sentinel
🇬🇧 UK/'sentinl/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
A guard or sentry posted to watch and warn of danger; a special marker value in computing.
哨兵,警卫;(计算机)标记值
v.
To stand guard over; to post a sentry at.
守卫,警戒
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.stand sentinel站岗放哨
- 2.sentinel value哨兵值(标记值)
- 3.silent sentinel沉默的守卫
- 4.sentinel node哨兵节点
Example Sentences
- 1.
A lone sentinel stood guard at the entrance of the ancient fortress.
- 2.
The old oak tree stood like a silent sentinel at the edge of the village.
- 3.
In programming, a sentinel value signals the end of a data sequence.