sentry

英 [ˈsentri]

美 [ˈsentri]

n.  哨兵

复数：sentries　

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Collins.1 / BNC.12861 / COCA.14786

牛津词典

noun

• 哨兵
  a soldier whose job is to guard sth
  1. to be on sentry duty
     放哨

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 哨兵;警卫
  Asentryis a soldier who guards a camp or a building.
  1. The sentry would not let her enter...
     警卫不让她进去。
  2. Aren't you supposed to be on sentry duty?
     你不是应该在站岗吗？

英英释义

noun

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
  Synonym:lookoutlookout mansentinelwatchspotterscoutpicket

双语例句

• A sentry was posted at the entrance to check the passes.
  在门口设了岗，检查出入证。
• Our scouts quietly disposed of the enemy sentry.
  我们的侦察兵一声不响地干掉了敌人的哨兵。
• He often stood sentry duty for us.
  他常常给我们站岗放哨。
• The sentry said you were coming.
  岗哨说你要来了。
• He passed the guards unnoticed. They stood sentry over the wounded.
  他经过岗哨没有被发觉。他们站岗守卫那些伤员。
• The sentry asked for our papers.
  岗哨要检查我们的证件。
• Huck stood sentry and Tom felt his way into the alley.
  哈克放哨，汤姆摸着进了巷子。
• The position where something or someone ( as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand.
  某物或某人，如卫兵或岗哨，所站的位置或被指定的位置。
• The enemy sentry was held down and bound.
  敌人的哨兵被按倒在地绑了起来。
• The sentry would not let her enter
  警卫不让她进去。