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

• He became a watchman after he retired from the factory.
  他从工厂退休后成为一名守夜者。
• His grandfather is the watchman of the factory.
  他的爷爷是这个工厂的守夜人。
• 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。
• The night watchman makes his rounds every hour.
  守夜者每小时巡回一次。
• 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。
• Edward: hello? Is this the school night watchman?
  爱德华：喂，这是学校的之夜警卫？
• A watchman guards the house at night.
  在夜间有一位看守人守护这间屋子。
• 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。
• 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。