| 释义 |
guard BrE /gɑːd/
NAmE /gɑːrd/► SEE ALLbe on/off your guardmount/stand/keep guard (over sb/sth)catch sb off (their) guardthe old guard
●be on/off your ˈguardbe prepared/not be prepared for sth, for example an attack, a danger, a surprise, etc. to happen （对攻击、危险或意外等）有所／没有提防◆We must all be on our guard against bomb attacks.
我们大家都要防备炸弹袭击。◆He hit me while I was off my guard.
他趁我不备打了我。 NOTE Your guard is a position you take when you want to defend yourself, especially in a sport such as boxing or fencing. * guard 原指在拳击或击剑等运动中的防御姿势。 ●mount/stand/keep ˈguard (over sb/sth)act as a guard 守卫；看守◆Two soldiers stood guard over the captured weapons.
两名士兵看守着缴获的武器。●catch sb off (their) ˈguardhappen when sb is not prepared 趁某人毫无防备之时◆The question caught him off his guard and he couldn’t answer.他对这个问题毫无准备，一时哑口无言。◆Businesses were caught off guard by the sudden rise in interest rates.利率突然上升使各行各业措手不及。●the ˌold ˈguardthe original or older members of a group or an organization, who are often against change but whose ideas and ways of working are being replaced 保守派；保守势力◆The old guard in European politics is being challenged by fresh new ideas.欧洲政党中的保守势力受到了新观念的挑战。 |