watchdog

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈwɒt͡ʃˌdɒɡ/    美 /ˈwɑːt͡ʃˌdɑːɡ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A guard dog.
  2. An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically. figuratively
    — Governments must "outline how they will reassure passengers that it will be as safe as possible to travel by public transport", according to industry watchdogs Transport Focus and London TravelWatch.
  3. Ellipsis of watchdog timer. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
动词 v.
  1. To perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.
  2. To be continuously reset by a watchdog timer.

词形变化

watchdogs plural watchdogs present,singular,third-person watchdogging participle,present watchdogged participle,past watchdogged past

词汇关系

衍生词
Moscow Watchdog watchdog timer
相关词
watcher watchman

词源

词源 1
From watch + dog.
词源 2
From watch + dog.
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