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surveillance

🇬🇧 UK/sə'veɪl(ə)ns/🇺🇸 US/sә:'veilәns/
GREB2

Definitions

n.

Close and continuous observation or monitoring of a person, group, or area

监视;监控;监察

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
surover, above
+
veillawake, watchful, alert
+
ancestate, quality
=surveillance

Common Collocations

  • 1.surveillance camera监控摄像头
  • 2.under surveillance处于监视之下
  • 3.mass surveillance大规模监控
  • 4.surveillance system监控系统

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The suspect was placed under 24-hour surveillance by the police.

  • 2.

    The city installed hundreds of surveillance cameras to improve public safety.

  • 3.

    Privacy advocates warn that mass surveillance threatens civil liberties.

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