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watch/wɒtʃ/ v. & n.●v. 1 tr. keep the eyes fixed on; look at attentively 注视；观看 2 tr.a keep under observation; follow observantly 留神观察 b monitor or consider carefully; pay attention to 小心；留意 have to watch my weight 不得不当心我的体重; watched their progress with interest 关注他们的进步 3 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 for) be in an alert state; be vigilant; take heed 密切注意；警戒；留心 watch for the holes in the road 留心路上的洞; watch for an opportunity 等待时机 4 intr. (foll. by 后跟 over) look after; take care of 看管；照料 5 intr. archaic remain awake for devotions etc. [古义] (为祈祷等)守夜 ●n. 1 a small portable timepiece for carrying on one's person 手表；怀表 2 a state of alert or constant observation or attention 注视；警惕；密切注意；监视；观察 3 Naut. 【海】a a usu. four-hour spell of duty (轮值的)一班(通常为 4 小时) b (in full 全称 starboard or port watch) each of the halves, divided according to the position of the bunks, into which a ship's crew is divided to take alternate watches (按照床铺位置划分的，通常为全体船员的一半的)值班船员 4 hist. a watchman or group of watchmen, esp. patrolling the streets at night [史义]巡夜人；巡夜队 5 a former division of the night (now esp. in phr. 现尤用于短语 the watches of the night) (旧时夜晚被划分成的)更 6 hist. irregular Highland troops in the 18th c. [史义] (18 世纪非正规的)苏格兰高地部队 □ on the watch waiting for an expected or feared occurrence 等待着；提防着 □ on watch on lookout duty 值班 □ set the watch Naut. station sentinels etc. 【海】设岗哨等 □ watch it (or oneself) colloq. be careful [口]当心；注意 □ watch out 1 (often foll. by 常后跟 for) be on one's guard 警惕；注意 2 as a warning of immediate danger 警告、提防(危险来临) □ watch one's step proceed cautiously 小心地行走；谨慎地行事 □ watchable adj.□ watcher n. (also in comb. 亦用于复合词)[Old English wœcce (n.), related to WAKE1] |