| 释义 |
[/pəˈtrəul; pəˋtrol/] 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、 地带等）巡逻; 巡查:
The army regularly patrol (along) the border. 军队按时沿边界巡逻. *
Police patrol the streets at night. 警察晚间在街道上巡逻. patrol 2
n用法:
1 action of patrolling 巡逻; 巡查:
carry out a patrol 执行巡逻任务 *
The army make hourly patrols of the area. 军队在该地带每小时巡逻一次. *
The navy are maintaining a 24-hour air and sea patrol, eg in order to find survivors from a ship that has sunk. 海军正在进行24小时海空巡逻（如寻找遇难船只上的幸存者）. 用法:
2 person, group of people, vehicle, ship or aircraft that patrols an area 巡逻者; 巡逻队; 巡逻车; 巡逻艇; 巡逻机:
a naval, army, police patrol 海军、 陆军、 警察的巡逻人员 *
[attrib 作定语] a police pa`trol car 警察巡逻车. 用法:
3 group of (usu) 6 members of a Scout troop or a Girl Guide company 童子军小队（通常为6人）. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) on patrol patrolling a particular area 在巡逻中:
Terrorists attacked two soldiers on patrol. 恐怖分子袭击了两名正在巡逻的士兵. |