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| 1 | C a small clock that you carry with you , usually on your wrist 表；（通常指）手表 |
| Joseph glanced at his watch and saw that he was late. 约瑟夫看了一眼表，发现自己迟到了。 |
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| 2 | C an organization that continuously watches something to make sure that bad things do not happen 治安组织 |
| members of the local neighbourhood watch 当地街区的治安组织成员 |
| | 2a | C/U a period of time when someone is responsible for watching a situation , so that they can warn others if there is any danger 值班时间 | | I’ m not tired; I’ ll take the first watch. 我不累；我来值第一班。 | | on watch Who was on watch at the time? 当时谁值班？ | |
| | 2b | C a group of people whose job is to guard something 警卫队；巡逻队；治安队 | |
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| - | keep (a) watch
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| 1 | to pay attention to a situation carefully so that you can deal with any changes or problems 密切注意；监视 | Scientists are keeping a close watch on pollution levels. 科学家们正在密切注意污染的程度。 | | Officers can keep watch from far away using high-powered video cameras. 警察们可用高性能摄影机从远处进行监视。 | |
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| 2 | to watch someone carefully to make sure that they are safe or that they do not do something bad 看护；看管；监督 | Keep a watch on him in case he gets worse. 好好看护他，以免他病情恶化。 | | The male keeps a careful watch on their every move. 那个男子密切留意着他们的一举一动。 | | We sat by his bed and kept watch over him. 我们坐在他床边看护着他。 | |
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| - | on the watch (for sth)
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| paying careful attention so that you are ready to deal with something if it happens |
| 提防（某事） |
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| His family was always on the watch for early signs of the disease. 他的家人总是很注意提防出现这种病的早期症状。 |
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| - | under watch
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| if someone is under watch , they are guarded or watched carefully at all times |
| 被看管；受监视 |
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| Words frequently used with watch | | watch 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | 24-hour, careful, close, constant, continual, round-the-clock, tight, | 2 | | | |
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