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

• Didn't the bank have a night watchman?
  银行难道没有守夜人吗？
• 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 night watchman makes his rounds every hour.
  守夜者每小时巡回一次。
• The night watchman looked around the building, but he saw nothing out of the way.
  查夜人巡视大楼周围，但他没有看见什么奇特的事情。
• 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。
• He became a watchman after he retired from the factory.
  他从工厂退休后成为一名守夜者。
• The watchman was beaten, the mine flooded.
  看守人被击倒了，矿井也被注满了水。
• 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。
• The criminal throttled the watchman and robbed the bank.
  那罪犯勒死了守卫人员，抢了银行。
• Edward: hello? Is this the school night watchman?
  爱德华：喂，这是学校的之夜警卫？