also watch-man, c. 1400, "guard, sentinel, lookout" (late 12c. as a surname), figuratively "guardian, protector" (mid-15c.), from watch (n.) + man (n.). Also "person characterized by wakefulness" (mid-15c.).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The night watchman makes the rounds of the building every hour.
巡夜人員每小時(shí)都巡視這建筑物.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. The criminal throttled the watchman and robbed the bank.
那罪犯勒死了守衛(wèi)人員,搶了銀行.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
3. The watchman shone his torch at us.
守門(mén)人用手電照著我們.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. The night watchman makes his rounds every hour.
守夜者每小時(shí)巡回一次.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
5. Last week's champ Watchman came in second with a little more than 18 million.