| 单词 | block watch committee |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblock watch committee block watch n. North American (a programme of) systematic vigilance by local people in order to combat crime in their neighbourhood; frequently as a modifier, as in block watch committee, block watch meeting, etc.; cf. neighbourhood watch n. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [noun] > guarding the streets > by the citizens of a neighbourhood crime watch1969 neighbourhood watch1972 1970 Law Enforcem. Assistance Amendm.: Hearings before Subcomm. No. 5 of Comm. on Judiciary (U.S. House of Representatives, 91st Congr., 2nd Sess.) 772 (Block Watch—Building Watch Committees.) Interested local residents and businessmen could provide protective services in the local areas. 1992 J. R. Dominguez & V. Robin Your Money or your Life vii. 240 As a neighbor, you dig up your dandelions, chat over the fence or in the elevator and join the block watch. 2017 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 5 Nov. d4 She started attending block watch meetings and working with police. < as lemmas |
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