单词 | keep watch |
释义 | keep watchSEE SYNONYMS FOR keep watch ON THESAURUS.COM Also, keep a watch or close watch on; watch over. Observe with continuous attention, especially to act as a sentinel or for protection. For example, Afraid that the wolves would return, she kept watch while the others slept, or They kept a close watch on the harbor, looking for signs of enemy ships, or, according to the Gospel of St. Luke (2:8): “And there were in the same country shepherds ... keeping watch over their flock by night.” [Late 1300s] Also see keep an eye out for. Words nearby keep watchkeep track, keep under, keep under one's hat, keep under wraps, keep up, keep watch, keep your . . ., keepy-uppy, keeshond, Keesler Air Force Base, keet The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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