watchman

英 [ˈwɒtʃmən]

美 [ˈwɑːtʃmən]

n.  (夜间)保安员，看守人，警卫员

复数：watchmen　

法律

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
  Synonym:watchersecurity guard

双语例句

• And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.
  你转在我后头吧。守望的人又说，使者到了他们那里，却不回来。
• 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。
• The watchman opened the gate for her.
  守夜人给她打开了大门。
• His grandfather is the watchman of the factory.
  他的爷爷是这个工厂的守夜人。
• 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。
• 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 night watchman makes his rounds every hour.
  守夜者每小时巡回一次。
• They drug the watchman and rob the bank.
  他们用药麻醉看守人，然后抢劫银行。
• 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。