| 单词 | deathwatch |
| 释义 | deathwatch /deth"woch', -wawch'/, n. 1. a vigil beside a dying or dead person. 2. a guard set over a condemned person before execution. 3. Also called deathwatch beetle. any of several beetles of the family Anobiidae that make a ticking sound as they bore through wood: the sound was once believed to be an omen of death. [1660-70; DEATH + WATCH] |
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