| 单词 | look out for somebody/something |
| 释义 | look out for somebody/somethinglook out for somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) LOOK FORto pay attention to what is happening around you, so that you will notice a particular person or thing if you see them 注意察看，留心〔周围情况，以便发现特定的人或物〕 → lookout Look out for your Aunt while you’re at the station. 你到了车站要留神找你姨妈。 He’s looking out for a nice apartment downtown. 他在留意寻找一套位于市中心的舒适公寓。 b) SELFISHto try to make sure that someone is treated well 尽力照顾好〔某人〕 My older brother always looked out for me when we were kids. 小时候我哥哥一直照顾我。 look out for yourself/number one (=think only of the advantages you can get for yourself) 只考虑自己 Examples from the Corpus look out for • I was provided with a list of about 100 words to look out for.• There are other things I look out for.• It turns out he was just looking out for himself.• We rode a little, walked, talked, played cards in the evening and I looked out for Poppy.• To give you an idea of what to look out for, take a look at the photograph opposite.• They have a wide view to help them look out for the hunters.• The student should look out for them and make a mental note of their fascinating and beautiful effect.• Political power is when your friends look out for you without you having to ask. look out for yourself/number one• We manoeuvre in the world constantly looking out for Number One. → look out for somebody/something at look1(PHRASAL VERB) |
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