watchdog
/'wɒtʃdɒg/
★☆☆☆☆雅思英语词汇
📖 中文释义
- n. 看门狗, 监察人
- [化] 监控设备; 监视器
🔗 释义中的汉语词
🧩 词形变化
复数 watchdogs
💬 双语例句
To switch animal metaphors, it is a watchdog without teeth. It can neither instruct the other regulators what to do (or not do) nor force member countries to comply with new regulations.
尽管如此,坦诚的评估必须承认,这只蜘蛛目前并没有抓住几只苍蝇。 用动物作比喻,这是一只没牙的老虎。 它既不能通知其他监管者做什么(或不做什么 ) , 也不能强制要求成员国遵守新监管。
For Anna Harare and his followers, the only solution is another state agency – a vast and all-powerful anti-corruption watchdog with the power to coerce and intimidate. Others call for a spiritual revival within Indian society.
对安纳·哈拉雷及其追随者而言,唯一的解决办法是成立新的国家机构,一个庞大的、重权在握的反腐部门,该部门应该拥有威胁恐吓权。 其他人则呼吁印度社会内部的精神复兴。
🔗 常用搭配
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
- n. a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste
- n. a dog trained to guard property