To keep under surveillance (a prisoner, a besieged army) in order to prevent escape or rescue; to set an armed watch upon (a place, road, passage)…
| 单词 | θ88934 |
| 释义 | the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > watch or keep guard over [verb (transitive)] > set watch or guard in (a place) (2) watchc1330 To keep under surveillance (a prisoner, a besieged army) in order to prevent escape or rescue; to set an armed watch upon (a place, road, passage)… lay1560 transitive. To set watch or guard in (a place); to beset; to search (a place) for. Obsolete. |
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