Word · Frequency #20447
sentinels
守卫；监视
sentinels is the third person singular of sentinel.
To watch over as a guard.
- 1.
To watch over as a guard.
像守卫一样监视
- 2.
To post a guard for.
派驻守卫
派驻守卫；为…设岗；像守卫一样监视；派驻守卫；警戒；守卫；[计] 标记
In use
The guards sentineled the entrance throughout the night.
A security officer sentinels the office lobby every morning.
We were sentineling the campsite when the storm hit.
Verb forms
base sentinel · third person sentinels · -ing sentineling · past sentineled · past participle sentinelled
规则动词。拼写有英式/美式差异：美式常用 sentineled、sentineling；英式也作 sentinelled、sentinelling。正式或文学语境中使用，意为“像哨兵一样守卫”。
Connections
Collocations
- sentinel the camp
- 守卫营地；为营地设岗
- The unit was ordered to sentinel the camp during the night.该小队奉命在夜间守卫营地。
- sentinel the perimeter
- 警戒外围；巡视防线
- Lookouts were posted to sentinel the perimeter before dusk.黄昏前布置了瞭望哨警戒外围。
- sentinel the entrance
- 把守入口；守卫大门
- Two guards sentinelled the entrance while the others searched the building.两名卫兵把守入口，其他人则搜查了大楼。
- sentinel the pass
- 扼守关隘；守御山口
- The mountain tribe sentinelled the pass against invading armies.这个山区部落扼守关隘，抵御入侵的军队。
Idioms & figurative uses
- stand sentinel
- 站岗；守卫；监视The lighthouse has stood sentinel over the harbor for over a century.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象哨兵被 sent in（派进去）站岗——sentinel 作动词就是“派驻守卫、监视”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：guard duty、literary prose 该词作动词时通常用于正式或文学语境，表示像卫兵一样守卫或监视；日常口语中较少使用，更常说 guard 或 watch over。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见单词与 /ˈsɛntənəl/ 完全押韵。sentence 和 sentiment 都以 /ˈsɛntə/ 开头，但结尾不同；sentry 也以 /ˈsɛnt/ 开头，但只有两个音节；sensitive 和 sensible 把 /nt/ 读成 /ns/；essential 重音在第二音节，读 /ɪˈsɛnʃəl/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.