Afterwards I have a henhouse he can guard.

                                  ——《White Collar》

等我建个鸡场 让他去当守卫。

            ——《妙警贼探》

 

一、下面我们来看看guard有几种含义

 

n.

1.哨兵；卫兵；警备员；看守员；警卫员 [C]

 

The prisoner slipped past the guards on the gate and escaped.

犯人从门卫身旁溜出去逃走了。

 

2.护卫队；（英国等的）皇家禁卫军（常大写）

 

He spent part of the war in the National Guard.

他在国家护卫队扮演了战争中一份子。

 

3.守卫；警戒；看守 [U]

 

Another ward in the sanatorium had no guard on it at all.

在医院的另一个病房根本没有保卫监视。

 

4.防护装置，防护物 [C]

 

Ensure the guard is in place before operating the machine.

一定要在防护装置放到位后再开机器。

 

5.【英】（火车的）列车长 [C]

 

The guard wave his flag and the train leave the station.

列车长摇动手中的旗子，火车随之开出车站。

 

v.

1.保卫；守卫；警卫 [T]

 

The gate is guarded by soldiers; you can't go without a pass.

大门有兵守卫，你没有通行证过不去。

 

2.看守；监视 [T]

 

The dog was guarding its owner's luggage.

狗守护着主人的行李。

 

3.控制；使（言词等）谨慎 [T]

 

He is guarded in his answers, but his excuses are groundless. His guilt is obvious.

他谨慎地回答，但其辩解站不住脚，他明显有罪。

 

4.防范；警惕(+against) [I]

 

The neighboring countries were on guard against the military expansion of that country.

那个国家的军事扩张引起邻国的警惕。

 

二、词义辨析：有“保护、保卫” 意思的词还有哪些？

 

defend, protect, safeguard, guard, shield, shelter, harbour

这些动词均有“保护、保卫”之意。

defend普通用词，指用武力或其它措施使人或物不受损害，消除危险。用作比喻时，指坚持某种行动、决定或意见。

protect普通用词，指用某种手段作为防御工具以防危险或伤害。

safeguard语气强，指采取积极措施预防可能发生的一切攻击或危险。

guard普通用词，指保持警惕以防可能的攻击或伤害。

shield语气比protect强，但侧重防止迫在眉睫的攻击或伤害。

shelter通常指寻找安全地方躲避风雨或使人免遭危害。

harbour贬义词，指隐匿或非法保护、窝藏。

 

三、下面我们来学习一下含有guard的常见短语

 

guard of honor

n.仪队,仪仗队

 

off guard

下岗,不警惕,未提防

 

old guard

守旧派,保守分子

 

on guard

值班,站岗;提防,警惕

 

on one's guard

adv.警惕

 

四、学会guard的用法了吗？来做个小测试吧~

 

The police have questioned him thoroughly, and he'll be on his _____.

警方已经对他进行了详细的盘问，因此他会保持戒备心理。