词组 | guard |
释义 | noun | verb guard1 /ɡɑːd $ ɡɑːrd/ noun someone whose job is to protect a place or person, or prevent someone from escapingadjectivesan armed guard Armed guards stood in front of the gate.nouns + guarda security guard There were two security guards on duty outside the building.a border guard We were stopped by border guards.a prison guard Prison guards patrolled the jail.Bodyguard (= someone whose job is to protect an important person) is written as one word.verbsa guard escorts sb (=goes with someone) Six guards escorted the men into court.a guard patrols somewhere (=a guard walks regularly around) Guards patrolled the area with dogs.post/station a guard somewhere (=make a guard stand somewhere) Armed guards were posted by the exit.phrasesbe on guard duty (=be standing as a guard somewhere) Two men were on guard duty at the gate.THESAURUS: guard bodyguard someone whose job is to protect an important person: She had four armed bodyguards. | He was the president’s personal bodyguard. sentry a soldier who stands outside a building as a guard: A sentry stood outside the palace gates. | The sentry ordered the men to stop. bouncer someone whose job is to stand at the door of a club, bar etc, and stop unwanted people coming in, or make people leave if they are behaving badly: The bouncers refused to let him into the nightclub. noun | verb guard2 /gɑːd $ gɑːrd/ verb 1. to stand next to someone or something to protect them or prevent them from escapingadverbsbe heavily/closely/tightly guarded (=with a lot of soldiers or weapons) The US embassy is heavily guarded.prepositionsguard sth from/against sth The missiles are there to guard the city from attack.2. to prevent someone from taking something or finding out about somethingadverbsbe closely/carefully/tightly guarded The name of the new car is a closely guarded secret.jealously/fiercely guard sth (=in a way that shows you care a lot about something) Universities have jealously guarded their independence. |
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