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

• They drug the watchman and rob the bank.
  他们用药麻醉看守人，然后抢劫银行。
• 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。
• He worked as a watchman for a roofing firm.
  他是一家屋顶材料公司的看守人。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• A watchman guards the house at night.
  在夜间有一位看守人守护这间屋子。
• The old watchman looked up curiously from his magazine as we went out the gate.
  当我们从大门出去时那看门老人好奇地从杂志上抬起头看了看。