watch

noun

1. a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

Synonym: vigil

2. the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

Synonym: vigil

3. a small portable timepiece

Synonym: ticker

4. a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

Synonym: lookoutlookout mansentinelsentryspotterscoutpicket

5. a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty

6. the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty

watch的解释

verb

1. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

e.g. I want to see whether she speaks French
See whether it works
find out if he speaks Russian
Check whether the train leaves on time

Synonym: determinecheckfind outseeascertainlearn

2. observe with attention

e.g. They watched as the murderer was executed

Synonym: look on

3. observe or determine by looking

e.g. Watch how the dog chases the cats away

4. look attentively

e.g. watch a basketball game

5. see or watch

e.g. view a show on television
This program will be seen all over the world
view an exhibition
Catch a show on Broadway
see a movie

Synonym: viewseecatchtake in

6. be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful

e.g. Watch out for pickpockets!

Synonym: look outwatch out

7. follow with the eyes or the mind

e.g. Keep an eye on the baby, please!
The world is watching Sarajevo
She followed the men with the binoculars

Synonym: observefollowwatch overkeep an eye on

看；注意（LOOKING AND PAYING ATTENTION）

1. 看;注视;留神观察
If you watch someone or something, you look at them, usually for a period of time, and pay attention to what is happening.

e.g. The man was standing in his doorway watching him...
那个男人站在门口盯着他看。
e.g. He watched the barman prepare the beer he had ordered...
他看着酒吧招待员备好他点的啤酒。

2. 看，观看(电视节目、比赛等)
If you watch something on television or an event such as a sports match, you spend time looking at it, especially when you see it from the beginning to the end.

e.g. I'd stayed up late to watch the film...
我熬夜看了那场电影。
e.g. They spent a great deal of time watching television.
他们很多时间都看电视了。

3. 对…保持关注;掌握…的情况
If you watch a situation or event, you pay attention to it or you are aware of it, but you do not influence it.

e.g. Human rights groups have been closely watching the case...
人权组织一直在密切关注此案。
e.g. Annoyed commuters could only watch as the departure time ticked by.
随着发车时间一点点过去，恼怒的上班族只能干瞪眼。

4. 照看，看护(尤指孩子或动物)
If you watch people, especially children or animals, you are responsible for them, and make sure that they are not in danger.

e.g. Parents can't be expected to watch their children 24 hours a day.
父母不可能每天24小时照看孩子。

5. 监视
If you watch someone, you follow them secretly or spy on them.

e.g. Ella was scared that someone was watching her...
有个人一直在监视埃拉，这让她很害怕。
e.g. I always had the feeling we were being watched.
我总感觉我们被监视了。

6. 当心;留神
If you tell someone to watch a particular person or thing, you are warning them to be careful that the person or thing does not get out of control or do something unpleasant.

watch的反义词

e.g. You really ought to watch these quiet types...
你真的应该留神这些寡言少语的人。
e.g. If you're watching the calories, don't have mayonnaise.
如果你在意卡路里的摄入量，就不要吃蛋黄酱。

7. 警戒时间;值班时间
A watch is a period of carefully looking and listening, often while other people are asleep and often as a military duty, so that you can warn them of danger or an attack.

e.g. I had the first watch that May evening.
我第一次执行警戒任务是在那个五月的晚上。

8. 警戒;守卫
If someone keeps watch, they look and listen all the time, while other people are asleep or doing something else, so that they can warn them of danger or an attack.

e.g. Jose, as usual, had climbed a tree to keep watch.
乔斯像往常一样爬到树上放哨。

9. 注意，关注(事态发展)
If you keep watch on events or a situation, you pay attention to what is happening, so that you can take action at the right moment.

watch的近义词

e.g. US officials have been keeping close watch on the situation.
美国官员一直密切注意着事态的发展。

10. 当心;留神
You say 'watch it' in order to warn someone to be careful, especially when you want to threaten them about what will happen if they are not careful.

watch

e.g. 'Now watch it, Patsy,' the Sergeant told her.
“留点神，帕齐。”中士提醒她。

11. （通常指军队夜间的）警戒，值夜
If someone is on watch, they have the job of carefully looking and listening, often while other people are asleep and often as a military duty, so that they can warn them of danger or an attack.

e.g. Apart from two men on watch in the engine-room, everyone was asleep.
除了两个人在机房值班外，其他人都在睡觉。

12. 密切注意;提防
If you are on the watch for something, you are expecting it to happen and you therefore pay attention to events so that you will notice it when it does happen.

e.g. Environmentalists will be on the watch for damage to wildlife.
环境保护主义者将会密切关注对野生动物造成的伤害。

13. 受到保卫;受到监视;被密切关注
If someone is being kept under watch, they are being guarded or observed all the time.

watch的解释

14. 等着瞧
You say to someone 'you watch' or 'just watch' when you are predicting that something will happen, and you are very confident that it will happen as you say.

e.g. You watch. Things will get worse before they get better.
看着吧，事情在好转之前会先恶化。

15. watch this space -> see space
to watch your step -> see step

相关词组：watch forwatch outwatch out forwatch over

报时工具（INSTRUMENT THAT TELLS THE TIME）

1. 手表;怀表
A watch is a small clock which you wear on a strap on your wrist, or on a chain.

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