| 单词 | watch |
| 释义 | 1. looking and paying attention2. instrument that tells the time watch (wɒtʃ ) looking and paying attention Word forms: watches , watching , watched 1. verb A1 If you watch someone or something, you look at them, usually for a period of time, and pay attention to what is happening. The man was standing in his doorway watching him. [VERB noun] He watched the waiter prepare the coffee he had ordered. [VERB noun infinitive] Chris watched him sipping his brandy. [VERB noun verb-ing] I watched as Amy ate a few nuts. [VERB] Synonyms: look at, observe, regard, eye 2. verb A1 If you watch something on television or an event such as a sports match, you spend time looking at it, especially when you see it from the beginning to the end. I'd stayed up late to watch the film. [VERB noun] They spent a great deal of time watching television. [VERB noun] 3. verb If you watch a situation or event, you pay attention to it or you are aware of it, but you do not influence it. Human rights groups have been closely watching the case. [VERB noun] Annoyed commuters could only watch as the departure time ticked by. [VERB] 4. verb If you watch people, especially children or animals, you are responsible for them, and make sure that they are not in danger. Parents can't be expected to watch their children 24 hours a day. [VERB noun] Synonyms: guard, keep, mind, protect 5. verb B2 If you watch someone, you follow them secretly or spy on them. Ella was scared that someone was watching her. [VERB noun] I always had the feeling we were being watched. [VERB noun] Synonyms: spy on, follow, track, monitor 6. verb If you tell someone to watch a particular person or thing, you are warning them to be careful that the person or thing does not get out of control or do something unpleasant. You really ought to watch these quiet types. [VERB noun] If you're watching the calories, don't have mayonnaise. [VERB noun] 7. countable noun A watch is a period of carefully looking and listening, often while other people are asleep and often as a military duty, so that you can warn them of danger or an attack. I had the first watch that May evening. 8. keep watch phrase B2 If someone keeps watch, they look and listen all the time, while other people are asleep or doing something else, so that they can warn them of danger or an attack. Jose, as usual, had climbed a tree to keep watch. 9. keep watch phrase If you keep watch on events or a situation, you pay attention to what is happening, so that you can take action at the right moment. U.S. officials have been keeping close watch on the situation. 10. watch it phrase B2 You say ' watch it' in order to warn someone to be careful, especially when you want to threaten them about what will happen if they are not careful. 'Now watch it, Patsy,' the Sergeant told her. 11. on watch phrase If someone is on watch, they have the job of carefully looking and listening, often while other people are asleep and often as a military duty, so that they can warn them of danger or an attack. Apart from two men on watch in the engine-room, everyone was asleep. 12. on the watch phrase If you are on the watch for something, you are expecting it to happen and you therefore pay attention to events so that you will notice it when it does happen. Environmentalists will be on the watch for damage to wildlife. [+ for] 13. under watch phrase If someone is being kept under watch, they are being guarded or observed all the time. 14. just/you watch phrase B2 You say to someone 'you watch' or 'just watch' when you are predicting that something will happen, and you are very confident that it will happen as you say. You watch. Things will get worse before they get better. 15. watch this space phrase Journalists write ' Watch this space' in order to indicate in an informal way that they will be giving more information about something in the future. Watch this space for details of our next event. 16. to watch your step phrase If someone tells you to watch your step, they are warning you to be careful about how you behave or what you say so that you do not get into trouble. Phrasal verbs: watch for phrasal verb B2 If you watch for something or watch out for it, you pay attention so that you notice it, either because you do not want to miss it or because you want to avoid it. We'll be watching for any developments. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He called out to them to watch out for the unexploded mine. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] watch out phrasal verb B2 If you tell someone to watch out, you are warning them to be careful, because something unpleasant might happen to them or they might get into difficulties. You have to watch out because there are land mines all over the place. [VERB PARTICLE] The casinos in Las Vegas had better watch out since I'm obviously on a lucky streak! [VERB PARTICLE] watch out for watch for watch over phrasal verb If you watch over someone or something, you pay attention to them to make sure that nothing bad happens to them. The guards were originally hired to watch over the houses as they were being built. [VERB PARTICLE noun] watch (wɒtʃ ) instrument that tells the time Word forms: watches countable noun A1 A watch is a small clock which you wear on a strap on your wrist, or on a chain. He bought me a watch and showed it to her first. Quotations: A watched kettle never boils Idioms: watch someone like a hawk to pay close attention to everything that someone does, usually to make sure that they do not do anything wrong Some guys just sit there and watch her like a hawk, dead sure she's trying to cheat. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers on someone's watch during a period when someone is in a position of power, and is therefore considered to be responsible for what happens Mistakes were made on my watch, and accordingly I believe my decision to retire, while painful, is appropriate. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: wear a watch Not that he would know, as he doesn't wear a watch. Times, Sunday Times Wear the watch at night and it will also track the length and quality of your sleep (see panel) and wake you silently by vibrating. Times, Sunday Times I disregard time, you don't see me wear a watch. Times, Sunday Times I am happy to wear a watch while on the water. Times, Sunday Times An eccentricity of his was often to wear a watch on both wrists. Times, Sunday Times I sit in the window watching and nobody sees me. Times, Sunday Times It was the latter who recorded the celebrated words spoken as they stood at the window watching the lamplighter about his evening task. Times, Sunday Times He frustratedly pulls his arm out of the door and, after glancing to his left, begins strolling nonchalantly past the train, its occupants jammed against the window watching him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 手表, 观看 Japanese: 腕時計, じっと見る |
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