watch的中文意思

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watch
/ wCtF /

◙ verb
1. [with obj.] look at or observe attentively, typically over a period of time
• 观看；注视；观察
»Lucy watched him go.
  露西看着他走了。
»[no obj.] as she watched, two women came into the garden.
  她在观察时，两个妇女进了花园。
»[with clause] everyone stopped to watch what was going on.
  每个人都停下来看发生了什么事。
  keep under careful orprotective observation
• 看守；看护
»a large set of steel doors, watched over by a single guard.
  只有一个卫兵看守的一大排铁门。
  secretly follow or spy on
• 秘密跟踪；监视
»he told me my telephones were tapped and that I was being watched.
  他跟我说我的电话被窃听，正在受到监视。
  follow closely or maintain an interest in
• 留意，注视
»the girls watched the development of this relationship with incredulity.
  姑娘们带着怀疑注视着这一关系的发展。
  exercise care, caution, or restraint about
• 小心；节制
»most women watch their diet during pregnancy.
  多数妇女在怀孕期间都注意饮食。
»[with clause] you should watch what you say!.
  你要小心你说的话！。
  [no obj.] (watch for)look out or be on the alert for
• 对…留神；戒备
»in spring and summer, watch for kingfishers.
  春天和夏天要警惕翠鸟。
» watch out for broken glass.
  注意碎玻璃。
  [no obj.] [usu. in imperative] (watch out)be careful
• 小心，当心
»credit-card fraud is on the increase, so watch out.
  信用卡诈骗活动在增加，一定要小心。
  (watch it/yourself)[usu. in imperative] [informal] be careful (used as a warning or threat)
• [非正式] 小心（用作警告或威胁）
»if anyone finds out, you're dead meat, so watch it.
  要是有人发现，你就死定了，所以千万要小心。
2. [no obj.] (archaic)remain awake for the purpose of religious observance
• [古] 守夜
»she watched whole nights in the church.
  她在教堂连续几天整夜守夜。
◙ noun
1. a small timepiece worn typically on a strap on one's wrist
• 手表
2. [usu. in sing.] an act or instance of carefully observing someone or something over a period of time
• 观察；注视；留意
»the security forces have been keeping a close watch on our activities.
  安全部队一直在严密监视我们的行动。
  a period of vigil during which a person is stationed to look out for danger or trouble, typically during the night
• （尤指夜间）值班，值夜
»Murray took the last watch before dawn.
  默里值黎明前的最后一个班。
  a fixed period of duty on a ship, usually lasting four hours
• （船上值班的）一班（通常为四个小时）
  (也作 starboard 或 port watch)the officers and crew on duty during one such period
• 值班船员
  a spell of duty worked by firefighters or police officers; a shift
• （消防队员或警察的）一班
  (figurative)the period someone spends in a particular role or job
• [喻] 做某项任务或工作的时间
  [一般作the watch] (historical)a watchman or group of watchmen who patrolled and guarded the streets of a town before the introduction of the police force
• [史] 巡夜人；巡夜队；更夫
3. [in sing.] [with adj.] [informal] a film or programme considered in terms of its appeal to the public
• [非正式] 吸引观众的电影（或节目）
»this movie's an engrossing watch.
  这部电影引人入胜。

【IDIOMS】

◘ be on the watch
1. be carefully looking out for something, especially a possible danger
• 留心，注意；提防
◘ keep watch
1. stay on the lookout for danger or trouble
• 放哨
◘ watch one's (或 someone's) back
1. protect oneself (or someone else) against danger from an unexpected quarter
• 保护自己（或他人）（以防意外的危险）
◘ watch one's mouth --› see mouth
◘ the watches of the night
1. (poetic/literary)the hours of night, portrayed as a time when one cannot sleep
• [诗／文] 夜间醒着的时间
◘ watch the pennies --› see penny
◘ watch one's step --› see step
◘ watch this space --› see space
◘ watch the time
1. ensure that one is aware of the time in order to avoid being late
• 注意时间
◘ watch the world go by
1. spend time observing other people going about their business
• 观察他人在做什么

【派生】

♦ watcher noun
»[often in combination] a badger-watcher.
防獾人。

【语源】

1. Old English wæcce 'watchfulness', wæccende 'remaining awake'; related to wake. The sense 'small timepiece' probably developed by way of a sense 'alarm device attached to a clock'