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
- 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。 - His grandfather is the watchman of the factory.
他的爷爷是这个工厂的守夜人。 - There's an old watchman living there.
那里住着一个老看守人。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 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。 - Didn't the bank have a night watchman?
银行难道没有守夜人吗？ - A watchman guards the house at night.
在夜间有一位看守人守护这间屋子。 - The watchman was beaten, the mine flooded.
看守人被击倒了，矿井也被注满了水。