a watchman keeps guard over [place]
keep guard over 是固定搭配,表示“守卫、看守”。
A watchman keeps guard over the building every night.
守夜人每晚守卫着这栋大楼。
守夜人;看守;警卫
watchmen — plural of watchman
被指派执行看守的人;尤指夜间守卫建筑物或城市街道的人;也泛指任何性别的此类人员。;负责守夜的警卫;巡夜者;看守人;[法] 看守人;门警
a person who guards a building or streets, especially at night; a guard
被指派执行看守的人;尤指夜间守卫建筑物或城市街道的人;也泛指任何性别的此类人员。
A man set to watch: a man who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night; (loosely) any such person of any sex or gender.
负责守夜的警卫
a guard who keeps watch
The watchman locked the gate after everyone left the factory.
所有人都离开工厂后,守夜人锁上了大门。
用法提示:watchman 是名词,指夜间看守建筑或场所的人,这里作主语。
Two watchmen patrol the museum every night.
两名守夜人每晚在博物馆巡逻。
用法提示:复数形式 watchmen 表示多个守卫,patrol 搭配说明其看守职责。
Our building's watchman called the police when he saw smoke.
我们大楼的守夜人看到烟雾后报了警。
用法提示:watchman 指大楼的夜间守卫,作主语并接动词 called。
keep guard over 是固定搭配,表示“守卫、看守”。
A watchman keeps guard over the building every night.
守夜人每晚守卫着这栋大楼。
也可说 serve as a watchman;watchman 的复数形式是 watchmen。
He worked as a watchman at the factory for ten years.
他在工厂当守夜人当了十年。
普通用词,范围更广,不一定特指夜间,也不一定受雇于保安行业;watchman 强调夜间看守建筑物。
现代职业说法,强调受雇于安保公司或单位,白天夜间均可用;watchman 较传统,多指夜间守夜人。
多指军队或军事设施的岗哨,通常为军人;普通建筑或民用场合不宜替换 watchman。
侧重观察、警戒以防危险,并不一定承担守卫或保卫职责;与 watchman 不能完全互换。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are two watchmans at the gate.
正确表达There are two watchmen at the gate.
watchman 的复数是不规则变化,以 -man 结尾的名词通常把 a 改为 e,所以复数应为 watchmen,而不是 watchmans。
grammar · medium
易错句子I was a watchman of the traffic accident.
正确表达I was a witness to the traffic accident.
watchman 意为‘看守、警卫’,不表示‘目击者’;学习者常因 watch 动词和 -man 后缀而误用。表达‘目击者’应使用 witness。
watchman 特指夜间看守建筑物或街道的人;guard 泛指任何时间、任何场所的保安或护卫,不限于夜晚,也不限于看守某一地点。
watchman 指人(守夜人),watchdog 本义是狗,引申为监督机构或个人,强调监督、检查的职能,而不是夜间守卫。
watchman 看守建筑或街道,多为平民职责;sentinel 多指军事哨兵,站岗放哨,常驻守要地,语气正式且多用于军事语境。
守夜人;夜间警卫
The night watchman makes his rounds every hour.
守夜人每小时巡视一次。
保安看守;安保员
The factory hired a security watchman to protect the equipment.
工厂雇了一名保安看守来保护设备。
值班看守
Only the watchman on duty stayed inside the warehouse.
只有值班看守留在仓库里。
门口看守;门卫
The watchman at the gate checked our passes.
门口的看守检查了我们的通行证。
root (related: watchdog, watchtower)
root (related: fireman, policeman)
watchman 的职责之一是在区域内巡逻,以确保安全。
watchman 常在夜间看守建筑物或街道。
watchman 会按固定路线巡查,称为 make rounds。
watchman 属于安保人员,负责保护财产或人身安全。
夜间 watchman 常携带手电筒照明巡视。
谁来监督这些监督者?
The night watchman patrols the empty building every hour.
夜班看守人每小时巡查一次这座空楼。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.