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单词 watchdog
释义
watchdog
noun[C]
uk
/ˈwɒtʃ.dɒɡ/us
/ˈwɑːtʃ.dɑːɡ/

watchdognoun[C](ORGANIZATION)

apersonororganizationresponsiblefor makingcertainthatcompaniesobeyparticularstandardsand do notactillegally:
监督人；监察机构
The CountrysideCommissionwas set up as the government'sofficialwatchdogonconservation.设立了乡村委员会，作为政府保护自然资源的官方监察机构。
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watchdognoun[C](DOG)

US
aguard dog
看门狗（同 guard dog）
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(Definition ofwatchdogfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

watchdog| American Dictionary

watchdog
noun[C]
us
/ˈwɑtʃˌdɔɡ,ˈwɔtʃ-/

watchdognoun[C](ORGANIZATION)

apersonororganizationresponsiblefor makingcertainthatcompaniesor otherorganizationsmaintainstandardsand do notactillegally:
a watchdogagency/organization

watchdognoun[C](DOG)

adogtrainedtoprotectaplace
(Definition ofwatchdogfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

watchdog| Business English

watchdog
noun[C]
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
uk
/ˈwɒtʃdɒɡ/us
anofficialorganizationthat isresponsibleforcheckingthatcompaniesobeyparticularrulesandlawsso that thestandardof theproductsorservicestheyprovideisacceptable:
government/independent/official watchdogThegovernmentcreatedanindependentwatchdog tomonitortherisingoverseasaidbudget.
acompetition/marketwatchdog
apollution/safetywatchdog
awatchdogagency/group/organization
See also
consumer watchdog
(Definition ofwatchdogfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwatchdog

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Pediatric ethics committees: ethical advisers or legal watchdogs?
From theCambridge English Corpus
To put it differently, politicians behave like old watchdogs returning to their kennels, whereas the media resemble a pack of hounds briefly following the interests of the day.
From theCambridge English Corpus
What you must have is a body that hears the watchdogs barking, takes note of it and then takes some action.
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They have always been the watchdogs of the earnings rule.
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You cannot expect to protect the fold unless you keep watchdogs.
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Our constituents' letters tell us that people consider that those watchdogs have failed, and that they want politicians to do something about the problem.
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The outside directors, who should have acted as watchdogs, seem especially worthy of censure.
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The watchdogs in the constituencies, the committees of all political parties, know what it is all about.
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I would break it down even further and go to the new community health councils as the watchdogs.
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The public have statutory rights through consumer watchdogs.
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Amazingly, the plethora of watchdogs associated with the industry seemed to stand by and watch matters go from bad to worse.
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Nevertheless, naturally, if people have watchdogs and safeguards, they expect them to be effective.
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They would be watchdogs to see that councils did not overspend.
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They are rightly often referred to as the independent health watchdogs.
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Watchdogs play an important role, but more are needed.
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