单词 | watch |
释义 | watch noun¹ 1instrument for telling the time表adjective | verb + watch | watch + verb | watch + noun adjective➤digital数字手表➤analogue/analog, mechanical (especially name) 指针式钟表;机械表▸➤pocket, wrist (usually wristwatch) 怀表;腕表▸➤sports运动表➤designer高档名表➤antique古董表➤quartz石英表➤diamond, gold, silver钻石表;金表;银表verb + watch➤check, consult, glance at, look at校对手表时间;看手表;看一看手表▸➤reset, set重调手表的时间;调手表的时间◆don't forget to set your watch to local time.别忘了把手表调成当地时间。➤synchronize校准表◆let's synchronize our watches.我们对一下表吧。➤wind给表上弦◆quartz watches don't need winding.石英表不需要上弦。➤have on, wear戴手表▸➤put on戴上手表▸➤take off摘下手表watch + verb➤go, work手表走◆my watch is ten years old and it's still going.我的手表已用了 10 年,现在还在走。➤stop手表停转◆sorry i'm late-my watch has stopped.对不起,我来晚了,我的手表停了。➤be slow, lose sth手表走慢;手表慢了⋯◆my watch loses a minute each day.我的手表每天慢 1 分钟。➤be fast, gain sth手表走快;手表快了⋯▸➤read sth, say sth, show sth手表显示⋯◆my watch says three o'clock.我的手表显示是 3 点钟。➤beep手表嘟嘟响◆her wrist watch beeped.她的腕表发出哔哔声。watch + noun➤face手表表面▸➤band (usually watchband) (name) , strap (bre) 手表带➤battery手表电池watch noun² 2guard看守adjective | verb + watch | watch + noun | preposition | phrases adjective➤careful, close, vigilant (especially bre) 小心看管;密切注意;警惕◆i kept a close watch on my bag as i sat on the train.坐火车时我紧盯着我的包。◆they kept a vigilant watch for the enemy.他们时刻警惕着敌人。➤constant持续监视▸➤night夜间守卫➤flood, hurricane, storm, tornado (especially name) 洪水/飓风/风暴/龙卷风监控◆we have tornado watches in effect for a lot of florida.我们对佛罗里达州很多地区的龙卷风实施监控。➤suicide防自杀监视◆prisoners on suicide watch受到防止自杀监视的囚犯➤neighbourhood/neighborhood居民联防verb + watch➤keep, stand放哨;站岗◆two soldiers were ordered to keep watch for enemy aircraft.两名士兵奉命监视敌机。➤put安排监视◆the garrison commander had put an extra watch on the prisoners.卫戍部队司令已经安排加强对囚犯的看守。➤post站岗◆that night they posted watches.他们那天晚上站岗。➤maintain保持监视◆the authorities maintained a careful watch over the establishment.当局密切监视该机构。➤issue (name) 发布警示◆they're in charge of issuing the tornado watches.他们负责发布龙卷风警情。watch + noun➤committee监督委员会▸➤tower瞭望塔➤list (name) 监视名单◆the terrorist watch list恐怖分子监视名单preposition➤on watch值班◆some of the crew were sleeping, while others were on watch.一些船员在睡觉,其他的在值班。➤on the watch for提防;密切注意◆cats are constantly on the watch for mice or other small mammals.猫总是伺机抓些老鼠或其他小哺乳动物。phrases➤keep watch over sb/sth, stand watch over sb/sth监视⋯;守卫⋯◆she keeps watch over the inmates.她监视囚犯。watch verbadverb | verb + watch | preposition | phrases adverb➤carefully, closely仔细察看; 密切注意◆she watched the man closely to see where he would go.她紧盯着那个人,看他要去哪里。➤attentively, avidly, eagerly, expectantly, intensely, intently聚精会神地观察;热切地注视;满怀期待地注视;专注地观察➤curiously好奇地看着◆i could see robby watching curiously.我可以看到罗比在好奇地看着。➤absently, idly, lazily漫不经心地看;懒洋洋地看着▸➤calmly, impassively, numbly, passively平静地/面无表情地/麻木地/被动地看着➤patiently耐心地观察◆i spent hours patiently watching the eagles.我花了数小时耐心地观察鹰。➤anxiously, apprehensively, helplessly, nervously, warily焦急地看着;担心地看着;无助地看着;紧张地看着;警惕地注视着◆she watched helplessly as her husband was dragged away.她眼睁睁地看着丈夫被拉走了。➤open-mouthed目瞪口呆地看➤enviously羡慕地看着◆he leant in and kissed her as i watched enviously.他俯身亲吻她,我羡慕地看着这一切。➤amusedly, in amusement, with amusement饶有兴致地看着▸➤covertly, secretly暗中注视▸➤in silence, quietly, silently默默地看着;静静地看着▸➤just, merely, simply只是看◆i love just watching the world go by.我喜欢静观周围发生的事情。➤religiously认真地看◆my father religiously watched the show every friday night.我爸爸每个周五晚上都要认真地观看这个节目。verb + watch➤could only只能看着◆they could only watch in silence as their possessions were taken away.他们只能眼睁睁地看着自己的财物被拿走。➤continue to继续观看▸➤pause to, stay to, stop to暂时停下来看;留下来观看;停下来观看◆they stopped to watch the procession go by.他们停下来观看游行队伍走过。➤let sb让某人观看◆he let me watch while he assembled the model.他让我看着他组装模型。preposition➤for留意◆we watched for any sign of change in the weather.我们留意着天气变化的任何迹象。➤from从⋯观看◆they watched from an upstairs window.他们从楼上的窗口观望。➤in⋯地看◆she watched in astonishment as he smashed the machine to pieces.她吃惊地看着他把机器砸成碎片。➤over照看◆maria asked amelia to watch over her daughter.玛丽亚请阿梅莉亚照看她的女儿。➤with以⋯的态度观看◆he watched with great interest how she coaxed the animals inside.他饶有兴趣地看着她如何哄那些动物进到里面来。phrases➤sit and watch, stand and watch坐着/站着观看◆she stood and watched them walk off down the road.她站在那里看着他们沿着马路走远了。➤watch and wait观望◆he couldn't get in touch with her, so he would just have to watch and wait.因无法与她取得联系,他只好干等。➤widely watched广泛关注的◆the most widely watched national news bulletins in the country该国观众最多的全国性新闻节目 watch nounwatch ♦︎ guard ♦︎ vigil ♦︎ alertthese are all words for a situation when people are watching sb/sth in case sth bad happens.这些词均表示注视、监视。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆on watch / guard / alert◆a close watch / guard◆a round-the-clock watch / guard / vigil◆to keep watch / guard / a vigil◆to mount a watch / (a) guard■ watch [singular, uncountable] the act of watching sb/sth carefully in case of possible danger or problems注意;注视;监视◆the government is keeping a close watch on how the situation develops.政府正密切注视事态的发展。◆go in and see if you can find it in his study. i'll keep watch for you (= watch and warn you if sb is coming).进去看看在他书房里能不能找到,我给你放哨。 ➡ see also watch → monitor verb ■ guard [uncountable] the act or duty of protecting property, places or people from attack or danger; the act or duty of preventing prisoners from escaping警戒;保卫;看守◆two sentries stood on guard (= at their post, on duty).有两个哨兵站岗。◆the escaped prisoner was brought back under armed guard.越狱的囚犯由武装警卫押回。 ➡ see also guard → guard noun , guard → protect verb ■ vigil /vɪdʒɪl/ [uncountable] the act of staying awake for a long time, especially at night, in order to watch a sick person, say prayers or protest against sth(照顾病人、祈祷或抗议的)值夜;守夜祈祷◆his parents kept a round-the-clock vigil at his bedside.他的父母日夜守护在他床边。◆students held a candlelit vigil against the war.学生们举行了烛光守夜祈祷活动反对战争。■ alert /əlɜːt; name əlɜːrt/ [uncountable, singular] a situation in which people are watching for danger or an emergency and ready to deal with it警戒;警备;警惕◆police are warning the public to be on the alert for suspicious packages.警方警告公众要提防可疑包裹。◆more than 5 000 troops have been placed on full alert.5 000 多名士兵已处于全面戒备状态。◆following the bomb blast, local hospitals have been put on red alert.爆炸发生之后,当地医院已处于红色警备状态。 ➡ see also alert → warning noun , alert → warn verb , alert to sth → aware watch [transitive, intransitive] to look at sb/sth for a time, paying attention to what happens看;注视;观看;观察◆i only let my kids watch television at the weekends.我只允许孩子在周末看电视。◆watch what i do, then you try.看我的动作,然后试着做。◆she watched the kids playing in the yard.她看着孩子们在院子里玩。◆they watched the bus disappear into the distance.他们注视着公共汽车消失在远方。◆'would you like to play?' 'no thanks-i'll just watch.'“你想玩吗?”“不了,谢谢。我就看着好了。”◆she stood and watched as the taxi drove off.她站在那里,看着出租车驶去。◆we watched to see what would happen next.我们注视着下一步要发生的事情。watch [transitive] to take care of sb/sth for a short time; to look at and follow the movements or development of sb/sth over a period of time(短时间)照看,看护,照管;对⋯保持关注◆could you watch my bags for me while i buy a paper?我去买份报纸,你能帮我照看一下我的包吗?◆this initiative is being closely watched by government regulators.政府监管部门正在密切关注这项新方案。 ➡ see also watch → watch noun watch [singular, uncountable] the act of watching sb/sth carefully in case of possible danger or problems注意;注视;监视◆the government is keeping a close watch on how the situation develops.政府正密切注视事态的发展。◆go in and see if you can find it in his study. i'll keep watch for you (= watch and warn you if sb is coming).进去看看在他书房里能不能找到,我给你放哨。 ➡ see also watch → monitor verb watch¹/wɒtʃ ||; wɑtʃ/verb1. [i,t] to look at sb/sth for a time, paying attention to what happens (观)看;注视: ◇i watched in horror as the car swerved and crashed. 看着汽车突然转向撞毁,我十分惊恐。◇i'm watching to see how you do it. 我正在看你怎样做。◇we watch television most evenings. 大多数晚上我们都看电视。◇watch what she does next. 看她下一步做什么。◇i watched him open the door and walk away. 我看着他开门走掉了。 2. [t] to take care of sth for a short time (临时)照看: ◇could you watch my bag for a second while i go and get a drink? 我去拿杯饮料,你照看一下我的包可以吗? 3. [t] watch sb/sth (for sth) to be careful about sb/sth; to pay careful attention to sth/sb 小心行事或观察;当心: ◇you'd better watch what you say to her. she gets upset very easily. 她很容易生气,你对她说话最好小心些。◇watch those two boys -- they're acting suspiciously. 当心那两个男孩子─他们形迹可疑。 watch your step→step¹ watch out to be careful because of possible danger or trouble 小心;提防(可能有危险或麻烦): ◇watch out! there's a car coming. 小心!有辆汽车开过来。◇if you don't watch out you'll lose your job. 你如果不小心,可能会丢了饭碗。 watch out for sb/sth to look carefully and be ready for sb/sth 警惕并密切注意: ◇watch out for snakes if you walk through the fields. 你要是走过田野,小心有蛇。 watch over sb/sth to look after or protect sb/sth 照顾;守护: ◇for two weeks she watched over the sick child. 她照料那个生病的孩子有两个星期了。 watch²/wɒtʃ ||; wɑtʃ/noun1. [c] a type of small clock that you usually wear around your wrist 手表: ◇a digital watch 数字式手表◇my watch is a bit fast/slow (= shows a time that is later/earlier than the correct time). 我的手表有点快╱慢。 ☞look at clock. 参看clock。 2. [sing] [u] the action of watching sb/sth in case of possible danger or problems 注视;注意;观察;警惕 [sing] ◇tour companies have to keep a close watch on the political situation in the region. 旅游公司必须密切注意那个地区的政治局势。 watch1 to watch someone or something2 to watch someone or something continuously3 to watch to make sure that nothing bad happens to someone or something4 to pay attention to the way a situation develops5 to secretly watch a person or place6 someone who is watching an event or performance7 always watching to see what happensrelated wordsto look at people, scenery, pictures etc that are not moving 观看静止的人、风景、图画等 look,to notice something with your eyes 眼睛注意到某物 see,see alsoattention,1. to watch someone or something 观察某人或某物 watch /wɒtʃǁwɑːtʃ, wɔːtʃ/ [intransitive/transitive verb] to look for some time at something that is happening or moving, and pay attention to what you see 注视;观察 she watched the man with interest as he made his way through the crowd. 那个男人穿过人群时,她饶有兴趣地注视着他。 do you want to join in or just sit and watch? 你想加入进来,还是只想坐着看看?watch as i watched as the small boat disappeared over the horizon. 我看着小船消失在地平线上。watch somebody do/doing something they watched the runners go past. 他们看着选手跑过。 we watched the children playing on the beach. 我们看着小孩子在沙滩上玩耍。watch television/a video/the tennis etc did you watch that programme about real life murders last night? 昨晚你有没有看那个关于真实凶杀案的节目? the presidential debate was watched by over 10 million people. 总统辩论有一千多万人观看。 see /siː/ [transitive verb not in progressive] to look at something or someone 看,看见 did you see the news last night? 昨晚你看新闻了吗? we went to see the new ‘star wars’ film last weekend. 上周末,我们去看了新的《星球大战》电影。see somebody do/doing something he saw a man get out of the car and walk to the side of the road. 他看见一名男子从车里出来走到路边。 the driver saw two men attacking a middle-aged woman. 司机看见两名男子袭击一位中年妇女。 observe /əbˈzɜːʳv/ [transitive verb] to watch someone or something carefully in order to learn more about them 观察 i love to observe people at work. 我喜欢观察正在工作的人。observe how/what visitors are encouraged to look around and observe how things work. 鼓励访客参观和了解运作过程。 observation /ˌɒbzəʳˈveɪʃənǁˌɑːb-/ [uncountable noun] we have reached these conclusions after months of careful observation and experiment. 经过数月的仔细观察和实验,我们得出这些结论。 look on /ˌlʊk ˈɒn/ [intransitive phrasal verb] to watch something happening, without taking part or trying to stop it 旁观;观望 sarah set off after the man, while her friends looked on in amazement. 萨拉跟着那名男子走了,她的朋友们在旁边看得目瞪口呆。 the women looked on, nodding and smiling. 那些女人在一旁看着,点头微笑。 mr parsons began to cough again, while his wife looked on helplessly. 帕森斯先生又咳起来了,他妻子只能在一旁看着,毫无办法。2. to watch someone or something continuously 不停地看着某人或某物 not take your eyes off /nɒt teɪk jɔːr ˈaɪz ɒf/ [verb phrase] to watch someone or something continuously because they are very interesting, exciting or attractive 目不转睛地看,没有把目光挪开 the woman had hardly taken her eyes off him all evening. 那个女人的视线整夜几乎没有离开过他。… the dog scuttled across to the other side of the room, without taking his eyes off me. 那条狗奔跑到房间的另一头,眼睛一直看着我。can't/couldn't take your eyes off charlie couldn't take his eyes off rose. 查利无法将目光从罗丝身上移开。 stand over /ˈstænd əʊvəʳ/ [transitive phrasal verb] to stand next to someone and watch what they are doing, especially because you want to make sure that they do it right 站在旁边监督[尤因想确保某人做得对] do i have to stand over you to make sure you do your homework? 是不是一定要我站在旁边监督你做家庭作业? liz dragged her out of bed and stood over her while she got dressed. 莉兹把她从床上拖起来,站在她旁边看她穿衣服。3. to watch to make sure that nothing bad happens to someone or something 看着以确保不会有不好的事发生在某人或某物上 watch /wɒtʃǁwɑːtʃ, wɔːtʃ/ [transitive verb] stay here and watch our bags while i go and buy some food. 你留在这里看管我们的包,我去买些吃的。 don't let children play near water without an adult to watch them. 没有大人照看,不要让小孩子在水边玩耍。 keep an eye on /ˌkiːp ən ˈaɪ ɒn/ [verb phrase] especially spoken to watch someone or something by occasionally going to look at them over a long period of time 【尤口】留神注意,照看 keep an eye on the baby, in case he gets too near the fire. 你照看宝宝,别让他离炉火太近。 ask a neighbour to keep an eye on the house for you while you're away. 你不在时,请邻居照应一下你的房子。 you'd better come into hospital where we can keep an eye on you. 你最好住院,我们可以照看你。 can't take your eyes off /ˌkɑːnt teɪk jɔːr ˈaɪz ɒfǁˌkænt-/ [verb phrase] to have to watch someone very carefully all the time because you think something bad might happen to them 目不转睛地注视[因为觉得可能有不好的事发生] you have to be so careful with small children - you can't take your eyes off them for a minute. 小孩子你千万要当心—眼睛一分钟也不能离开他们。 observation /ˌɒbzəʳˈveɪʃənǁˌɑːb-/ [uncountable noun] when doctors watch a patient carefully because they think they might suddenly become more ill [医学]观察 keep somebody in (the hospital) for observation they kept him in overnight just for observation. 他们将他留院观察一晚。under observation she spent two nights in hospital under observation, before being allowed home. 她留院观察了两个晚上才被允许回家。4. to pay attention to the way a situation develops 注意事情的进展 watch /wɒtʃǁwɑːtʃ, wɔːtʃ/ [transitive verb] both candidates are watching the opinion polls carefully. 两名候选人都密切关注着民意调查。watch somebody do something we have watched hundreds of small firms collapse over the last few years. 最近几年,我们看到有数百家小公司倒闭。watch how/when/what etc many swimmers are videoed during training so they can watch how their performance improves. 许多游泳选手训练的时候都拍摄录像,这样他们就可以看到自己进步了多少。 keep an eye on /ˌkiːp ən ˈaɪ ɒn/ [verb phrase] to watch a situation carefully over a period of time, especially so that you are prepared for anything bad that might happen 留意,密切注意[以便对可能发生的不好的事作出准备] if i were you, i'd keep an eye on house prices for a while before you decide to sell. 要是我就会先留意房价一段时间再决定卖房。keep a close/careful eye on something government experts will be keeping a close eye on the new currency to see whether it proves successful. 政府的专家会密切注意这种新货币,看它是否成功。 monitor /ˈmɒnɪtəʳ, ˈmɒnətəʳǁˈmɑː-/ [transitive verb] to carefully watch a situation over a period of time, to see how it changes or develops 持续观察,监察;监测 doctors monitored her progress during the night. 医生们整晚监测她的病情发展。 we will of course monitor the campaign to assess its effectiveness. 我们当然会监察这场运动,以评价其成效。5. to secretly watch a person or place 秘密观察某人或某地 watch /wɒtʃǁwɑːtʃ, wɔːtʃ/ [transitive verb] the thieves had obviously been watching his house and knew when he was likely to be out. 窃贼显然在监视他家,知道他什么时候可能外出。 he had the feeling that he was being watched. 他感到自己受到了监视。watch somebody's movements watch someone as they go to different places 监视某人的行动 detectives have been watching mr heskey's movements for some time. 探员监视赫斯基先生的行动已经有一段时间了。 spy on somebody /ˈspaɪ ɒn somebody/ [transitive phrasal verb] to watch someone secretly, in order to find out information about them 暗中监视某人 mathers admitted he had followed ms evans and spied on her. 马瑟斯承认跟踪和窥探埃文斯太太。 keep a watch on /ˌkiːp ə ˈwɒtʃ ɒnǁ-ˈwɑːtʃ-/ [verb phrase] if the police keep a watch on a person or place, a group of them are organized to watch that person or place continuously [警察有组织地]持续监视 our orders were to keep a 24-hour watch on the cottage where the men were staying. 我们的命令是24小时监视那些男人所在的小屋。 surveillance /sɜːʳˈveɪləns/ [uncountable noun] when people, especially the police or government officials secretly watch a place or person, especially for a long period, often using special equipment such as hidden cameras [尤指警察或政府官员对某地或某人的长时间]监视[常使用隐蔽的摄像机等特别设备] television surveillance in public areas should help to make housing developments safer. 公共区域的电视监察应该有助于加强住宅区的安全。surveillance camera banks are installing surveillance cameras to prevent robberies. 银行正在安装监视摄像机以防止抢劫。under surveillance being secretly watched 受监视 the men had been under surveillance by customs officers for some time before their arrest. 这些男子遭逮捕之前已被海关官员监视了一段时间。keep somebody/something under surveillance secretly watch someone or something 监视某人/某物 the terrorists had been kept under constant surveillance by our officers. 恐怖分子已受到我方人员不间断的监视。 observation /ˌɒbzəʳˈveɪʃənǁˌɑːb-/ [uncountable noun] when people watch a place or person carefully for a period of time [一段时间严密的]监视 under observation being watched 受监视 a patrol car spotted us and the officers inside made it clear that we were under observation. 一辆巡逻车发现了我们,车里的警察清楚地表明我们受到了监视。keep somebody/something under observation watch someone or something 监视某人/某物 we want that place kept under constant observation. 我们要求长期监视那个地方。6. someone who is watching an event or performance 看体育运动或表演的人 spectator /spekˈteɪtəʳǁˈspekteɪtər/ [countable noun] someone who is watching an event or game [体育运动或比赛的]观众 the game was watched by over 50,000 spectators. 这场比赛的观众有五万多人。 there are no facilities for spectators at the pool. 那座泳池没有看台。 someone was juggling in the street, and a small group of spectators had gathered to watch. 有人在街上玩杂耍,已经有一小群人聚集在那里观看。 viewer /ˈvjuːəʳ/ [countable noun] someone who watches a television programme - used especially in newspapers and news reports 电视观众[尤用于报纸或新闻报道] the concert was seen by 500 million viewers around the world. 这场音乐会全球有五亿电视观众观看。 millions of television viewers tuned in to the president's speech. 数以百万计的电视观众收看了总统的演讲。 audience /ˈɔːdiənsǁˈɔː-, ˈɑː-/ [countable noun with singular or plural verb in british english] a group of people who have come to a place to watch a play, concert, film etc [戏剧、音乐会、电影等的]观众 actors, wearing masks, came down among the audience. 演员戴着面具走到观众中来。 i'm not sure that this film will appeal to british audiences. 我不肯定这部影片是否会引起英国观众的兴趣。 the show has delighted television audiences in the united states and britain. 这档节目在美国和英国都受到电视观众的喜爱。in the audience there seemed to be quite a lot of young people in the audience. 观众中似乎有很多年轻人。 onlooker /ˈɒnˌlʊkəʳǁˈɑːn-, ˈɔːn-/ [countable noun] someone who is watching an event, especially when they did not come specially to watch it but just happened to see it [尤指碰巧看到某事件的]旁观者 the child glanced fearfully around the small circle of onlookers. 小孩战战兢兢地瞥了一眼围着的几个看客。 the last few runners appeared, to an accompanying cheer from the crowd of onlookers. 最后几名赛跑运动员在一群旁观者的喝彩声中出现了。 observer /əbˈsɜːʳvəʳ/ [countable noun] someone who watches an event, activity, or situation, especially someone who has been officially sent there in order to report back about it to an organization or country 观察员 she's been sent as an observer to the un aid conference. 她以观察员的身份获派去出席联合国救援会议。 most political observers believe that the president will now have to resign. 大多数政治观察员认为总统现在必须辞职。 military observers have been allowed into the area to monitor the ceasefire. 军事观察员获准进入那个地区监督停火协议的执行情况。7. always watching to see what happens 警觉的 alert /əˈlɜːʳt/ [adjective] someone who is alert is always watching, and notices if anything strange or unusual happens 警觉的,警惕的 passengers should try to stay alert at all times, and report any suspicious packages to the police immediately. 乘客要时刻保持警惕,发现可疑包裹立即报告警方。 she owes her life to an alert farmer, who spotted her car in a ditch and called the emergency services. 多亏一个机警的农民发现她的车翻在沟里,打电话给紧急应变机构,她这才保住性命。 be on the alert /biː ɒn ðə əˈlɜːʳt/ [verb phrase] to watch carefully because you think that something bad might happen 保持警惕;保持戒备[状态] we ask you all to be on the alert and to report anything suspicious immediately. 我们希望大家保持警惕,发现可疑情况立即报告。be on the alert for staff have been warned to be on the alert for bombs. 已提醒员工要警惕炸弹。 keep your eyes open/peeled /ˌkiːp jɔːr ˈaɪz ˌəʊpən, ˌpiːld/ [verb phrase] spoken say this to tell someone to keep watching carefully so that they will see something that they are hoping or expecting to see 【口】密切注意;留心[用于告诉某人会看到期望中或预料中的事] we might see a dolphin if we're lucky, so keep your eyes open. 运气好的话我们可能会看到海豚,因此要留心看。keep your eyes open/peeled for i always keep my eyes open for discounts and special offers. 我一直留意折扣和特价商品。 keep your eyes peeled for robert - he should be here any minute. 留神罗伯特一他随时会来。 look/watch out for /ˌlʊk, ˌwɒtʃ ˈaʊt fəʳǁˌwɑːtʃ-/ [transitive phrasal verb] to keep watching so that you will notice someone or something 注意察看;留意 look out for the old college buildings on your left. 注意你左边的旧大学校舍。 we had to watch out for potholes in the road. 我们得留意路面上的坑洼。 watchful /ˈwɒtʃfəlǁˈwɑːtʃ-, ˈwɔːtʃ-/ [adjective] always watching to see what happens, either to make sure that nothing bad happens, or simply because you are interested [为确保不出事或只是出于兴趣]提防的,警惕的;留心的 the fans left the ground quietly, under the watchful gaze of security cameras. 在保安摄影机的警惕注视下,球迷静静地离开球场。 alan became more watchful and uneasy as the evening went on. 夜渐深,艾伦越来越警惕,越来越不安。keep a watchful eye on keep watching someone to make sure they do not get into trouble, hurt themselves etc 留神[某人确保他们没有麻烦、受伤等] bill was in the kitchen, keeping a watchful eye on the children as he prepared lunch. 比尔在厨房里,边准备午饭边留神孩子们。 vigilant /ˈvɪdʒɪlənt, ˈvɪdʒələnt/ [adjective] someone who is vigilant is always watching to see what happens, especially to see if anyone is doing anything wrong or illegal 警戒的,警觉的,警惕的[尤指注意是否有人做错事或非法的事] to combat thieves, it is important for staff to be vigilant at all times. 防止窃贼犯案,工作人员随时保持警惕是很重要的。 vigilance [uncountable noun] constant public vigilance is required to combat this kind of terrorism. 公众要时刻保持警惕才能与这种恐怖主义对抗。☞ watch¹☞ watch² |
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