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

• 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。
• 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。
• The night watchman makes his rounds every hour.
  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。
• 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。
• Didn't the bank have a night watchman?
  银行难道没有守夜人吗？
• The watchman was beaten, the mine flooded.
  看守人被击倒了，矿井也被注满了水。
• I can see through my open window the watchman walking up and down.
  从开着的窗口，我看得见更夫走来走去。
• The watchman opened the gate for her.
  守夜人给她打开了大门。
• He became a watchman after he retired from the factory.
  他从工厂退休后成为一名守夜者。