市民們得到通知，要提防夜間的突然襲擊。 The citizens were warned to be on guard against a sudden night attack.
低智商者指智力水平在三歲小孩以下，聽不懂連貫話語，也不會提防普通危險的智力有嚴重障礙的人。這個詞現在已不用來區別人的類型，現在被認為有對人不友好的意思 A person of profound mental retardation having a mental age below three years and generally being unable to learn connected speech or guard against common dangers. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
我想勸告你提防克文，自從你搶走了他的女朋友以來，他一直在尋找機會報復你。 I would advise you to be wary of Kevin; he's been gunning for you since you stole his girlfriend.
在民俗化的熱潮中，要提防不同文化的沖突。 In the rush to go folkloric watch out for collision of cultures.
