guard
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++guard1 /ɡɑːd $ ɡɑːrd/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 person 人 [countable] a) BOsomeone whose job is to protect a place or person 卫兵；警卫；门卫 There were two security guards on duty outside the building. 大楼外面有两名保安在值勤。 We were stopped by border guards. 我们被边防哨兵拦住了。 Armed guards were posted by the exit. 出口驻守了武装警卫。 b) someone whose job is to prevent prisoners from escaping 狱吏，看守 The prison guards were reasonably friendly. 狱警的态度还算友好。2 protection 保护 [uncountable]PROTECT the act or duty of protecting places or people, or of preventing prisoners from escaping 警戒，保卫，看守be on guard Who was on guard the night the fire broke out? 火灾发生那晚是谁在执勤？keep/stand guard (over somebody/something) Gunmen stood guard at the camp entrance. 持枪歹徒把守着营地的入口。be under (police/armed etc) guard (=to be guarded by a group of people) 在（警方/武装警卫等）看管之下 He was taken to hospital, where he is now under police guard. 他被送进了医院，现在由警方看守。3 soldiers 士兵 a) [singular] a group of soldiers who guard someone or something 警卫队 The president has called in the National Guard. 总统调集了国民警卫队。 b) the Guards British English a group of soldiers who protect the king or queen 〔保护国王或女王的〕御林军，近卫军，禁军4 equipment 设备 [countable]PROTECT something that is used to protect someone or something from damage or injury 防护罩，防护装置 a face guard 面罩 a fire guard 火炉栏，防火隔栏5. on a train 火车上 [countable] British EnglishBOTTT a person whose job is to be in charge of a train 列车长 SYN American English conductor6 on your guard CAREFULto be paying attention to what is happening in order to avoid danger, being tricked etc 警惕，提防 These men are dangerous so you’ll need to be on your guard. 这些人很危险，所以你要提防着点。 Something in his tone put her on her guard. 他说话的语气使她提高了警惕。7 catch/throw somebody off guard READYto surprise someone by doing something that they are not ready to deal with 趁某人不备，使某人猝不及防 Senator O'Hare was caught off guard by the question. 这个问题让奥黑尔参议员猝不及防。8 guard of honour a group of people who walk or stand together at a special occasion in order to show respect 仪仗队 Police colleagues formed a guard of honour at her funeral. 警队的同事在她的葬礼上组成了一个仪仗队。9 the old guard a group of people in an organization who want to do things in the way they were done in the past 保守派，传统派 the Communist old guard 共产党的保守派10 fighting 打架 [singular]DSO the position of holding your arms or hands up in a fight in order to defend yourself 防御，防御姿势 He swung at me and I brought my guard up. 他挥拳向我打来，我摆出了防御的姿势。11 sport 运动 [countable] a) one of two players on a basketball team who is responsible for moving the ball to help their team gain points 〔篮球的〕后卫 b) one of two players on an American football team who plays either side of the centre 〔美式橄榄球的〕后卫 →5 see picture at 见图 basketball
Examples from the Corpus
guard• Guards at the embassy refused to let journalists enter.• The captain put armed guards all around the camp.• Creekmur, a Lions offensive lineman during the 1950s, played both guard and tackle in his 10-year career.• You can buy guards for electric sockets that make it impossible for little children to stick their fingers into the holes.• All college hockey players must wear face guards on their helmets.• Many guards are members of the death squads and openly discuss their activities in loud voices.• The words caught him off guard.• Detectives feared he was out for revenge and armed police were put on guard at police stations.• Currently Zandrino works as a security guard at a Healdsburg winery.• Two men overpowered the security guard and stole $20,000.• Then he sneaked past the security guard without paying.• Football players are strongly advised to wear shin guards.• As they came nearer I approached them, before the guard had time to prevent me.• The guards stopped us at the gate.prison guards• He woke up finally from a nightmare of dismembered bodies and prison guards to find himself bathed in sweat and sobbing uncontrollably.• In the overcrowded prisons, Amnesty claimed that 25 prisoners had been deliberately killed by the police and prison guards in 1989.• Orlando Azcué was also said to have been beaten by prison guards on at least three occasions.• Officials earlier this week said Guzman, who is still at large, spent months corrupting prison guards for the escape.• An urgent need arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s to recruit many new prison guards.• After 75 days of being brutalized and sexually assaulted by other inmates and ignored by the prison guards, Rodney hanged himself.• Since I was the only child in the jail, the prison guards were nice to me.• Most of the prison guards ran away, with the prisoners.be under (police/armed etc) guard• He was under guard Monday in Salem Hospital, where he is expected to be arraigned.• Read in studio A man is under police guard in hospital tonight after a stolen car crashed while being followed.• Or he may secretly be under guard in Dracula's castle.guard2 ●●● W2 verb [transitive] 1 PROTECTto protect a person, place, or object by staying near them and watching them 保卫，守卫2. SCJto watch a prisoner to prevent them from escaping 看守〔囚犯〕3 to protect something such as a right or a secret by preventing other people from taking it away, discovering it etc 捍卫〔权利〕；保守〔秘密〕4. to prevent another sports player from gaining points, getting the ball etc 〔体育运动中〕防守5 guard against something phrasal verb PREVENTto prevent something from happening 防止…发生→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
guard• And this she must guard against at all costs.• She must be mated again, and the first mate has to guard her or risk his groundwork going to benefit another.• I made revisions on the Old Course, guarded her with all my energy.• The car was backed inside and Randolph Churchill and Corporal Rose were left to guard it.• Byron will guard Jordan in tonight's game.• An army lieutenant and 14 soldiers were guarding the air strip.• The women and children were sent into the town until the floods subsided and the men were left to guard the camp.• Soldiers have been called in to guard the embassy against further attacks.• We've hired someone to guard the entrance.• A dog guards the house.• You guard your other child very closely.guard somebody/something against something• There is no one to guard the area against possible attack.closely guarded secret• Details of the program are closely guarded secrets.• For more than forty years his existence had been a closely guarded secret.• He knew that the routine and itinerary of the Chairman were a closely guarded secret.• It was not the falcon's nesting site, John wisely keeps all such eyries a closely guarded secret.• The winning design was chosen a few months ago and has been a closely guarded secret.• Today the locations of many rare or endangered species are closely guarded secrets.• The level of marks required for entrance to secondary school is a very closely guarded secret and seldom officially revealed.• His smoking had been one of the most closely guarded secrets of the campaign.Origin guard1 (1400-1500) French gardeguard1 nounguard2 verbChinese
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guard1 S3 W3 /ɡɑːd $ ɡɑːrd/ 
noun
a. someone whose job is to protect a place or person:
There were two security guards on duty outside the building.
We were stopped by border guards.
Armed guards were posted by the exit.
b. someone whose job is to prevent prisoners from escaping:
The prison guards were reasonably friendly.
2. PROTECTION [uncountable] the act or duty of protecting places or people, or of preventing prisoners from escaping
be on guard
Who was on guard the night the fire broke out?
keep/stand guard (over somebody/something)
Gunmen stood guard at the camp entrance.
be under (police/armed etc) guard (=to be guarded by a group of people)
He was taken to hospital, where he is now under police guard.
3. SOLDIERS
a. [singular] a group of soldiers who guard someone or something:
The President has called in the National Guard.
b. the Guards British English a group of soldiers who protect the king or queen
4. EQUIPMENT [countable] something that is used to protect someone or something from damage or injury:
a face guard
a fire guard
5. ON A TRAIN [countable] British English a person whose job is to be in charge of a train
SYN conductor American English
6. on your guard to be paying attention to what is happening in order to avoid danger, being tricked etc:
These men are dangerous so you’ll need to be on your guard.
Something in his tone put her on her guard.
7. catch/throw somebody off guard to surprise someone by doing something that they are not ready to deal with:
Senator O'Hare was caught off guard by the question.
8. guard of honour a group of people who walk or stand together at a special occasion in order to show respect:
Police colleagues formed a guard of honour at her funeral.
9. the old guard a group of people in an organization who want to do things in the way they were done in the past:
the Communist old guard
10. FIGHTING [singular] the position of holding your arms or hands up in a fight in order to defend yourself:
He swung at me and I brought my guard up.
11. SPORT [countable]
a. one of two players on a basketball team who is responsible for moving the ball to help their team gain points
b. one of two players on an American football team who plays either side of the centre
guard2 verb [transitive]
1. to protect a person, place, or object by staying near them and watching them:
The Sergeant told Swift to guard the entrance.
a lioness guarding her cubs
guard somebody/something against something
There is no one to guard these isolated farms against attack.
2. to watch a prisoner to prevent them from escaping
3. to protect something such as a right or a secret by preventing other people from taking it away, discovering it etc:
chiefs who jealously guarded their independence
a closely guarded secret
4. to prevent another sports player from gaining points, getting the ball etc
guard against something phrasal verb
to prevent something from happening:
Exercise can guard against a number of illnesses.
guard against doing something
Nurses should guard against becoming too attached to their patients.
▪ protect to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness: Don’t worry, I’ll protect you. | The government wants to protect the environment. | Eating healthily helps to protect against many diseases.
▪give/offer/provide protection to protect someone from something harmful: Wearing a hat offers some protection from the sun. | The drug can give protection against cancer. | The law provides no protection.
▪guard to protect a person, place, or object by staying near them and watching them: Police officers guarded the entrance to the building. | He is guarded by armed men.
▪save to protect someone or something when they are in danger of being harmed or destroyed: Local people are fighting to save the theatre from demolition. | Emergency aid could save millions of people who are threatened with starvation.
▪preserve to keep something, especially buildings or the environment, from being harmed, destroyed, or changed too much: The organization works to preserve forests. | There is little money for preserving historic buildings.
▪safeguard to protect something important, such as people’s rights, interests, jobs, health etc: The deal will safeguard 200 jobs at the factory. | Laws should do more to safeguard the rights of victims.
▪shield to put something in front of something else to protect it. Also used to talk about protecting people from unpleasant situations: He lifted his hand to shield his eyes from the light. | They thought the public should be shielded from the truth.
▪shelter to provide a place where someone or something is protected from the weather or from danger: The village is sheltered by a belt of trees. | His family had sheltered Jews during the war.
▪harbour British English, harbor American English to help and protect someone who has done something illegal, and prevent the police from finding them: He is accused of harbouring suspected terrorists.
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noun Date: 1400-1500
Language: French
Origin: garde
1. PERSON [countable]Language: French
Origin: garde
a. someone whose job is to protect a place or person:
b. someone whose job is to prevent prisoners from escaping:
2. PROTECTION [uncountable] the act or duty of protecting places or people, or of preventing prisoners from escaping
be on guard
keep/stand guard (over somebody/something)
be under (police/armed etc) guard (=to be guarded by a group of people)
3. SOLDIERS
a. [singular] a group of soldiers who guard someone or something:
b. the Guards British English a group of soldiers who protect the king or queen
4. EQUIPMENT [countable] something that is used to protect someone or something from damage or injury:
5. ON A TRAIN [countable] British English a person whose job is to be in charge of a train
SYN conductor American English
6. on your guard to be paying attention to what is happening in order to avoid danger, being tricked etc:
7. catch/throw somebody off guard to surprise someone by doing something that they are not ready to deal with:
8. guard of honour a group of people who walk or stand together at a special occasion in order to show respect:
9. the old guard a group of people in an organization who want to do things in the way they were done in the past:
10. FIGHTING [singular] the position of holding your arms or hands up in a fight in order to defend yourself:
11. SPORT [countable]
a. one of two players on a basketball team who is responsible for moving the ball to help their team gain points
b. one of two players on an American football team who plays either side of the centre
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verb [transitive]1. to protect a person, place, or object by staying near them and watching them:
guard somebody/something against something
2. to watch a prisoner to prevent them from escaping
3. to protect something such as a right or a secret by preventing other people from taking it away, discovering it etc:
4. to prevent another sports player from gaining points, getting the ball etc
guard against something phrasal verb
to prevent something from happening:
guard against doing something
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