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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They drug the watchman and rob the bank.
  他们用药麻醉看守人，然后抢劫银行。
• Didn't the bank have a night watchman?
  银行难道没有守夜人吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。