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guardian in English:

1. someone who protects someone or something



English word "guardian"(someone who protects someone or something) occurs in sets:

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2. Guardian


They have been the guardians of the secret for generations.
He considers himself a guardian of moral standards.
angel guardian
Legal guardians are individuals that have legal authority to care for another person.
Any person under 16 who is caught in the centre of town without a parent or adult guardian could go to jail for three months or pay a £2,500 fine.
Her father named you as guardian in his will.
He became the child’s guardian when her parents died.
John acts like Helen's guardian.
I regard myself as your guardian.
Christopher Columbus once fought Cerberus, the three-headed guardian of the underworld, with nothing but his hat.

3. cover


the layers of fabric that cover a bed; the cloth material that covers a bed and that keep one warm * When my husband sleeps, he always steals the covers and then I get so cold at night!
cover the dialogue
M-my goodness!? Cover-up! Cover yourself up!
At first, we could make ends meet, but as it continued we became unable to cover our expenses.
In particular, it is customary for actual examples of use of the harmonic mean to generally cover "average speed," and explain no further than that.
Our monthly income has to cover food, rent, clothing, transportation, and so on.
Put a cover in this pot or else the water will spill all over the place.
The Oprah Winfrey Book Club logo on the front cover of a novel is now enough to ensure huge sales.
The Prime Minister tried to cover up the scandal, but that just made it worse when the newspapers discovered the truth.
In the long summer days she sat in the sun and watched the trees cover themselves with leaves, and the white daisies cover the hill.
A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.
My friends did a great cover of that Michael Jackson song last night.
cover with blanket, cover 700km, cover large area, snow covered the trees, cover the cost
Tom covered his face / I can't cover for you anymore / The floor was covered with dust

4. sb who is responsible for a child instead of parents