watchman

英 [ˈwɒtʃmən]

美 [ˈwɑːtʃmən]

n.  (夜间)保安员，看守人，警卫员

复数：watchmen　

法律

Collins.1 / BNC.16530 / COCA.17150

牛津词典

noun

• （夜间）保安员，看守人，警卫员
  a man whose job is to guard a building, for example a bank, an office building or a factory, especially at night

柯林斯词典

• See also:nightwatchman

英英释义

noun

• a guard who keeps watch
  Synonym:watchersecurity guard

双语例句

• The company excused the watchman for falling asleep while on duty.
  公司原谅了那位守夜值班时睡着觉的看守员。
• His grandfather is the watchman of the factory.
  他的爷爷是这个工厂的守夜人。
• The night watchman looked around the building, but he saw nothing out of the way.
  查夜人巡视大楼周围，但他没有看见什么奇特的事情。
• They drug the watchman and rob the bank.
  他们用药麻醉看守人，然后抢劫银行。
• And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.
  你转在我后头吧。守望的人又说，使者到了他们那里，却不回来。
• There's a watchman always on duty.
  有一个守夜的人，整夜都值更。
• I can see through my open window the watchman walking up and down.
  从开着的窗口，我看得见更夫走来走去。
• Walter applied for the night watchman's job but we had to turn him down because he's too old.
  沃尔特申请做守夜人的工作，可是我们只得拒绝他，因为他年纪太大了。
• I wish I were a watchman walking the streets all night, chasing the shadows with my lantern.
  我愿意我是一个更夫，整夜在街上走，提了灯去追逐影子。
• They had almost reached shore when a watchman spotted them and raced off to spread the news.
  就要到岸时，一个巡夜人发现了他们，急忙跑开去报告。