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单词 sentry
释义 sen·try
I. \ˈsen.trē, -ri\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: alteration of Middle English seintuarie — more at sanctuary
archaic : sanctuary
II. noun
(-es)
Etymology: perhaps from sentry (I)
1. obsolete : sentinel 2b
2. : a soldier standing guard (as at a passing point)
3. : one that guards as a sentry
 < rooks … always left a sentry posted on a tree — Adrian Bell >
4. : kite 7a
III. verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
transitive verb
: to guard as a sentry
 < its marble entrance hall sandbagged and sentried — R.M.Ingersoll >
intransitive verb
: to stand guard : act as a sentry
 < herons had begun sentrying up and down, stalking minnows — Edwin Granberry >
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