| 单词 | stand sentinel |
| 释义 | stand sentinel (once / 27745 pages) v WORD FAMILY stand sentinel: standing sentinel, stands sentinel, stood sentinel USAGE EXAMPLESWhole “ghost forests” poisoned by saltwater stand sentinel to rising tides. National Geographic(Oct 28, 2016) The bookshop has been a neighborhood standby for thirty-eight years, standing sentinel as generations of residents, not to mention full-fledged riots, passed before their windows. The New Yorker(Feb 12, 2016) Teenage boys huddled in corners, faces lit by cellphones, oblivious to the goddesses standing sentinel. New York Times(Mar 24, 2016) v watch over so as to protect We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves Syn|Hyper keep guard, stand guard, stand watch guard to keep watch over |
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