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
- They got a night watchman, but we can't find him.
他们说有一个守夜人，但是找不到他。 - 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 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。 - He worked as a watchman for a roofing firm.
他是一家屋顶材料公司的看守人。 - 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 opened the gate for her.
守夜人给她打开了大门。 - The old watchman looked up curiously from his magazine as we went out the gate.
当我们从大门出去时那看门老人好奇地从杂志上抬起头看了看。 - He became a watchman after he retired from the factory.
他从工厂退休后成为一名守夜者。 - 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。