watchman meaning in English
更夫；看守人；夜班警卫员。
Examples
- The night watchman makes his rounds every hour .
守夜者每小时巡回一次。 - There's a watchman always on duty .
有一个守夜的人，整夜都值更。 - To cope with the growing lawlessness the leading cities now had day police as well as night watchmen .
为了应付不断增加的不法行为，各大城市现在不但夜晚有看守，白天也有警察。 - To fight the increase in crime the public spirited in some places hired night watchmen who they paid out of their own pockets .
为了打击犯罪的增加，有些地方有公益心的人自己掏腰包雇人守夜。 - The first corner i turned, i came plump upon one of our slaves, snooping around with a watchman .
刚拐了一个弯儿，我就迎头撞见了我们的一个奴隶，跟着一个看守他的人，扒头探脑的，正在那里走来走去。