Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #2247
guard
保护；保卫；防卫
To protect someone or something from danger or attack; to keep safe.
- 1.
To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
保护免受危险；确保安全
- 2.
To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
看守以防止逃跑或暴力行为
- 3.
To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautious; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
警戒或防御；保持警惕
- 4.
To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
用装饰边保护边缘
- 5.
To fasten by binding; to gird.
用绑带固定
看守；监视；警惕；防范；给…镶边；装饰…的边缘；束缚；系紧；束紧；保护免受危险；确保安全
In use
The security guard guards the entrance every night.
She guarded her younger brother from the angry dog.
You should guard your password carefully.
Verb forms
base guard · third person guards · -ing guarding · past guarded · past participle guarded
规则动词，过去式加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- guard against something
- 防范某事；预防某事
- You should guard against making the same mistake again.你应该防止再犯同样的错误。
- guard someone from something
- 保护某人免受某事（伤害）
- The mother tried to guard her children from the harsh reality.这位母亲试图保护孩子们免受严酷现实的影响。
- guard the door
- 看守大门
- Two soldiers guarded the door to the meeting room.两名士兵看守着会议室的大门。
- guard a secret
- 保守秘密
- She promised to guard the secret for life.她承诺一生保守这个秘密。
- guard one's privacy
- 保护个人隐私
- It's important to guard your privacy online.在网上保护你的隐私很重要。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：卫兵在城门口守卫，见坏人便大喝'嘎！'（谐音 guard），所以动词 guard 是'保卫、看守'。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：security and patrol duties、formal notices and warnings、advice about avoiding risks guard 作动词通常表示“保护、看守或防范”，多用于安全保卫场景和书面提醒；日常口语中表达“小心、提防”时也常说 be careful 或 watch out。
Grammar Note
常与against或from连用表示防范
Pronunciation & Spelling
在美式英语中，guard 读作 /ɡɑrd/。hard、card、yard、shard 的元音和韵尾与 guard 相同（/ɑrd/），押韵。ward 拼写也以 -ard 结尾，但元音是 /ɔ/，读 /wɔrd/，不押韵。guide 与 guard 都以 gu 开头且 gu 读 /ɡ/，但元音和结尾不同，注意区分。
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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