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

• There's an old watchman living there.
  那里住着一个老看守人。
• There's a watchman always on duty.
  有一个守夜的人，整夜都值更。
• 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。
• 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。
• The watchman was beaten, the mine flooded.
  看守人被击倒了，矿井也被注满了水。
• 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 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。
• 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 night watchman makes his rounds every hour.
  守夜者每小时巡回一次。
• He became a watchman after he retired from the factory.
  他从工厂退休后成为一名守夜者。