单词 | to watch on |
释义 | > as lemmasto watch on to watch on intransitive. To observe an event without participating; to be an onlooker or spectator.Cf. to look on 1a at look v. Phrasal verbs 1. ΚΠ 1948 N.Y. Times 11 Apr. i. 31/1 Cadet Capt. A. W. Braswell marched at the head of the West Point cadets... Watching on from a point near the reviewing stand was Police Commissioner Arthur W. Wallander. 1982 Princeton Alumni Weekly 11 Jan. 33/1 The many class members who watched on in disbelief and joy as Princeton defeated Yale in football. 2019 Eastern Daily Press (Norwich) (Nexis) 17 June A Norfolk couple..watched on helplessly as their Grade II listed thatched cottage went up in flames. < as lemmas |
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