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/gɑːd/ |
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1 | to watch a place carefully to protect someone from attack , to prevent something from being stolen , or to prevent someone from escaping 守卫;看守 |
| There were two soldiers guarding the main gate. 有两个士兵把守着大门。 |
| The palace entrance is guarded round the clock. 宫殿入口全天有人看守。 |
| heavily guarded the heavily guarded office of the Prime Minister 戒备森严的首相办公室 |
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2 | to protect someone or something from something dangerous or unpleasant 保卫;保护 |
| The male fish guards the eggs. 雄鱼保护鱼卵。 |
| guard sth/sb from sth the trees that guarded the farm from the wind 保护农场的防风林 |
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3 | to try very hard to keep something that is important to you 捍卫 |
| The company is fiercely guarding its independence. 公司竭尽全力捍卫自身的独立。 |
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4 | if you guard information , you do not tell it to anyone 保密 |
| They have been guarding the details of their research. 他们一直对他们研究的细节保密。 |
| closely/jealously guard sth The recipe is a closely guarded secret. 该配方是严格保密的。 |
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5 | in a sport such as basketball , to try to prevent your opponent from scoring or from playing effectively (篮球等运动中的)防守 |
PHRASE |
- | guard your tongue/temper old-fashioned |
| to speak or behave carefully, without using bad language or violence |
| 说话/行事谨慎 |
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Words frequently used with guard | guard 的常见搭配词 | adverbs | carefully, closely, fiercely, jealously, | 4 | | |
PHRASAL VERBS |
- | ˈguard aˌgainst |
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1 | to help to prevent something from happening 防止…发生 | Fibre in the diet is thought to guard against heart disease. 食物中的纤维被认为可以预防心脏病。 | |
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2 | to try to prevent something from happening 防范;警惕 | We need to guard against the possibility of people losing interest. 我们得防范人们失去兴趣的可能性。 | |
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