guard
/ɡɑːd/ (bre, ipa) · [ɡˈɑrd] /ɡɑːrd/ (ame, ipa) · [ɡˈɑrd] /ˈgärd/ (ame, mw)
guard — noun
- guardsingular
- guardsplural
1. someone, or several people acting together, employed to keep watch over a place,
someone, or several people acting together, employed to keep watch over a place, protect a person, or stop prisoners from getting away.
A security guard at the mall checked bags before the concert.
security guard at a public venue
Two guards stood outside the embassy gate through the freezing night.
The prison guard locked the cell after the visitors left.
Mira waved to the guard who opened the hospital car park.
文法句型
guard + of/for
用法筆記
Often modified by what is being protected, as in security guard, prison guard, or palace guard. It can refer to one person or a unit working together.
2. the condition of being closely watched by armed people so that someone or someth
the condition of being closely watched by armed people so that someone or something stays safe or cannot escape.
The witness stayed under guard until the trial ended.
fixed phrase: under guard
After the fire, the lab remained under guard all weekend.
The suspect was taken to the hospital under guard.
Rare paintings are kept under guard during the museum move.
- custody
stronger and often connected with legal control
- protection
broader and not always linked to armed watching
文法句型
under guard
用法筆記
This sense is most common in the fixed phrase under guard. It names the protected or controlled condition, not the people doing the watching.
常見錯誤
3. a part added to something dangerous or fragile to cover it, block contact, or st
a part added to something dangerous or fragile to cover it, block contact, or stop damage.
The helmet's face guard cracked during the second period.
compound noun: face guard
Please fit the plastic guard over the fan before using it.
The trigger guard stopped his finger from slipping onto the trigger.
A fire guard stood in front of the heater in Yumi's room.
用法筆記
This sense often appears inside compound nouns such as face guard, trigger guard, and fire guard.
4. in basketball, a player who usually controls the ball, passes, or shoots from ou
in basketball, a player who usually controls the ball, passes, or shoots from outside.
The young guard finished with nine assists and three steals.
basketball position: guard
Our shortest guard beat the press and found Padma under the net.
Coach moved Shirin from forward to guard before the final.
The guard pulled up for a three after the screen.
用法筆記
This sense is specific to basketball. The word can name different specialist positions in other sports, but those are separate uses.
5. in boxing and similar sports, the position of your hands and arms when you hold
in boxing and similar sports, the position of your hands and arms when you hold them up to block punches.
Keep your guard high when the taller boxer steps forward.
keep your guard high
One quick feint made Hiro drop his guard for a second.
The coach told Sofia to tighten her guard near the ropes.
After the bell, the fighter lowered his guard and smiled.
文法句型
keep your guard up
drop your guard
用法筆記
Common with verbs like keep, drop, raise, and lower. The same wording is also used figuratively outside sport.
guard — verb
- guardpresent simple I / you / we / they
- guards3rd person singular
- guarding-ing form
- guardedpast simple
1. to watch a person, place, or thing so that it stays safe from attack, theft, or
to watch a person, place, or thing so that it stays safe from attack, theft, or harm.
Steel fences guard the school yard after dark.
guard + place from danger
Password checks guard the database from outside attacks.
Large dogs guard the farm when the family is asleep.
Two cameras guard the side door of the bank.
- protect
broader and not always linked to standing watch
- watch over
stresses care and observation more than physical defense
文法句型
guard + person/place/thing
guard + object + from + danger
用法筆記
Usually takes the protected person, place, or thing as its object. The idea is active watching that prevents trouble.
常見錯誤
2. to watch a prisoner, suspect, or captive carefully so that the person cannot get
to watch a prisoner, suspect, or captive carefully so that the person cannot get away.
Two officers guarded the prisoner during the hospital visit.
guard + prisoner in custody
Two soldiers guarded the captive until dawn after the raid.
The police guarded the suspect outside the courtroom door.
Hospital staff asked an officer to guard the handcuffed man.
文法句型
guard + prisoner/captive/suspect
用法筆記
Most often used when the person is under arrest, in prison, or otherwise being kept from leaving.
3. to keep information, feelings, or plans from becoming known to other people.
to keep information, feelings, or plans from becoming known to other people.
Rania guards her family's address online for safety.
guard + private information
The company guards its sales data very closely.
Journalists guard their sources when a story is sensitive.
Padma guarded the news until her sister arrived.
文法句型
guard + secret/information/feelings
用法筆記
Often used with secrets, sources, feelings, and private facts. The object is something you do not want other people to know.
4. in team sports, to stay close to an opposing player so that the person cannot co
in team sports, to stay close to an opposing player so that the person cannot control the ball or score easily.
Lara guarded the point guard all through the second half.
guard + opposing player
You have to guard their tallest scorer near the baseline.
The rookie guarded too loosely and gave up an easy layup.
Their captain guarded our center whenever the teams switched ends.
文法句型
guard + opposing player
用法筆記
Common in basketball and similar sports. The object is the opponent you are personally responsible for.