guard
noun /ɡɑːd/
/ɡɑːrd/
Idioms - [countable] a person, such as a soldier, a police officer or a prison officer, who protects a place or people, or prevents prisoners from escaping
卫兵；警卫员；看守 - prison/border guards
监狱/边防警卫 - The building is protected by armed guards.
大楼由武装警卫把守。 - The prisoner slipped past the guards on the gate and escaped.
犯人从门卫身旁溜出去逃走了。 - A guard was posted outside the building.
建筑物外驻了一名警卫。
Topics War and conflictb1, Crime and punishmentb1, Jobsb1- Guards had been posted all around the TV studio.
整个电视演播室周围都设置了警卫。 - Guards patrolled the perimeter fence.
警卫在四周的围栏边巡逻。 - The border guard checked our papers before waving us through.
边防哨兵检查了我们的证件，然后挥手放行。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- armed
- uniformed
- border
- …
- post
- station
- patrol something
- protect something
- escort somebody
- …
- duty
- dog
- prison/border guards
- [uncountable] the act or duty of protecting property, places or people from attack or danger; the act or duty of preventing prisoners from escaping
警戒；保卫；保护；看守 - on guard a sentry on guard (= at his or her post, on duty)
执勤哨兵 - to be on guard duty
站岗 - under guard The escaped prisoner was brought back under armed guard.
越狱逃犯由武装警卫押回。 - The terrorist was kept under police guard.
这名恐怖分子当时在警方的看管之下。
Topics Dangerb2, War and conflictb2- Two sentries stood on guard.
有两个哨兵站岗。 - The suspects were kept under police guard.
嫌疑犯由警察看守。 - He fell asleep on guard duty.
他在值班时睡着了。 - He was doing guard duty at the entrance to the embassy.
他在大使馆门口执行警卫任务。 - Would you like me to keep guard of your room?
你想让我看护你的房间吗？ - Two police officers kept guard over the burned-out building.
两个警察在烧毁的大楼旁警戒。 - The prisoners were under close guard.
犯人们受到严密的看守。 - The accused was taken to court under armed guard.
被告在武装戒护下到庭。 - Soldiers stood guard on the city gates.
士兵在城门口站岗。 - Several police officers were on guard outside the factory.
几个警察在工厂外警戒。 - He arrived under heavy guard.
他在重重护卫下到达。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- close
- 24-hour
- constant
- …
- off (your) guard
- on (your) guard
- under guard
- …
- drop your guard
- keep guard of something
- keep your guard up
- …
- on guard a sentry on guard (= at his or her post, on duty)
- [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of people, such as soldiers or police officers, who protect somebody/something
（统称）卫兵，警卫，看守 - the captain of the guard
卫队长 - the changing of the guard (= when one group replaces another)
卫队换岗 - The guard is/are being inspected today.
今天卫队接受检阅。 - Fellow airmen provided a guard of honour at his wedding.
空军战友们为他的婚礼充当仪仗队。 - The president always travels with an armed guard.
总统出行总有武装卫队保驾。
Topics War and conflictc1- Fellow soldiers from Corporal Smith's regiment formed a guard of honour at his wedding.
在史密斯下士的婚礼上，战友们组成了仪仗队。 - The guard was changed every two hours.
警卫每两小时换一次岗。 - A group of tourists was watching the changing of the guard outside the palace.
一群游客正在观看宫殿外的卫队换岗。 - It would only be a matter of minutes before the alarm was raised and the guard called out.
警报响起、警卫出动只需要几分钟时间。 - The coffin was accompanied by a guard of honour.
灵柩由仪仗队护卫。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- civil
- national
- palace
- …
- change
- call out
- guard of honour/honor
- the captain of the guard
- the Guards[plural] (in the UK and some other countries) special regiments of soldiers whose original duty was to protect the king or queen
（英国和其他一些国家的）禁军，御林军，近卫军 - the Scots Guards
苏格兰卫队 - a Guards officer
近卫团军官
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- civil
- national
- palace
- …
- change
- call out
- guard of honour/honor
- the Scots Guards
- [countable] (often in compounds
常构成复合词 防护罩；防护装置；防护用品 - All players wear helmets and face guards.
所有球员都戴头盔和面罩。 - Ensure the guard is in place before operating the machine.
一定要在防护措施做好后才开机器。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- trigger
- fire
- shin
- …
- All players wear helmets and face guards.
- [countable] (British English, becoming old-fashioned) conductor (= a person who is in charge of a train and travels with it, but does not drive it)
警卫： 售票员 - [uncountable] a position you take to defend yourself, especially in a sport such as boxing or fencing
防御姿势 - to drop/keep up your guard
放弃／保持防御姿势 - (figurative) In spite of the awkward questions the minister never let his guard fall for a moment.
尽管遇到些令人尴尬的问题，部长从没有放松警惕。
Topics Sports: other sportsc2- Matt relaxed a little, dropping his guard.
马特放松了一下，警惕性也降低了。 - No one can keep their guard up all the time.
没有人能自始至终保持警惕。
- to drop/keep up your guard
- [countable] one of the two players on a basketball team who are mainly responsible for staying close to players of the other team to stop them from scoring
后卫 - [countable] one of the two players on an American football team who play either side of the centre forward
（中锋两侧的）哨锋
people who protect警卫
against injury防止受伤
on train火车
in boxing/fencing拳击；击剑
in basketball篮球
in American football美式足球
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘care, custody’): from Old French garde (noun), garder (verb), of West Germanic origin. Compare with ward.
Idioms
be on your guard
- to be very careful and prepared for something difficult or dangerous
警惕；提防；警戒 - He was always on his guard against moneymaking schemes.
他对赚钱的计划总是保持着警惕。
- He was always on his guard against moneymaking schemes.
drop your guard
- to stop being careful and preparing yourself for possible danger or difficulty
警惕；提防；警戒 - You can never drop your guard with a two-year-old.
你永远不能对一个两岁的孩子放松警惕。 - Even when he's winning, he never drops his guard.
即使他赢了，他也从不放松警惕。
- You can never drop your guard with a two-year-old.
mount/stand/keep guard (over somebody/something)
- to watch or protect somebody/something
守卫；看守；保卫 - Four soldiers stood guard over the coffin.
有四名士兵守护灵柩。 - One of the men kept guard, while the other broke into the house.
一人放哨，另一人则闯进了房子里。
- Four soldiers stood guard over the coffin.
off (your) guard
- not careful or prepared for something difficult or dangerous
不警惕；不提防；不警戒 - The lawyer’s apparently innocent question was designed to catch the witness off (his) guard.
律师看似不经意的问题是为了使证人措手不及。
Topics Dangerc2- He caught me completely off guard.
他给了我一个措手不及。 - The question seemed to catch him off his guard.
这个问题似乎让他措手不及。
- The lawyer’s apparently innocent question was designed to catch the witness off (his) guard.