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 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。 - He became a watchman after he retired from the factory.
他从工厂退休后成为一名守夜者。 - The criminal throttled the watchman and robbed the bank.
那罪犯勒死了守卫人员，抢了银行。 - The watchman was beaten, the mine flooded.
看守人被击倒了，矿井也被注满了水。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 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。