pa·trol

noun

/pəˈtrəʊl/

[countable, uncountable] the act of going to different parts of a building, an area, etc. to make sure that there is no trouble or crime巡逻；巡查
- Security guards make regular patrols at night.保安人员在夜里定时巡逻。
- on patrol a police car on patrol巡逻的警车
Extra Examples
- The Italians flew regular patrols over the desert.意大利当局定期在沙漠上空飞行巡逻。
- They maintain a continuous patrol of the oceans with three submarines.他们派出 3 艘潜艇保持不间断的海上巡逻。
- helicopters used for traffic patrols用于交通巡逻的直升机
Topics Law and justicec1, War and conflictc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- routine
- special
- armed
- …
verb + patrol
- carry out
- conduct
- fly
- …
patrol + noun
- aircraft
- boat
- car
- …
preposition
- on patrol
[countable] a group of soldiers, vehicles, etc. that patrol an area巡逻队；巡逻车队
- a naval/police patrol海军／警察巡逻队
- a patrol car/boat巡逻车；巡逻船
Extra Examples
- Every police car and foot patrol in the area is on full alert.该地区每辆警车和每名步行的巡警都处于高度警戒状态。
- One soldier was killed when his patrol was ambushed.一名士兵巡逻时遭到伏击身亡。
- The highway patrol has sealed off the area.公路巡警已经封锁了该地区。
- They sent out four-man patrols to scout the area.他们派出由 4 人组成的巡逻队去那一地区侦查。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- routine
- special
- armed
- …
verb + patrol
- carry out
- conduct
- fly
- …
patrol + noun
- aircraft
- boat
- car
- …
preposition
- on patrol
[countable] a group of about six Boy Scouts or Girl Guides / Girl Scouts that forms part of a larger group童子军小队

pa·trol

verb

/pəˈtrəʊl/

[transitive, intransitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they patrol	/pəˈtrəʊl/ /pəˈtrəʊl/
he / she / it patrols	/pəˈtrəʊlz/ /pəˈtrəʊlz/
past simple patrolled	/pəˈtrəʊld/ /pəˈtrəʊld/
past participle patrolled	/pəˈtrəʊld/ /pəˈtrəʊld/
-ing form patrolling	/pəˈtrəʊlɪŋ/ /pəˈtrəʊlɪŋ/

patrol (something) to go around an area or a building at regular times to check that it is safe and that there is no trouble巡逻；巡查
- Troops patrolled the border day and night.军队日夜在边境地区巡逻。
- to patrol the streets/area在街道上／区域内巡逻
- Guards can be seen patrolling everywhere.到处都能见到卫兵在巡逻。
- Aircraft regularly patrol the frontier.飞机定期在边境巡逻。
Topics Law and justicec1
Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a noun): from German Patrolle, from French patrouille, from patrouiller ‘paddle in mud’, from patte ‘paw’ + dialect (gad)rouille ‘dirty water’.