Word · Frequency #19838
unguarded
无防备的；没有防卫的
lacking protection or a guard
- 1.
Having no guard or protection; vulnerable.
没有防护或保护的；易受伤害的。
- 2.
Displaying a lack of caution or thought.
表现出缺乏谨慎或思考的；不留神的。
不留神的；不小心的；大意的；没有防护或保护的；易受伤害的。；表现出缺乏谨慎或思考的；不留神的。；没有防卫的；不留神的
In use
The unguarded entrance allowed anyone to walk in without being checked.
Burglars often target unguarded homes during the day.
The museum's unguarded back door was left open all night.
in an unguarded moment
in an unguarded moment 是常见搭配，表示“在一时疏忽/失去警惕之际”。
In an unguarded moment, she let her real feelings show.
她在一时不防的时刻流露了真情。
leave + sth + unguarded
leave + 宾语 + unguarded 表示“使…处于无人看管或没有保护的状态”，宾语常为具体物品。
He left his luggage unguarded at the station.
他把行李留在车站，无人看管。
be + unguarded
unguarded 作表语时描述某人或某处处于无防备、没有守卫的状态。
Connections
Collocations
- unguarded moment
- 不留神的一刻；一时疏忽之际
- In an unguarded moment, she let slip her true opinion.她一时不留神，说出了自己的真实想法。
- unguarded remark
- 失言；不谨慎的话
- His unguarded remark about the manager caused trouble.他关于经理的一句失言惹来了麻烦。
- unguarded border
- 无人把守的边境
- The refugees crossed the unguarded border at night.难民们在夜间越过了无人把守的边境。
- unguarded railway crossing
- 无人看守的铁路道口
- Slow down at this unguarded railway crossing.经过这个无人看守的铁路道口时要减速。
- leave something unguarded
- 让某物无人看守
- They left the camp unguarded while they went hunting.他们去打猎时，营地无人看守。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
un-（不）+ guarded（守卫/戒备的），想象心里没设防，一时不留神就说了不该说的话。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：Physical protection of a place or object、Careless or unwary speech or behavior 该词主要有两个义项：表示“无防卫的、未受保护的”时多用于书面或客观描述；表示“不留神的、不小心的”时常见于 in an unguarded moment、an unguarded remark 等搭配。整体语气偏中性，正式与一般语境都可用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 unguarded /ʌnˈɡɑːdɪd/ 真正押韵的词有 guarded /ˈɡɑːdɪd/、regarded /rɪˈɡɑːdɪd/、discarded /dɪsˈkɑːdɪd/、disregarded /ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːdɪd/，它们重读音节都含 /ɑːdɪd/。注意 warded /ˈwɔːdɪd/ 虽拼写相近，但元音是 /ɔː/ 而非 /ɑː/，不押韵；candid /ˈkændɪd/ 更不押韵，元音为 /æ/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.