guard
- n. 守卫
- v. 保卫
- Definition
- n. a person or group whose job is to protect a place or person
- v. to protect someone or something from danger
- Example
- A security guard stood quietly by the building's front door.
- 一名保安静静地站在大楼正门旁。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to protect from harm (verb).
比较义项：保护、保卫（动词）。
- guard 本词
Guard is the common, everyday verb for actively protecting a person, place or object from danger; it is used freely on its own with a direct object.
guard是日常、常用的动词，表示主动保护人、地方或物品免受危险；可以直接接宾语单独使用，不需要额外搭配。
Two large dogs guard the farmhouse every night against intruders.
两只大狗每晚守卫这座农舍，防止有人闯入。
- ward
Ward is a more formal, literary verb for protecting someone from harm; in modern English it is rarely used alone and appears almost only in the phrase 'ward off'.
ward是较为正式、文学化的“保护”义动词；在现代英语中很少单独使用，几乎只出现在“ward off”（挡开，避开）这个固定搭配中。
She raised her arm to ward off the attacker's blow.
她举起手臂挡开了袭击者的一击。
Guard and ward both mean to protect someone from harm. Guard is the common, everyday verb, used freely with a direct object. Ward is more formal and literary; in modern English it is rarely used alone, appearing only in the phrase 'ward off'.
guard和ward在这个义项上都表示“保护、使免受伤害”，但guard是日常、语域中性的常用词，可直接接宾语单独使用；ward则较为正式、文学化，在现代英语中很少单独使用，几乎只出现在“ward off”（挡开、避开）这个固定搭配里。这里不比较ward的名词义（如“病房”“受监护人”）和guard的名词义（如“警卫”）。