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

• There's a watchman always on duty.
  有一个守夜的人，整夜都值更。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Didn't the bank have a night watchman?
  银行难道没有守夜人吗？
• 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。
• He became a watchman after he retired from the factory.
  他从工厂退休后成为一名守夜者。