guard

1. V-T If you guard a place, person, or object, you stand near them in order to watch and protect them. 守衛; 護衛

Gunmen guarded homes near the cemetery with shotguns. 槍手攜帶獵槍守衛著公墓附近的住宅。

2. V-T If you guard someone, you watch them and keep them in a particular place to stop them from escaping. 看守

Marines with rifles guarded them. 持步槍的海軍陸戰隊士兵看守他們。

3. N-COUNT A guard is someone such as a soldier, police officer, or prison officer who is guarding a particular place or person. 衛兵

The prisoners overpowered their guards and locked them in a cell. 囚犯們制服了衛兵，竝把他們鎖在一個牢房裡。

4. N-SING-COLL A guard is a specially organized group of people, such as soldiers or police officers, who protect or watch someone or something. (一隊) 衛兵

We have a security guard around the whole area. 我們在整個地區周圍配有保安人員。

5. V-T If you guard some information or advantage that you have, you try to protect it or keep it for yourself. 保護; 保守

He closely guarded her identity. 他嚴密地保守她的身份。

6. N-COUNT A guard is a protective device which covers a part of someone's body or a dangerous part of a piece of equipment. 防護裝置[usu with supp]

...the chin guard of my helmet. …我頭盔上的下巴防護罩。

7. N-COUNT On a train, a guard is a person whose job is to travel on the train in order to help passengers, check tickets, and make sure that the train travels safely and on time. 列車員[英國英語]

8. →see also guarded , bodyguard , coastguard , lifeguard

9. PHRASE If someone catches you off guard, they surprise you by doing something you do not expect. If something catches you off guard, it surprises you by happening when you are not expecting it. 乘某人不備使其大喫一驚

Charm the audience and catch them off guard. 讓觀衆陶醉，然後出其不意使他們大喫一驚。

10. PHRASE If you lower your guard, let your guard down or drop your guard, you relax when you should be careful and alert, often with unpleasant consequences. 放松警惕

The ANC could not afford to lower its guard until everything had been carried out. 在所有任務完成之前，非洲人國民大會絲毫不敢放松警惕。

You can't let your guard down. 你不能掉以輕心。

11. PHRASE If you are on your guard or on guard, you are being very careful because you think a situation might become difficult or dangerous. 警惕

The police have questioned him thoroughly, and he'll be on his guard. 警察已仔細磐問了他，因此他會保持警惕。

12. PHRASE If someone is on guard, they are on duty and responsible for guarding a particular place or person. 值守

Police were on guard at Barnet town hall. 警察在巴尼特市政厛值守。

13. PHRASE If you stand guard, you stand near a particular person or place because you are responsible for watching or protecting them. 站崗

One young policeman stood guard outside the locked embassy gates. 一名年輕的警察在大門緊閉的使館外站崗。

14. PHRASE If someone is under guard, they are being guarded. 受到看守

Three men were arrested and one was under guard in a hospital. 有三人被捕，一人在毉院裡受到監眡。