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

• A watchman guards the house at night.
  在夜间有一位看守人守护这间屋子。
• The burglars tied up the night watchman with a piece of cord.
  夜盗用一根绳把守夜人捆了起来。
• They got a night watchman, but we can't find him.
  他们说有一个守夜人，但是找不到他。
• The criminal throttled the watchman and robbed the bank.
  那罪犯勒死了守卫人员，抢了银行。
• 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。
• The watchman was beaten, the mine flooded.
  看守人被击倒了，矿井也被注满了水。
• 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。
• 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。
• My rich Sikh landlord slept on the road and earn good money as watchman while sleeping.
  我那些有钱的锡克教徒们在马路边上睡觉，在睡觉的时候还要当守门人赚钱。
• His grandfather is the watchman of the factory.
  他的爷爷是这个工厂的守夜人。