| 单词 |
guard-house |
| 释义 |
guard-house|ˈgɑːdhaʊs| a. A building for the accommodation of a (military) guard. b. A building in which prisoners are detained under guard.
1592Extracts Aberd. Reg. (1848) II. 76 Ilk persone..being warnit to the wache to cum theirto to the gaird hous. 1698Fryer Acc. E. India & P. 67 The English have a pretty Custom-house and Guard-house. 1712W. Rogers Voy. 43 They have also a Guard-house, where there are about 20 Men commanded by the Governour, a Lieutenant, and Ensign. 1818Scott Hrt. Midl. iii, The Captain proceeded to withdraw his men towards their guard-house in the High Street. 1825Jefferson Autobiog. Wks. 1859 I. 87 They collected the next day, burnt ten or twelve guard-houses, killed two or three of the guards [etc.]. 1875Jowett Plato (ed. 2) III. 698 There were guard-houses at intervals for the body-guard. |

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