watchman
英 [ˈwɒtʃmən]
美 [ˈwɑːtʃmən]
n. (夜间)保安员,看守人,警卫员
复数:watchmen
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
双语例句
- The watchman who caught the thief was praised for his vigilance.
那个抓住小偷的看守者被人赞其警惕。 - The old watchman looked up curiously from his magazine as we went out the gate.
当我们从大门出去时那看门老人好奇地从杂志上抬起头看了看。 - 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。 - The night watchman makes the rounds of the building every hour.
守夜人每小时对这栋楼查看一次。 - His grandfather is the watchman of the factory.
他的爷爷是这个工厂的守夜人。 - They drug the watchman and rob the bank.
他们用药麻醉看守人,然后抢劫银行。 - 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。 - The watchman had heard nothing& yet the building had been robbed.
守卫的人没有听到动静,然而这座楼被盗了。 - Once or twice she looked over her shoulder at me. The night watchman makes his rounds every hour.
有一两次她回头看看我。守夜者每小时巡回一次。 - He worked as a watchman for a roofing firm.
他是一家屋顶材料公司的看守人。