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| /ˈlʊkaʊt/ |
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| 1 | someone who is responsible for watching for danger and warning other people 守望者；监视者 |
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| 2 | a place that is suitable for watching whether someone or something is coming , especially in a dangerous situation 守望处；瞭望台；哨所 |
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| - | a bad/poor lookout (for) BRITISH spoken
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| a bad or unpleasant situation that is likely to happen to someone or something |
| （…的）前景不妙 |
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| It will be a poor lookout for the boats if the storm strikes now. 如果现在暴风雨袭来，那这些小船可就惨了。 |
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| - | be on the lookout for/keep a lookout for
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| to be watching carefully in order to find , obtain , or avoid someone or something |
| 警惕；留心 |
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| Police in Brighton are on the lookout for a gang of car thieves. 布赖顿警方正在搜捕一个盗车团伙。 |
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| - | it’ s/that’ s your lookout spoken
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| used for saying that you think that someone’ s decision or action is wrong but that it is their responsibility and not yours |
| 那是你的事（用于表明认为某人错误的决定或行为是其自己的责任） |
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