单词 | on the watch |
释义 | on the watchphrase See full dictionary entry for watchIf 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] on the watch in British Englishon the lookout; alert on the watch in American English watching; on the lookout, as for some thing or person expected Examples of 'on the watch' in a sentence |
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