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
- 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。 - 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。 - Didn't the bank have a night watchman?
银行难道没有守夜人吗？ - He became a watchman after he retired from the factory.
他从工厂退休后成为一名守夜者。 - 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 drug the watchman and rob the bank.
他们用药麻醉看守人，然后抢劫银行。 - 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 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。 - 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。 - Edward: hello? Is this the school night watchman?
爱德华：喂，这是学校的之夜警卫？