bodyguard
/ˈbɒdiɡɑːd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɑːdiɡɑːrd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbä-dē-ˌgärd/ (ame, mw)
bodyguard — 名詞
- bodyguardsingular
- bodyguardsplural
1. a security worker who stays close to someone and keeps that person safe from vio
保鑣
貼身保護他人安全的人
a security worker who stays close to someone and keeps that person safe from violence or other danger; the word can also mean the small team doing this work
Rafael's bodyguard stepped between him and the angry crowd outside the hotel.
Rafael 的保鑣在飯店外擋在他和憤怒的人群之間。
step between [person] and danger
A bodyguard checked the route before Kabir left for the campaign rally.
保鑣在 Kabir 前往造勢大會前先檢查了路線。
check the route before an event
The singer arrived with two bodyguards and hurried through the side entrance.
那位歌手帶著兩名保鑣抵達，並匆匆走進側門。
Tunde thanked the bodyguard after the driver spotted a man with a knife.
司機發現一名持刀男子後，Tunde 向那名保鑣道謝。
The witness refused interviews unless her bodyguard waited outside the studio door.
那名證人除非保鑣在錄影室門外等著，否則拒絕受訪。
- guard
broader word that can protect a place, object, or person
- security guard
usually watches a building, gate, or event rather than one individual
- protector
more general and less tied to paid security work
文法句型
a bodyguard
hire a bodyguard
travel with bodyguards
用法筆記
Often used for celebrities, politicians, or witnesses who may be attacked. In news reports, the word can refer to one close-protection officer or to the small team around that person.