lifeguard

/ˈlaɪfɡɑːd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlaɪfɡɑːrd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlīf-ˌgärd/ (ame, mw)

lifeguard — 名詞

  • lifeguardsingular
  • lifeguardsplural

1. someone who keeps watch over people swimming in the ocean, a lake, or a pool and

1.名詞B1
釋義

救生員

負責海灘或泳池水域安全的人員

someone who keeps watch over people swimming in the ocean, a lake, or a pool and rescues anyone who is in trouble in the water.

例句

Ravi, a lifeguard at Westside Pool, spotted a child struggling in the deep end and jumped in immediately.

Ravi 是 Westside 泳池的救生員，他看到一個小孩在深水區掙扎，立刻跳了進去。

countable: 'a lifeguard at [place]'

Before the beach opened, the lifeguards checked the water conditions and set up safety flags.

海灘開放之前，救生員們檢查了水域狀況，並設置了安全旗幟。

lifeguard + checked + [condition]

同義詞
  • guard

    more general term for anyone who protects people or property; does not imply water rescue training

  • rescuer

    strong emphasis on the act of saving someone, but not limited to water environments

用法筆記

Often used as part of a compound noun (lifeguard chair, lifeguard station, lifeguard training) or in job titles (head lifeguard, beach lifeguard). Common in warnings and signs: 'Lifeguard on duty.'

常見錯誤

❌A security guard rescued the drowning child from the pool.
✅A lifeguard rescued the drowning child from the pool.
💡a 'security guard' protects property and people on land; a 'lifeguard' specifically watches over swimmers and rescues from water.