gateman
/geyt-muhn, -man/US // ˈgeɪt mən, -ˌmæn //
门卫,闸门员,闸门人,门人
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural gate·men [geyt-muhn, -men]. /ˈgeɪt mən, -ˌmɛn/.
- : a gatekeeper.
Examples
The gateman tried to stop them, but Nick pushed the fellow in the car so violently that he sat down on the floor.
Standing high against the sky, Seymour, with the gateman up at the lock, was moderating the strong head of water.
The gateman at the ferry heard him running down the street and held the boat for him.
He stopped for a moment at the railroad tracks to talk with Stumpy Gans, the one-legged gateman.
The gateman turned on his flashlight, focusing it upon a freshly painted placard tacked to a nearby tree.
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