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
- The watchman had heard nothing& yet the building had been robbed.
守卫的人没有听到动静，然而这座楼被盗了。 - He worked as a watchman for a roofing firm.
他是一家屋顶材料公司的看守人。 - 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 criminal throttled the watchman and robbed the bank.
那罪犯勒死了守卫人员，抢了银行。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 company excused the watchman for falling asleep while on duty.
公司原谅了那位守夜值班时睡着觉的看守员。 - Edward: hello? Is this the school night watchman?
爱德华：喂，这是学校的之夜警卫？ - The watchman was beaten, the mine flooded.
看守人被击倒了，矿井也被注满了水。