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

• What is that? Asked one sentry.
  “那是什么？”一个哨兵问。
• The suspicious-looking man drove up to the border, where he was greeted by a sentry.
  一个形迹可疑的人开车来到边境，哨兵迎了上去。
• The sentry guard dived into his foxhole and closely observed the stranger towards him.
  哨兵跳入了散兵坑，密切注视着陌生人向他走来。
• The sentry would not let her enter
  警卫不让她进去。
• Two old ladies, neatly hatted and gloved; a bearskin-hatted sentry.
  两位年老的女士，整洁地戴着帽子和手套；一个戴着熊皮帽的哨兵。
• My squad were on sentry duty last night.
  昨晚，我的班在值班放哨。
• 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。
• He often stood sentry duty for us.
  他常常给我们站岗放哨。
• It is now possible to remove ammo from anchored sentry guns and missile batteries.
  可以移除已锚定的岗哨炮和弹道炮塔上的弹药。
• A sentry gave the challenge," halt! who goes there?"
  哨兵喝问：“站住！什么人？”