard·ed·ly, adverb un·guard·ed·ness, noun Words nearby unguarded ungrammatical, ungrateful, ungrudging, ungt., ungual, unguarded , unguent, unguentum, unguiculate, unguided, unguinal
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Example sentences from the Web for unguarded I happened to run into the superintendent the day we got the news, and blurted out a question in an unguarded moment.
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The curtained-off “backstage” area is unguarded and chaotic.
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As the agent looked down to read the message, Todashev apparently took the unguarded instant as opportunity.
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That kind of unguarded remark also feeds perceptions that the mainstream media is biased against Romney.
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People are unguarded around her, which will prove to be interesting.
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I'm dreadfully afraid of being tempted, at an unguarded moment, by the aunt.'
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I could have done with fewer deeds of unnecessary kindness and more words of unguarded intimacy.
Witching Hill | E. W. Hornung
A blow would be struck at a weak or unguarded point, and then a quick retreat.
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She was suddenly laughing again—a curious laugh, quite free and unguarded .
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From this narrative it would seem that, for one night, the sepulchre was unsealed and unguarded .
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British Dictionary definitions for unguarded adjective unprotected; vulnerable
guileless; open; frank
incautious or careless
Derived forms of unguarded unguardedly , adverb unguardedness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to unguarded spontaneous, candid, indiscreet, offhand, accessible, artless, careless, casual, direct, foolhardy, frank, headlong, heedless, honest, impolitic, imprudent, impulsive, incautious, ingenuous, naive