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单词 guard
释义

guardnoun [ C ]

uk/ɡɑːd/us/ɡɑːrd/

guard noun [ C ] (PERSON WHO PROTECTS)

B1 a person or group of people whose job is to protect a person, place, or thing from danger or attack, or to prevent a person such as a criminal from escaping:

prison guards
security guards
There are guards posted (= standing and watching) at every entrance.
Armed guards are posted around the site.
The frontier is patrolled by border guards.
be under guard

to be kept in a place by a group of people who have weapons:

The ex-president was under armed guard in the palace.
stand/keep guard also be on guard

to be responsible for protecting someone or something, or for preventing someone from escaping:

Two of the soldiers kept guard over the captured guns.
Armed police stand guard outside the house.
the changing of the guard

a ceremony held outside Buckingham Palace in London, where one set of soldiers replaces the soldiers who have finished their time on duty standing outside the palace

More examples

  • They tried to buy the guard at the bank off but he told the police and the gang were arrested.
  • The guards failed to observe who delivered the package.
  • The border guards stopped me and asked to see my papers.
  • There are guards on the door to keep out undesirables.
  • Armed guards were stationed around the airport.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Protection and protectors

  • aegis
  • auspices
  • bailiff
  • bandobast
  • beefeater
  • buffer
  • conservation
  • guardian
  • homeland security
  • janitor
  • keeper
  • minder
  • night watchman
  • preservation
  • ranger
  • self-protection
  • sentinel
  • shield
  • warden
  • watchman

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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Defending and protecting
Military training & ceremonies

guard noun [ C ] (ON A TRAIN)

UK US conductor a railway official who travels on and is responsible for a train

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Railway workers

  • conductor
  • engine driver
  • engineer
  • motorman
  • porter
  • signalman
  • stationmaster
  • stoker

guard noun [ C ] (DEVICE)

a device that protects a dangerous part of something or that protects something from getting damaged:

a fire guard
a trigger guard
The helmet has a face guard attached.

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Machines - parts

  • ball bearing
  • bearing
  • clutch
  • cog
  • cogwheel
  • hub
  • inlet
  • input
  • jet
  • lever
  • manifold
  • pedal
  • rack and pinion
  • ram
  • ratchet
  • soft key
  • stepney
  • timer
  • vee belt
  • wheel

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Idiom(s)

be on (your) guard
catch sb off guard
drop/lower your guard

guardverb [ T ]

uk/ɡɑːd/us/ɡɑːrd/

guard verb [ T ] (WATCH)

B2 to protect someone or something from being attacked or stolen:

Soldiers guard the main doors of the embassy.

B2 to watch someone and make certain they do not escape from a place:

Five prison officers guarded the prisoners.

More examples

  • The village was guarded by a ragtag group of soldiers.
  • The offices were securely guarded.
  • Armed security officers are employed to guard the president.
  • The police officers guarding the door let in the celebrities, but they prevented us lesser/mere mortals from going inside.
  • He was employed to guard the singer when she was on tour.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Defending and protecting

  • baby
  • bandobast
  • bastion
  • biodefence
  • cherish
  • featherbed
  • kill
  • mollycoddle
  • mother
  • out of harm's way idiom
  • overprotective
  • patrol
  • proof
  • proof
  • protect
  • protective
  • wet nurse
  • wing
  • wrap
  • wrap sb (up) in cotton wool idiom

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guard verb [ T ] (NOT TELL)

to keep information secret:

Journalists jealously (= carefully) guard their sources of information.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Secrecy and privacy

  • anonymity
  • anonymize
  • anonymous
  • backroom
  • backstage
  • counsel
  • dissimulate
  • dissimulation
  • entre nous
  • executive privilege
  • furtive
  • lip
  • private
  • privately
  • privileged
  • sanctum
  • scent
  • secrecy
  • skeleton
  • sweep

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Phrasal verb(s)

guard against sth

the Guardnoun [ S ]

informal for the National Guard

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