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

• Once or twice she looked over her shoulder at me. The night watchman makes his rounds every hour.
  有一两次她回头看看我。守夜者每小时巡回一次。
• The night watchman makes his rounds every hour.
  守夜者每小时巡回一次。
• The watchman opened the gate for her.
  守夜人给她打开了大门。
• There's an old watchman living there.
  那里住着一个老看守人。
• 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 criminal throttled the watchman and robbed the bank.
  那罪犯勒死了守卫人员，抢了银行。
• 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。
• He worked as a watchman for a roofing firm.
  他是一家屋顶材料公司的看守人。
• Edward: hello? Is this the school night watchman?
  爱德华：喂，这是学校的之夜警卫？
• A watchman guards the house at night.
  在夜间有一位看守人守护这间屋子。