guarantor 906 |
promised $iiE1k; on: We had
to offer our house as a guarantee when getting the loan. ISCl&I^IWA^fA
■
verb 1 to promise to do
sth; to promise sth will happen $-fiE; JS$; $P^: [VN] Basic human rights,
including freedom of speech, are now guaranteed. MfE, BtSWife £ & W 0 M8 AAUB W T $ It „ 0 [V (that)] We cannot guarantee (that) our flights will never
be delayed. fie CIA O [VNN] The ticket
will guarantee you free entry. &1fcMvJUvEifci&$A%j0
o [V to inf] We guarantee to
deliver your goods within a week. ISCHfc-uE—ill 2 [VN] - sth (against sth) to give a
written promise to replace or
repair a product free if it goes wrong Hift ( j*i& ) $*#• ( fclt if]
H
1$ W pm ) : This iron is guaranteed for a year
against faulty workmanship. 80$#—A0
3
to make sth certain to happen 5|$: [VN]
Tonight’s victory guarantees the team’s place in the
final.
O
[VNN] These days
getting a degree doesn’t
guarantee you a job.
4
[V (that)] to be certain that sth will happen W aEi • • • £: You
can guarantee
(that) the children will
start being naughty as soon as they have to go to bed. &1?— ^HfcAiflT
i$7, 5 to agree to be
legally responsible for sth or for doing sth A
•••#$: [VN] to
guarantee a bank loan W <> [V to inf] to
guarantee to pay sb’s debts W^A$Jlt##$ o
[V that] I guarantee that he will appear in court, Wife lie,
rf»T?n be guaranteed to do
sth to
be certain to have a particular result If
we try to keep it a
secret, she’s guaranteed to
find out.
#P^it!;ini^[f]$$?, AA15L 0 That kind of behaviour
is guaranteed to make him angry.
guar an tor /.gaeran'to^r)/ noun
(formal or law ^) a person who agrees to be responsible for sb or
for making sure that sth happens or is done $ A ;
$
-SE A : The United Nations will act as
guarantor of the peace settlement. #W & Af Ai
^ $ A ft? W ^ 6$ $ -fiEAo
guard 0-w /gaid; NAmE
ga:rd/ noun, verb
mnoun
►
PEOPLE WHO PROTECT * I 1 [C] a person, such
as a
soldier, a police officer or
a prison officer, who protects a place or people, or prevents prisoners from
escaping 31 A; W 31M ; a
security guard I o
border guards i£iW31± 0 The
prisoner slipped past the guards on the gate and escaped. 3fE AAU131 ft A
7
o o A guard was posted outside the building.
—
W 31 <> — compare warder —
see also
BODYGUARD, COASTGUARD,
LIFEGUARD 2 [C+sing./pl. V.] a
group of people, such as
soldiers or police officers, who protect sb/sth ( Wfo ) 3i3l, W31, the captain
of the guard 3ELBM£ o the
changing of the guard (= when one group replaces another) 31IA $£ i*l o The
guard is/are being inspected today. 4" A 31 |A $10 0
Fellow airmen provided a guard of honour at his
wedding. $ ^ $ &MTI A fife W W*L
ft ^ $ tt PA. o The President always
travels with an armed guard.
W
Si ^ 31 PA $ o — see also National
Guard, old guard, rearguard 3 [u] the act or duty of protecting
property, places or people from attack or danger; the act or duty of preventing
prisoners from escaping W #c; $33; $$A HW: a sentry on guard (= at his
or her post, on duty) {fLW}U$£; o to do guard duty jflfiW if fh O
The escaped prisoner was brought back under armed guard. & 3^1131#
0 0 0 The terrorist
was kept under police
guard.
0
One of the men kept guard, while the other broke into the house. —AM ^ — AMPUiffiTW
f lo 4 the Guards [pi.] (in
AGAINST
INJURY iWik-f i'h 5 [C] (often
in compounds # fkjJ&SL Wi^) something that covers
a part of a person’s body or a dangerous part of a machine to prevent
injury KrF*; KrJ^S;
Pfrrfflq°n: Ensure the guard is in place before operating the machine. —
nAlc
MOUTHGUARD, MUDGUARD, SAFEGUARD, SHIN GUARD
►
ON TRAIN A A 6 [C] (BrE, becoming old-fashioned) = CONDUCTOR^)
►
IN BOXING /FENCING #itf; A&J 7 [U] a position you
take
to defend yourself,
especially in a sport such as boxing or
fencing to drop/keep up your guard Miff/
$
t# Kf 0 15 ^ O {figurative) In spite of the awkward questions the
minister never let his guard fall for a moment. iSM
Wdi^4;AjS*fl:W]"l«,
►
IN BASKETBALL 8 [C] one of the two
players on a basketball team who
are mainly responsible for staying close to opposing players to stop them from
scoring fs31
►
IN AMERICAN FOOTBALL 9 [C] one of the two
players on an American football team who play either
side of the centre forward (
rm be on your guard to be very careful and
prepared for sth difficult or dangerous Wlf; W
mount/stand/keep guard (over sb/sth)
to
watch or protect sb/sth ^31; $31: Four soldiers stood
guard over the coffin. W 0 £ ± ^ W 1S» off (your) 'guard not careful or
prepared for sth difficult or dangerous AW If; AW3$:
The lawyer’s
apparently innocent question was
designed to catch the witness off (his) guard. W # U A &
M W 0 ffl M ^3 7 ^ liEAtaA-A&c,
m verb [VN] 1
to protect property, places or people from attack or danger W 31; A 31; $ 31; The
dog was guarding its owner’s luggage. 0
political leaders guarded by
the police
& WW$3KHji!fcJf- 111 o You can’t get in; the whole place is guarded.
0 (figurative) a closely guarded secret WWW Ift
2 to prevent prisoners from escaping # W; : The prisoners were guarded by
soldiers. ^EA&±^#Wo Uil;M 'guard against sth to take care to prevent
sth or to protect yourself from sth Kill:, Kff£, ) : to guard against accidents/
disease
'guard
dog noun a
dog that is kept to guard a building
mnm
guard ed /'gardid; NAmE 'gairdid/ adj. (of a person or a
remark they make A M W Ta)
careful; not showing feelings or giving much information iS ft (ft ; W $ §1 IHj ; A VR fil W cautious : a guarded reply ii
'RW 0 W- o You should be more guarded in what you say to reporters. 0 They gave the
news a guarded welcome (= did not show great
enthusiasm about it), fi M & 'A Aifflo E22
unguarded ► guard-ed ly adv.
guard-house /'gaidhaus; NAmE 'ga:rd-/ noun a building for
soldiers who are guarding the entrance to a military camp or for keeping
military prisoners in II ^
guard ian /'gaidian; NAmE 'gaird-/ noun 1 a person who protects sth $^>#; W31W;
$3?.# EEd
custodian: Farmers should be
guardians of the countryside. # ^#^6i)$31#o O The
police are guardians of law and order. 6^
A#c 2 a person who is
legally responsible for the
care of another person, especially a child whose parents have died (
EMm-M ) »A
.guardian 'angel noun a spirit that some
people believe protects and guides them, especially when they are in danger W ^
A ®: (figurative) A delightful guide was
my guardian angel for the first week of the tour.
guard ian ship /'gaidianjip; NAmE 'gaird-/ noun [U] (formal or
law #)
the state or position of being responsible for sb/sth tik#5; Hn^AftjWf#
'guard rail noun 1 a rail placed on the edge of a path, a cliff or a boat to protect people and
prevent them falling over the edge ^ 2 (NAmE) - crash
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