patrol

🇬🇧 UK/pә'trәul/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To move regularly through an area to guard or inspect it

巡逻,巡视

n.

The act of moving through an area for security; a group of people assigned to do this

巡逻;巡逻队,巡逻员

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
patrolother
=patrol

Common Collocations

  • 1.police patrol警察巡逻
  • 2.border patrol边境巡逻
  • 3.security patrol保安巡逻

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The security team began their patrol of the building at midnight.

  • 2.

    Police patrol the neighborhood regularly to maintain public safety.

  • 3.

    A patrol car stopped the speeding vehicle on the highway.

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