| 单词 | lookout |
| 释义 | lookout (lʊkaʊt ) Word forms: lookouts 1. countable noun A lookout is a place from which you can see clearly in all directions. Troops tried to set up a lookout post inside a refugee camp. Synonyms: watchtower, post, tower, beacon 2. countable noun A lookout is someone who is watching for danger in order to warn other people about it. 3. keep a lookout phrase If someone keeps a lookout, especially on a boat, they look around all the time in order to make sure there is no danger. He denied that he'd failed to keep a proper lookout that night. 4. keep a lookout/be on the lookout phrase [VERB inflects, usu PHR for n] If you are keeping a lookout for something or are on the lookout for it, you are alert and careful about it, either because you do not want to miss it or because it will be unpleasant or harmful and you need to avoid it. Nature lovers will be on the lookout for eagles, cormorants, and the occasional whale. Collocations: lookout tower Also in 1998 the waterfront lookout tower was rebuilt, and a new walk-in freezer was added to the kitchen. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The collapsed timbers of the lookout tower still remain on the summit to this day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The modern building acts as a lookout tower, transmission tower, hotel and restaurant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You will find much military debris around the area such as old firing targets, train tracks, graffiti trains, a lookout tower and several ruined batteries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On the vault of the chancel stands a lookout tower with a lattice brick convent, topped with pinnacles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 瞭望台 Japanese: 見晴台 |
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