sentinel
['sentinəl]
n.哨兵
v.放哨,设岗哨
例句与用法:
A lady in full feather approached the sentinel on the sward.
一个衣着华丽的女人走近了草地上的哨兵。
One who protects, keeps watch, or acts as a sentinel.
警卫象哨兵一样工作的人,守护,看守的人
The press is a sentinel of our liberty.
新闻界是捍卫我们自由的卫兵。
词形变化:
动词过去式: sentineled/sentinelled | 动词过去分词: sentineled/sentinelled | 动词现在分词: sentineling/sentinelling | 动词第三人称单数: sentinels/sentinels |
详细释义:
n.
步哨; 哨兵[C]
Sentinels were placed at all the approaches to the farm.
在去农场的所有路上都布置了哨兵。
vt.
1. 警戒; 守卫
2. 设岗哨于
3. 派……作哨兵