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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - There's an old watchman living there.
那里住着一个老看守人。 - The watchman heard a bang and saw someone in a long coat.
看守人听到响声然后看到一个穿长外套的人。 - 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。 - There's a watchman always on duty.
有一个守夜的人，整夜都值更。 - The night watchman makes his rounds every hour.
守夜者每小时巡回一次。 - 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。 - Edward: hello? Is this the school night watchman?
爱德华：喂，这是学校的之夜警卫？