post/station a sentry (+ prep phrase)
They posted a sentry at the gate.
他们在门口设了一名哨兵。
哨兵, 看守
sentries — plural of sentry
守卫军事基地入口的哨兵;被雇来守望预期事件的人;哨兵值勤;担任哨兵的时间;一种水下拖曳的阻力装置,触底后翻转并浮出水面;瞭望塔
守卫军事基地入口的哨兵
A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.
被雇来守望预期事件的人
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
哨兵值勤;担任哨兵的时间
Sentry duty; time spent being a sentry.
一种水下拖曳的阻力装置,触底后翻转并浮出水面
A form of drag to be towed underwater, which on striking bottom is upset and rises to the surface.
瞭望塔
A watchtower.
类似土拨鼠的动物,负责向群体示警
An animal like a marmot tasked with alerting the pack to danger.
The sentry stood guard at the gate, watching for any unauthorized vehicles.
哨兵在大门口站岗,监视任何未经授权的车辆。
用法提示:此处 sentry 用作可数名词,意为“哨兵”,在句中作主语。
A lone sentry patrolled the perimeter of the military camp during the night.
夜间,一名孤独的哨兵在军营周边巡逻。
用法提示:此处 sentry 为名词单数,表示“哨兵”,在句中作主语。
The general ordered the sentries to double their vigilance after the recent threat.
将军命令哨兵们在最近的威胁之后加倍警惕。
用法提示:此处 sentries 是 sentry 的复数形式,在句中作宾语。
They posted a sentry at the gate.
他们在门口设了一名哨兵。
sentry 作定语时通常表示与哨兵相关的物品或职责。
The sentry box was painted red.
哨兵岗亭被漆成了红色。
动词用法较少见,通常用于军事语境。
The soldiers sentried the perimeter.
士兵们在周边设了岗哨。
最通用,可泛指任何看守或保护者,不限于军事哨位;替换 sentry 会淡化军事色彩。
与 sentry 几乎同义,但语气较书面/文学化,日常对话中较少用。
强调瞭望警戒这一动作,不一定持枪或驻守军营入口,常用于船、山等场所。
多指平民夜间看守房屋或财物者,与军事哨兵有别。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are two sentry at the gate.
正确表达There are two sentries at the gate.
Sentry 是可数名词,复数形式是 sentries。句子中 two 表示复数,所以应该用复数形式。
grammar · medium
易错句子He sentries the gate.
正确表达He stands sentry at the gate.
Sentry 作为动词使用不自然且罕见,常用短语 stand sentry (at) 表示‘站岗’。直接用作动词不符合英语习惯。
sentry更侧重具体站岗的士兵,而sentinel可指任何担任警戒的人或物,也用于比喻。
站岗,放哨
Two soldiers stood sentry at the gate.
两名士兵在大门口站岗。
哨兵勤务,站岗
He was assigned to sentry duty for the night.
他夜间被指派站岗。
布置岗哨,设哨兵
The commander posted sentries around the perimeter.
指挥官在周边布置了哨兵。
换哨,接替哨兵
A guard came to relieve the sentry at midnight.
午夜时分,一名卫兵前来换哨。
岗亭,哨亭
The sentry stood inside a small sentry box.
哨兵站在一个小岗亭里。
哨位,岗哨位置
No one is allowed to leave the sentry post without permission.
未经允许,任何人不得离开哨位。
哨兵通常在兵营入口站岗,保卫营区安全。
瞭望塔是哨兵居高临下放哨的常见位置。
哨兵有时固定站岗,而巡逻队则移动警戒,两者共同维持安全。
哨兵常守在基地或营地的警戒线周边,防止外人擅入。
outpost 是位于前沿的哨位,通常由哨兵把守。
站岗;放哨
A soldier stood sentry at the gate.
一名士兵在大门口站岗。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.