sentry

英 [ˈsentri]

美 [ˈsentri]

n.  哨兵

复数：sentries　

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Collins.1 / BNC.12861 / COCA.14786

牛津词典

noun

• 哨兵
  a soldier whose job is to guard sth
  1. to be on sentry duty
     放哨

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 哨兵;警卫
  Asentryis a soldier who guards a camp or a building.
  1. The sentry would not let her enter...
     警卫不让她进去。
  2. Aren't you supposed to be on sentry duty?
     你不是应该在站岗吗？

英英释义

noun

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
  Synonym:lookoutlookout mansentinelwatchspotterscoutpicket

双语例句

• It is now possible to remove ammo from anchored sentry guns and missile batteries.
  可以移除已锚定的岗哨炮和弹道炮塔上的弹药。
• A week later the man came back, and once again, the sentry looked in the truck.
  一周后，那人又来了，哨兵再次检查汽车上的行李箱。
• He often stood sentry duty for us.
  他常常给我们站岗放哨。
• Huck stood sentry and Tom felt his way into the alley.
  哈克放哨，汤姆摸着进了巷子。
• I heard the sentry cock his sub-machine gun.
  我听到哨兵拉上了手提机关枪的扳机。
• The sentry alarmed the sleeping men.
  步哨鸣警，惊醒了睡觉的士兵。
• The sentry guard dived into his foxhole and closely observed the stranger towards him.
  哨兵跳入了散兵坑，密切注视着陌生人向他走来。
• The suspicious-looking man drove up to the border, where he was greeted by a sentry.
  一个形迹可疑的人开车来到边境，哨兵迎了上去。
• The sentry asked for our papers.
  岗哨要检查我们的证件。
• He ignored the sentry's challenge to halt.
  他不理睬哨兵喝令止步的盘问。