核心畫面
You can picture one basic action: standing close to something or someone, keeping your eyes on it, and being ready to stop anything bad from reaching it. Everything else — the people who do this job, the equipment that does it, even watching out in your own mind — grows out of that one act of watchful protecting.
可以想成一個最基本的動作：站在某個人或某樣東西旁邊，眼睛盯著、隨時準備擋下任何靠近的危險。後面所有意思——做這件事的…更多收起
可以想成一個最基本的動作：站在某個人或某樣東西旁邊，眼睛盯著、隨時準備擋下任何靠近的危險。後面所有意思——做這件事的人、替你擋的裝備、甚至你心裡的提防——都是從這個「警覺地守著、護著」的動作長出來的。原始詞典資料25 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Guardname
- 1
A surname.
- Please deliver this package to Mr Guard.
guardnoun詞源 1/ɡɑːd/
- 1
A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
- The prison guard unlocked the door of the cell. After completing the repairs, he replaced the sump guard.
- border guard, prison guard, security guard
- 2
A garda; a police officer.
- The Garda Regulations 1924 required a candidate for appointment as a guard to be able to produce satisfactory references as to his character
- 3
governmentmilitarypoliticsA squad responsible for protecting something.
- The president inspected the guard of honour.
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governmentmilitarypoliticsA squad responsible for protecting something.
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The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.
- Holonym: hilt
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A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
- The motorcycle mechanic removed the damaged chain guard.
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A watchchain.
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A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- Another possible way is to go for a lower profile tyre (50 series). This effectively lowers the distance of the tyre wall away from the guard (not by much though and generally, the lower the profile, the wider the tyre so the tyre may stick out more as well).
- The reason I'm asking - Whenever I put some weight in the back of the car (say - a passenger or two) the rear tyres can sometimes hit the guards.
另外 10 個記錄的用法
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A state of caution; posture of defence.
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Something worn to protect part of the body, e.g. the shins in cricket.
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ball-gamesbasketballgamesA relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or centre.
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ball-gamescricketgamesThe position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
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American-footballball-gamesfootballEither of two offensive positions between the centre and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.
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governmenthobbieslifestyleA ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs.
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hobbieslifestylesportsA player playing a position named guard.
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rail-transportrailwaystransportAn employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
- When an engineer wished to stop a swiftly moving train he had first to whistle to the guard requesting him to apply the hand-brake of the van, and then apply the hand-brake of the engine. Guards did not always hear.
- 17
computingengineeringmathematicsA Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.
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aeronauticsaerospaceaviationThe aircraft emergency frequency, a radio frequency reserved for emergency communications, typically 121.5MHz for civilian use.
guardverb詞源 2/ɡɑːd/
- 1
To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
- All of the mountain passes are guarded by troops.
- For Heaven still guards the right.
- 2
To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
- Guard the prisoner.
- 3
To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautious; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
- Careful people guard against mistakes.
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To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
- The body of your discourse is sometime guarded with fragments, and the guards are but slightly basted on neither.
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To fasten by binding; to gird.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。