Amulets, " guards, " as they are popularly called , intended to ward off evil spirits.是什么意思？

Amulets, " guards, " as they are popularly called , intended to ward off evil spirits.

护身符――或者象他们普遍的叫法:“警卫 ” 用来抵御妖魔鬼怪.

amulets

n. 护身符( amulet的名词复数 )；

例句
However, all oval amulets in a single game are the same.
当然, 所有的魔法用品也有类似的情形.

guards

n. 卫兵( guard的名词复数 )，警戒，警卫队，防护装置；v. 保护，控制( guard的第三人称单数 )；

例句
...the bright uniforms of the guards parading at Buckingham Palace.
参加白金汉宫阅兵式的卫兵们色彩鲜艳的制服

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

are

vi. （用于第二人称单复数现在时，第一、三人称复数现在时）是；n. 公亩（等于100平方米）；

例句
We are scared to abandon ourselves to our feelings in case we seem weak or out of control.
我们不敢放纵自己的情感，以免显得太过软弱或缺乏自制。

popularly

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例句
Inthe scientific literature, the term eidetic imagery comes closest to what is popularly called photographic memory.
在科学文献中, 术语“eideticimagery”的含义跟俗称的“photographicmemory”很接近.

called

v. 叫( call的过去式和过去分词 )，通电话，认为，估计；

例句
He has also called for an acceleration of political reforms.
他同时呼吁加快政治改革的步伐。

intended

adj. 有意的，预期的；n. 已订婚者；v. 打算(intend的过去式和过去分词)，意指；

例句
The defences are intended to obstruct any advance by tanks and other vehicles.
这些防御工事用于阻止坦克等车辆前进。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

ward

n. 病房，病室，监视，监督，保卫，[法]受监护人；vt. 监护，守护，挡住，架住，避开，收容；

例句
The ward was busy and Amy hardly had time to talk.
病房里非常忙碌，埃米几乎没有时间说话。

off

prep. 从…落下，离开，从…去掉，下班；adv. 离开，距，离，被取消，下班；adj. 不新鲜的，不能接受，不礼

例句
He eased his foot off the accelerator.
他松开了油门。

evil

adj. 邪恶的，罪恶的，有害的，不幸的，不吉的，品行坏的；n. 邪恶，罪恶，坏事，恶行，邪恶的力量、势力或化身，灾祸；

例句
...the eternal battle between good and evil in the world.
世界上正义与邪恶的永恒斗争

spirits

n. 情绪，兴致，精灵，灵魂，精神( spirit的名词复数 )，情绪，灵魂，神灵；

例句
I hate to dampen your spirits but aren't you overlooking a couple of minor points.
我不想扫你的兴，但你是否忽视了几个小的问题呢？