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
- He worked as a watchman for a roofing firm.
他是一家屋顶材料公司的看守人。 - The criminal throttled the watchman and robbed the bank.
那罪犯勒死了守卫人员，抢了银行。 - 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 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - They had almost reached shore when a watchman spotted them and raced off to spread the news.
就要到岸时，一个巡夜人发现了他们，急忙跑开去报告。 - 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。 - My rich Sikh landlord slept on the road and earn good money as watchman while sleeping.
我那些有钱的锡克教徒们在马路边上睡觉，在睡觉的时候还要当守门人赚钱。 - 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。