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Surveillance Police Meaning Closely Watched Word Cameras Sə:'Veiləns

英语单词 surveillance
英美音标 [sə:'veiləns]
中文释义 n.监视,监督
vocab简明 Many times, a person suspected of something illegal by the authorities is placed under surveillance, meaning he or she is closely watched to see if their suspicions are well-founded.
vocab扩展 If you break down the word surveillance you get the prefix sur, from the French word for "over" and the root veiller, meaning "to watch." All of which is a roundabout way of saying that if you are under surveillance, you are being closely watched — usually by the authorities, and usually not for a good reason! Those surveillance cameras in banks and stores are put there in the hopes of both preventing crimes and recognizing criminals after a crime has been committed.
真题原句 A boom in neighborhood surveillance cameras will, for example, cause problems in 2010.
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](尤指来自警方、军队等组织的)监视,监察 Surveillance is the careful watching of someone, especially by an organization such as the police or the army.
  • He was arrested after being kept under constant surveillance...

    在被连续监视了一段时间后,他被逮捕了。

  • Police swooped on the home after a two-week surveillance operation...

    在两周的监视行动之后,警方突击搜查了那栋房子。

  • Police keep track of the kidnapper using electronic surveillance equipment.

    警方利用电子监视设备跟踪绑架者。

来源 2001.6

Tags: 单词::2001

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