| 单词 | be on guard |
| 释义 | be on guard stand/keep guard (ALSO be on guard) F0 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.Thesaurus+: ↑Defending and protecting , ↑Backing, supporting and defending , ↑Preserving and savingMain Entry: ↑guard guard /ɡɑːd/ aep /ɡɑːrd/ 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.Thesaurus+: ↑Protection and protectors , ↑Environmental issuesbe under guardF0 to be kept in a place by a group of people who have weapons: » The ex-president was under armed guard in the palace.Thesaurus+: ↑Defending and protecting , ↑Backing, supporting and defending , ↑Preserving and savingstand/keep guard (ALSO be on guard)F0 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.Thesaurus+: ↑Defending and protecting , ↑Backing, supporting and defending , ↑Preserving and savingthe changing of the guardF0 a ceremony held outside Buckingham Palace in London when one set of soldiers replaces the soldiers who have finished their time on duty standing outside the palace Thesaurus+: ↑Military training and ceremonies• • • Extra 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. |
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