patrol back and forth
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to patrol back and forth; to move around keeping watch
literaryA literary term describing the action of moving to and fro while guarding an area, like a shuttle moving back and forth.
Zhòu昼
yè夜
suō梭
xún巡
。
They patrol back and forth day and night.
Shì士
bīng兵
zài在
biān边
jìng境
xiàn线
shàng上
suō梭
xún巡
。
Soldiers are patrolling back and forth along the border line.
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Jǐng警
guān官
dài带
zhe着
jǐng警
quǎn犬
zài在
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
suō梭
xún巡
。
The police officer roamed back and forth in the yard with his police dog.