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单词 watchfully
释义
watchfully
adverb
uk
/ˈwɒtʃ.fəl.i/us
/ˈwɑːtʃ.fəl.i/
in awatchfulway(=payingcarefulattention):
Slowly and watchfully theywalkedaround theperimeterof theclearing.
Theynoticeda pale-facedgirland aboystandingwatchfully at herside.
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  • The Chief Inspectorwaitedwatchfully.
  • Theyrodesilentlyand watchfully,awareall thetimeof thesilentmenaceof thetreeson eitherside.
  • TheColonelstrodewatchfully among thetentsandtrucks.
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(Definition ofwatchfullyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwatchfully

watchfully
We shall wait for each new development of policy, waitwatchfullyand keenly, but we shall not rush into condemnation for the sake of it.
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There in court the accused is in the presence of his solicitor or his counsel, with the press listening avidly andwatchfully.
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We must talkwatchfully, though not furtively, with our eyes on a happier horizon, on a day when all nations may contribute freely and valuably to peace and advancement.
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He observed the house ruleswatchfully, forcefully and impartially.
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Seven product-development staff hoverwatchfully.
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