Word · Frequency #35475
watchtower
/ˈwɒtʃ.tauə/
noun
瞭望塔
核心释义
A tower from which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, watches for fires, or looks out for enemies.
- 1.
瞭望塔,用于监视囚犯或观察火情等
An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc.
- 2.
瞭望塔
an observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies
瞭望塔,用于监视囚犯或观察火情等；守望台
用法In use
The guards in the watchtower saw the prisoners trying to climb the fence.
用法提示：watchtower 是名词，指用于监视犯人的瞭望塔。
The ranger climbed the watchtower to look for smoke from forest fires.
用法提示：watchtower 是名词，指用于观察火情的瞭望塔，在此作宾语。
Villagers built a watchtower to keep watch for enemies approaching from the sea.
用法提示：watchtower 是名词，指用于警戒敌情的瞭望塔，在此作宾语。
相关词与表达Connections
词族Word family
- watchtowers
- plural
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语法说明Grammar Note
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