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。
• A watchman guards the house at night.
  在夜间有一位看守人守护这间屋子。
• 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。
• There's a watchman always on duty.
  有一个守夜的人，整夜都值更。
• The watchman heard a bang and saw someone in a long coat.
  看守人听到响声然后看到一个穿长外套的人。
• 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 was beaten, the mine flooded.
  看守人被击倒了，矿井也被注满了水。
• 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。
• His grandfather is the watchman of the factory.
  他的爷爷是这个工厂的守夜人。
• You're the night watchman, Lawrence. A venerable position in this institution.
  你是守夜人，这个博物馆里很值得尊敬的职位。