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
- Didn't the bank have a night watchman?
银行难道没有守夜人吗？ - 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。 - The watchman was beaten, the mine flooded.
看守人被击倒了，矿井也被注满了水。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 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。 - Edward: hello? Is this the school night watchman?
爱德华：喂，这是学校的之夜警卫？ - He became a watchman after he retired from the factory.
他从工厂退休后成为一名守夜者。