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

• 讓某人提高警覺

Definition

讓某人對潛在的危險或問題提高警覺、小心或懷疑。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是較正式、書面的用語，日常會話中不常見。多用於書本或正式場合。指某事讓人變得警戒或小心。

Examples

Her strange behavior put me on my guard.

她奇怪的行為**讓我提高了警覺**。

These warning signs put tourists on their guard.

這些警告標誌**讓遊客提高警覺**。

His sudden question put her on her guard.

他突然的問題**讓她提高警覺**。

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

晚上進入大樓時，鎖上的門真的**讓我提高了警覺**。

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

看到同一輛車兩次跟著我**讓我提高了警覺**。

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

如果有人問太多私人問題，通常**會讓我提高警覺**。