garde

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in Vietnamese Bảo vệ, canh giữ

BrE /ɡɑːd/ AmE /ɡɑrd/

verb / noun en → vi

past guarded pp guarded ing guarding

1 PROTECT [transitive] A2

Bảo vệ, canh giữ

to protect someone or something from danger, harm, or damage

  • guard sb/sth against/from sth

Collocations guard the castle · guard a prisoner

  • The soldiers were guarding the border.

    Các binh sĩ đang canh giữ biên giới.

2 WATCH [transitive] B1

Quan sát, theo dõi

to watch someone or something carefully to make sure nothing bad happens

  • guard sb/sth

Collocations guard a patient · guard a suspect

  • The nurse was guarding the patient's vital signs.

    Y tá đang theo dõi các dấu hiệu sinh tồn của bệnh nhân.

3 PREVENT [transitive] B2

Ngăn chặn, cản trở

to prevent something from happening or someone from doing something

  • guard against sth

Collocations guard against infection · guard against theft

  • We need to guard against any potential risks.

    Chúng ta cần ngăn chặn bất kỳ rủi ro tiềm ẩn nào.

4 OCCUPATION [noun] A2

Người bảo vệ, canh gác

a person whose job is to protect someone or something from danger, harm, or damage

  • the guard of sth

Collocations security guard · bodyguard

  • The security guard checked our IDs.

    Người bảo vệ an ninh đã kiểm tra ID của chúng tôi.

5 POSITION [noun] B1

Vị trí canh gác, bảo vệ

a position where someone is watching or protecting something

  • take up guard

Collocations take up a guard position · guard post

  • The soldiers took up their guard positions.

    Các binh sĩ đã đứng ở vị trí canh gác của mình.