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
- 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 makes his rounds every hour.
守夜者每小时巡回一次。 - He became a watchman after he retired from the factory.
他从工厂退休后成为一名守夜者。 - Didn't the bank have a night watchman?
银行难道没有守夜人吗？ - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - They drug the watchman and rob the bank.
他们用药麻醉看守人，然后抢劫银行。 - There's a watchman always on duty.
有一个守夜的人，整夜都值更。 - 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。