"put one on your guard" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 让某人警觉起来

Definition

让某人对可能的危险或问题保持警惕、小心或怀疑。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个表达比较正式或书面语，不常见于日常对话。多见于书籍或正式场合。常表示因某事让某人变得警觉或小心。

Examples

Her strange behavior put me on my guard.

她奇怪的行为**让我警觉起来**。

These warning signs put tourists on their guard.

这些警示标志**让游客保持警惕**。

His sudden question put her on her guard.

他突然的问题**让她警觉起来**。

The locked doors really put me on my guard when I entered the building at night.

夜里我进建筑物时，那些锁着的门真的**让我提高了警觉**。

Seeing the same car following me twice put me on my guard.

看到同一辆车跟着我两次**让我警觉了起来**。

If someone asks too many personal questions, it usually puts me on my guard.

如果有人问太多个人问题，通常会**让我警觉起来**。