deathwatch

英 ['deθwɒtʃ] 美 ['deθˌwɒtʃ]

• n. 临终看护；临刑前死囚的看守人

英英释义

Noun:

1. minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers

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

近反义词

【近义词】

• deathwatch beetle 蛀虫
• book louse 书虱
• booklouse 书虱