Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #2247
guard
守卫；护卫队；保护物
A person, group, or thing that protects or watches over someone or something.
- 1.
A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
保护或看守某物的人或物
- 2.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
看守某物或某人的人
- 3.
A squad responsible for protecting something.
负责保护某物的小队
- 4.
the person who plays that position on a football team
橄榄球队中担任该位置的人
- 5.
The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.
剑柄护手
- 6.
a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
防止伤害或事故的装置
- 7.
A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
机器的防护罩
- 8.
A watchchain.
怀表链
- 9.
A state of caution; posture of defence.
警戒状态；防御姿态
- 10.
Something worn to protect part of the body, e.g. the shins in cricket.
护具,如板球护腿
- 11.
A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or centre.
篮球中距离篮筐较远的矮个子球员
- 12.
The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
板球击球手在击球线上的站位标记
- 13.
Either of two offensive positions between the centre and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.
橄榄球中保护四分卫和开辟跑动路线的进攻位置
- 14.
A ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs.
地面缠斗中用腿控制对手的姿势
- 15.
A player playing a position named guard.
担任后卫位置的球员
- 16.
An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
负责列车安全的列车员,通常在列车最后一节车厢
- 17.
A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.
程序执行分支继续的布尔表达式
- 18.
The aircraft emergency frequency, a radio frequency reserved for emergency communications, typically 121.5MHz for civilian use.
飞机紧急频率,通常为民用的121.5MHz
防护装置；防护罩；戒备；防卫；护具；护膝；护腿；（篮球）后卫；（美式橄榄球）护锋；进攻后卫
In use
The guard checked my ID before allowing me to enter the building.
As a guard, his main duty is to protect the quarterback.
Always use a blade guard when operating the saw.
the left guard was injured on the play
Connections
Collocations
- security guard
- 保安员
- The security guard checked my ID at the entrance.保安员在入口处检查了我的身份证。
- bodyguard
- 保镖
- The celebrity hired a personal bodyguard for the event.这位名人为活动雇了一位私人保镖。
- guard dog
- 看门狗
- They have a guard dog to protect their property.他们有一条看门狗来保护财产。
- guard duty
- 守卫任务
- Soldiers are assigned to guard duty at the base.士兵们被派往基地执行守卫任务。
- guard station
- 岗亭
- The guard station is located at the main gate.岗亭位于正门。
- guard rail
- 护栏
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想guard中的'u'像一个人站岗，'ard'像'hard'坚固，合起来即坚固守卫。
Context & Register
此义项通常用于描述负责看守或保护的人，常见于安保、监狱、博物馆等场合。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为guards。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'guard' in rhotic English, sharing the ending /ɑrd/. Note that words like 'ward' (/wɔrd/) and 'cordial' look similar but sound different.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，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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