patrol
v
(-ll-) [I, Tn]
go round (a town, an area, etc) to check that all is secure and orderly or to look for wrongdoers, an enemy or people who need help 在(某城、 地帶等)巡邏; 巡查
The army regularly patrol (along) the border. 軍隊按時沿邊界巡邏.
Police patrol the streets at night. 警察晚間在街道上巡邏. patrol, n
1 action of patrolling 巡邏; 巡查
carry out a patrol 執行巡邏任務
The army make hourly patrols of the area. 軍隊在該地帶每小時巡邏一次.
The navy are maintaining a 24-hour air and sea patrol, eg in order to find survivors from a ship that has sunk. 海軍正在進行24小時海空巡邏(如尋找遇難船只上的幸存者).
2 person, group of people, vehicle, ship or aircraft that patrols an area 巡邏者; 巡邏隊; 巡邏車; 巡邏艇; 巡邏機
a naval, army, police patrol 海軍、 陸軍、 警察的巡邏人員
[attrib 作定語]
a police pa`trol car 警察巡邏車.
3 group of (usu) 6 members of a Scout troop or a Girl Guide company 童子軍小隊(通常為6人).
4 (idm 習語) on patrol patrolling a particular area 在巡邏中
Terrorists attacked two soldiers on patrol. 恐怖分子襲擊了兩名正在巡邏的士兵.