watchman

noun

1. （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

1. See also: nightwatchman

1. The night watchman makes his rounds every hour.
   守夜者每小时巡回一次。
2. They had almost reached shore when a watchman spotted them and raced off to spread the news.
   就要到岸时，一个巡夜人发现了他们，急忙跑开去报告。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. My rich Sikh landlord slept on the road and earn good money as watchman while sleeping.
   我那些有钱的锡克教徒们在马路边上睡觉，在睡觉的时候还要当守门人赚钱。
7. Didn't the bank have a night watchman?
   银行难道没有守夜人吗？
8. There's an old watchman living there.
   那里住着一个老看守人。
9. The criminal throttled the watchman and robbed the bank.
   那罪犯勒死了守卫人员，抢了银行。
10. The watchman was beaten, the mine flooded.
    看守人被击倒了，矿井也被注满了水。
11. Edward: hello? Is this the school night watchman?
    爱德华：喂，这是学校的之夜警卫？
12. 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。
13. He worked as a watchman for a roofing firm.
    他是一家屋顶材料公司的看守人。
14. He became a watchman after he retired from the factory.
    他从工厂退休后成为一名守夜者。
15. They drug the watchman and rob the bank.
    他们用药麻醉看守人，然后抢劫银行。
16. 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。
17. There's a watchman always on duty.
    有一个守夜的人，整夜都值更。
18. Once or twice she looked over her shoulder at me. The night watchman makes his rounds every hour.
    有一两次她回头看看我。守夜者每小时巡回一次。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. The watchman opened the gate for her.
    守夜人给她打开了大门。
23. The watchman had heard nothing& yet the building had been robbed.
    守卫的人没有听到动静，然而这座楼被盗了。
24. His grandfather is the watchman of the factory.
    他的爷爷是这个工厂的守夜人。
25. A watchman guards the house at night.
    在夜间有一位看守人守护这间屋子。
26. 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。
27. 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。
28. 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。
29. The watchman heard a bang and saw someone in a long coat.
    看守人听到响声然后看到一个穿长外套的人。
30. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.
    你转在我后头吧。守望的人又说，使者到了他们那里，却不回来。

noun

1. a guard who keeps watch

   Synonym:    watchersecurity guard