guard against

英 [ɡɑːd əˈɡenst]

美 [ɡɑːrd əˈɡenst]

提防; 防范

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 提防；防范
  If youguard againstsomething, you are careful to prevent it from happening, or to avoid being affected by it.
  1. The armed forces were on high alert to guard against any retaliation.
     武装部队保持高度戒备，以防发生任何报复行动。

双语例句

• Reason is a guard against rash action.
  理智能防止草率行动。
• It is necessary to guard against disastrous fires when burning wild bushes and weeds.
  放荒时一定要提防火灾。
• We should be on guard against such people.
  我们应警惕这种人。
• Her way to guard against being attacked is never to go out alone at night.
  她防止受到袭击的方法是从不在晚上独自外出。
• We should take measures to guard against accidents.
  我们应该采取措施防止事故。
• We shall have to be on our guard against making mistakes like that in the future.
  我们今后必须防止发生类似错误。
• Be on your guard against pickpockets.
  提防扒手。
• And right off I was on guard against Mencken's books.
  我马上就对门肯的书警觉起来了。
• How to be on guard against pickpockets and swindlers?
  乘坐地铁时如何防范扒窃和诈骗行为？
• It is lost forever if the bank fails and so is a guard against reckless gambling with deposits.
  如果银行破产了就永远失去了，并且是对用存款进行不计后果的赌博的保卫。