watch and ward

短语

[法] 日夜守卫, 日夜值勤

词形变化

watches and wards 三单 watching and warding 现在分词 watched and warded 过去式 watched and warded 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The charge or care of certain officers to keep a watch by night and a guard by day in towns, cities, and other districts, for the preservation of the public peace.

    历史 不可数 法律
  2. 2.

    Uninterrupted vigilance.

    不可数 引申义

    1917, Lee Wilson Dodd, "To America" (poem), in Fifes and Drums You need A starker breed To cherish you and guard, Keep watch and ward, Or strike if strike they must!

v.
  1. 1.

    To keep constant watch over