Word · Frequency #12285
bodyguards
保镖
bodyguards is the plural of bodyguard.
a person or group that protects someone, especially an important or famous person
- 1.
A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone.
负责保护某人的人或一群人,通常携带武器
- 2.
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
护送并保护重要人物的人
- 3.
a group of men who escort and protect some important person
护送并保护重要人物的一组人
负责保护某人的人或一群人,通常携带武器；护送并保护重要人物的人；护送并保护重要人物的一组人；护卫
In use
The celebrity's bodyguard checked the room before she entered.
The president's bodyguards formed a protective circle around him.
She hired a bodyguard to protect her during the book tour.
bodyguard of | for + [person]
表示“为某人当保镖”，通常用介词for或of。
He works as a bodyguard for a famous celebrity.
他给一位著名名人当保镖。
possessive + bodyguard
所有格后直接跟bodyguard，表示某人的保镖。
The president's personal bodyguard never leaves his side.
总统的私人保镖从不离开他身边。
bodyguard + noun
bodyguard可用作定语修饰名词，表示与保镖相关的。
Connections
Collocations
- personal bodyguard
- 私人保镖
- The actress travels with a personal bodyguard.这位女演员出行时带着一名私人保镖。
- armed bodyguard
- 武装保镖
- The diplomat was guarded by armed bodyguards.这名外交官由武装保镖保护。
- former bodyguard
- 前保镖
- His former bodyguard wrote a book about him.他的前保镖写了一本关于他的书。
- hire a bodyguard
- 雇一名保镖
- Fearing for his safety, he hired a bodyguard.由于担心安全，他雇了一名保镖。
- act as a bodyguard
- 充当保镖
- She asked her friend to act as a bodyguard.她请朋友充当保镖。
- a team of bodyguards
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆:body(身体)+ guard(守卫),守卫身体的人就是保镖。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、日常对话 该词在正式和非正式场合都比较常见，通常指保护重要人物的保镖或护卫人员；日常对话和新闻报道中都自然可用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
美式英语中，bodyguard 的末尾重读部分 -guard /-ɡɑrd/ 与 card、hard、yard、lard 等 /-ɑrd/ 词押韵。注意拼写相似的 ward /wɔrd/（病房；区）和 word /wɜrd/（词）发音不同，不与 bodyguard 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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