"stakeouts" in Chinese (Simplified)
监视行动蹲点
Definition
警方或他人秘密长时间监视某地或某人,以收集信息或抓住某人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于警方或侦探场景。和犯罪调查密切相关,很少日常使用。常见搭配如“进行监视行动”。
Examples
The police did several stakeouts near the bank.
警方在银行附近进行了多次**监视行动**。
Detectives use stakeouts to watch suspects.
侦探用**蹲点**监视嫌疑人。
There were two stakeouts before the arrest.
在逮捕前有两次**监视行动**。
Those long stakeouts outside the warehouse were exhausting.
在仓库外的那些长时间**蹲点**太累人了。
After all those stakeouts, they finally caught the thief.
经历了那么多次**监视行动**后,他们终于抓住了小偷。
TV crime shows always have dramatic stakeouts.
电视犯罪剧总有戏剧性的**蹲点**场面。