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
- Once or twice she looked over her shoulder at me. The night watchman makes his rounds every hour.
有一两次她回头看看我。守夜者每小时巡回一次。 - The watchman was beaten, the mine flooded.
看守人被击倒了，矿井也被注满了水。 - Edward: hello? Is this the school night watchman?
爱德华：喂，这是学校的之夜警卫？ - 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。 - 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 watchman opened the gate for her.
守夜人给她打开了大门。 - The criminal throttled the watchman and robbed the bank.
那罪犯勒死了守卫人员，抢了银行。 - 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。 - 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。