guardroom

/ˈɡɑːdruːm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡɑːrdruːm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgärd-ˌrüm -ˌru̇m/ (ame, mw)

guardroom — noun

  • guardroomsingular
  • guardroomsplural

1. a small room near the entrance of a military base or palace, where the soldiers

1.名詞C1
釋義

a small room near the entrance of a military base or palace, where the soldiers on duty wait, rest, and watch who comes in or out.

例句

Vikram saluted the officer as he stepped into the guardroom for his night shift.

common pattern: into the guardroom

A small heater warmed the guardroom while two soldiers drank tea between patrols.

collocation: warmed the guardroom

同義詞
  • guard post

    more general; can be outdoors or any service, not just a room

  • sentry box

    a small standing shelter for one guard outside, much smaller than a guardroom

用法筆記

Subject is typically the soldiers on duty or an inspecting officer; the room is small, attached to a gate or entrance, and used for waiting and watching rather than for sleeping or holding prisoners (distinguish from sense 2).

常見錯誤

❌I locked my bike in the office guardroom.
✅I locked my bike in the office security room.
💡guardroom is specifically military; civilian buildings use security room or guard post.

2. a locked room on a military base used as a small jail, where soldiers who have b

2.名詞C1
釋義

a locked room on a military base used as a small jail, where soldiers who have broken the rules are kept for a short time.

例句

After the fight, two privates spent three days in the guardroom on bread and water.

frequent pattern: in the guardroom (as punishment)

The sergeant threatened to send Mauricio to the guardroom for being late again.

send + person + to the guardroom

同義詞
  • brig

    American military term, used on ships and navy bases

  • stockade

    American; a fenced military prison, usually larger than a guardroom

用法筆記

Typically used with verbs of confinement (send to, throw in, lock up in, spend time in). Distinguish from sense 1: this guardroom holds offenders, while the sense 1 guardroom shelters the soldiers who watch the gate.

常見錯誤

❌The thief was sent to the guardroom by the police.
✅The thief was sent to the cells by the police.
💡guardroom holds soldiers as prisoners, not civilians.