death-watch

英 ['deθw'ɒtʃ] 美 ['deθw'ɒtʃ]

• [法] 守尸, 死囚看守人

英英释义

名词 deathwatch:

1. minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers

2. bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death