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act as a watchdog over sth
over 后接被监督的对象，常用来比喻机构或个人发挥监督作用。
The press should act as a watchdog over the government.
新闻媒体应当扮演监督政府的角色。
看门狗
watchdogs — plural of watchdog
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看门狗
a dog kept to guard property
The press should act as a watchdog over the government.
新闻媒体应当扮演监督政府的角色。
看门狗,守卫犬。
A guard dog.
防范盗窃、非法行为或浪费的守护者；监察者
a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste
代表公众监督其他实体(如个人、公司、非营利组织或政府机构)以确保其行为合法合规的个人或团体。
An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically.
看门狗；受训守卫财产的狗
a dog trained to guard property
A consumer watchdog called on the company to disclose its safety testing data.
一家消费者监督机构呼吁该公司公开其安全测试数据。
AI contextual example
The government appointed an independent watchdog to oversee how public funds are spent.
政府任命了一个独立监督机构来监督公共资金的使用情况。
AI contextual example
Local watchdogs have raised concerns about pollution levels in the river.
当地监督人士对河流污染水平表示担忧。
AI contextual example
she is the global watchdog for human rights abuses
她是全球侵犯人权行为的监督者。
WordNet
over 后接被监督的对象，常用来比喻机构或个人发挥监督作用。
The press should act as a watchdog over the government.
新闻媒体应当扮演监督政府的角色。
against 后接要防范的滥用行为或违法行为。
The new agency is a watchdog against corporate fraud.
这个新机构是对抗企业欺诈的监督机构。
Not this
The agency should act as watchdog for online privacy.
Use this
The agency should act as a watchdog for online privacy.
watchdog 是可数名词，单数可数名词前需加冠词 a/an 或 the；汉语无此类冠词，故常被漏掉。此处表示“一个监察者/机构”，必须用 a watchdog。
Not this
These watchdog are paid by the government.
Use this
These watchdogs are paid by the government.
these 后接可数名词复数，watchdog 的复数是 watchdogs。汉语名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏掉 -s。
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监督组织；监察团体
The watchdog group released a report on food safety.
该监督组织发布了一份关于食品安全的报告。
消费者监督机构
The consumer watchdog warned people about the scam.
消费者监督机构提醒人们警惕这个骗局。
监督角色
The press plays a watchdog role in a democracy.
新闻界在民主社会中扮演监督角色。
金融监管机构
The financial watchdog fined the bank for misconduct.
金融监管机构因银行行为不当对其处以罚款。
政府监督机构
A government watchdog investigates corruption complaints.
政府监督机构调查腐败投诉。
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watch=看，dog=狗；看门狗总瞪眼盯着，引申为紧盯不法行为的监察人。
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道与媒体评论、法律与公共政策讨论、企业或政府机构治理 表示“监督者/监察机构”时，多用于新闻、法律和公共事务等正式语境，语气偏向中性正式；日常口语中单独说watchdog也可指“看门狗”。使用时可先根据场景判断是否指机构或人员。
这些词与 watchdog 结尾的 -dog 部分押韵，读 /-ɔɡ/。注意：watchdog 开头的 watch 读 /wɑtʃ/，与拼写相近的 catch /kætʃ/ 读音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.