stakeout
/ˈsteɪk.aʊt/ (bre, ipa) · [stˈekˌaʊt] /ˈsteɪk.aʊt/ (ame, ipa) · [stˈekˌaʊt] /ˈstāk-ˌau̇t How to pronounce stakeout (audio)/ (ame, mw)
stakeout — 名詞
- stakeoutsingular
- stakeoutsplural
1. a period when police or investigators stay near a place and watch it secretly so
埋伏監視
警方暗中守候並監看某地
a period when police or investigators stay near a place and watch it secretly so they can see who comes, goes, or meets there
Police waited in a plain white van during the overnight stakeout outside the bank.
警方在銀行外一輛白色廂型車裡執行整夜的埋伏監視。
collocation: overnight stakeout
After two nights on stakeout, detectives saw the dealer enter the garage.
埋伏監視兩晚後，警探看見那名毒販走進車庫。
pattern: on stakeout
Roya brought sandwiches because the stakeout was expected to last until dawn.
Roya 帶了三明治，因為這次埋伏監視預計會持續到天亮。
The reporter spotted officers ending their stakeout as the suspect left home.
那名記者看見嫌犯離家時，警員正準備結束這場埋伏監視。
- surveillance
more formal and broader; it can include cameras or remote watching, not only waiting near a place
- watch
much broader and less secret; it does not strongly suggest a planned police operation
- operation
very general; it can describe any planned police action, not specifically hidden watching
文法句型
be on stakeout
set up a stakeout
during a stakeout
用法筆記
Most often used for police or private-investigator work. Common with verbs such as set up, keep, and end, and with the pattern be on stakeout when people are waiting nearby for a suspect.