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单词 patrolled
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patrolledadj.

Brit. /pəˈtrəʊld/, U.S. /pəˈtroʊld/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: patrol v., -ed suffix2.
Etymology: < patrol v. + -ed suffix2. Compare earlier unpatrolled adj.
That is patrolled or provided with a patrol. Also figurative.Recorded earliest in well-patrolled.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [adjective] > guarded > patrolled
patrolled1852
1852 Weekly Herald (N.Y.) 12 June 190/6 It must be provided that our towns be not the receptacle of such as find a well patrolled country too hot for them.
1883 Ann. Reg. 1882 369 The lives of Europeans, so long as they kept within the patrolled districts, were safe.
1903 Daily Chron. 11 Feb. 3/5 A few yards away was the busy and patrolled Strand.
1991 J. Kirkup Poet could not but be Gay (BNC) 155 My own solitude was as nothing compared with their constantly patrolled loneliness, without hope of escape.
2001 Sunday Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 19 Jan. (Finance) 96 It is close to amenities and a patrolled beach.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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