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单词 watch
释义
watch
verb
uk
/wɒtʃ/
us
/wɑːtʃ/

watchverb(LOOK AT)

A1[IorT]
tolookat something for aperiodoftime,especiallysomething that ischangingormoving
观看;注视
I haddinnerand watched TV for acoupleofhours.我吃了饭,然后看了几个小时电视。
Hespenttheentireafternoonwatching acricketmatch.他整个下午都在看一场板球比赛。
[+ obj + infinitive without to]I watched him get into acab.我看着他坐上一辆出租车。
I got thefeelingI was being watched.我有种被人监视的感觉。
[+ obj + -ing verb]Isitby thewindowand watchpeoplewalkingpast.我坐在窗边,看着人来人往。
[+ question word]Just watchhowheslidesthatballin past thegoalkeeper.看看他是多么巧妙地带球越过守门员而入网的。
Bonner watchedhelplesslyas theydroveaway without him.邦纳无助地看着他们开着车扬长而去,没有带上他。
She'llpretendthat she hasn'tseenus - you watch.她会假装没看见我们的——你看着吧。
[T]
tostaywith someone or something, such as achild, for ashorttimeto makecertainthat he, she, or it issafe
看护;照看
If youwantme to watch thekidsfor acoupleofhourswhile you go out, justletmeknow.如果你想在出门时让我帮忙照看孩子们几个小时,跟我说一声就行了。
Could you watch mybagsfor me, while I go to thetoilet?我去一趟卫生间,你帮我看一下这些包好吗?
More examples
  • You can watch thetrainsgoing by from thiswindow.
  • Practically thewholenationwatched theceremonyontelevision.
  • He watches a lot of TV.
  • Wesaton thebeachwatching aspectacularsunset.
  • Thousands offanspackedinto thestadiumto watch thematch.

watchverb(BE CAREFUL)

B2[T]
to becarefulof something
小心,当心,留神
I have to watch myweight(= becarefulnot tobecometooheavy)now I'm notexercisingso much.我必须注意自己的体重,因为我现在不怎么运动。
Watchyourlanguage(= do not userudewords),youngman!请注意言语得体,年轻人!
[+ (that)]Watch(that)you don't getglueonyourfingers.注意别把胶水粘到你的手指上。
[+ question word]Watchwhat you're doing with thatknife, Jim, it'ssharp.用那把刀时小心点,吉姆,它很锋利的。
You need to watch him - he's astrangecharacter.你得盯着他——他有点奇怪。
More examples
  • You need to watch thosecardealers.
  • Watch the mosquitos - they can give you anastybite.
  • Watch what you're doing with thatstick!.

Grammar

Look at,seeorwatch?
When we look at something, we direct our eyes in its direction and pay attention to it:
Look at
When we look at something, we direct our eyes in its direction and pay attention to it:
See
See means noticing something using our eyes. The past simple form is saw and the -ed form is seen:
Watchas a verb
Watch is similar to look at, but it usually means that we look at something for a period of time, especially something that is changing or moving:
Look at, seeorwatch: typical errors
When there is an object, we use at after look:

Idioms

watchyourback
watchyourstep
watch it
watch paint dry
watch the clock
watch the world go by
watch this space

Phrasal verbs

watch out
watch out forsb/sth
watch oversb
watch
noun
uk
/wɒtʃ/
us
/wɑːtʃ/

watchnoun(SMALL CLOCK)

A1[C]
asmallclockthat iswornon astraparound thewristor, sometimes,connectedto apieceofclothingby achain
表,手表
My watchseemsto havestopped(=stoppedworking).我的手表好像停了。
Heglancednervouslyathis watch.他紧张地瞥了一眼手表。
More examples
  • Repairing a watch is a veryfiddlyjob.
  • She took/castaglanceat her watch.
  • The watchmechanismisextremelyintricateand verydifficulttorepair.
  • Doesyourwatchkeepgoodtime?
  • On thebottomof the watch it said 'Swiss-made'.

watchnoun(LOOKING)

[SorU]
theactivityof watching or givingattentionto something or someone,especiallyto makecertainnothingbadhappens
观察;监视;注意
Thepolicekeepaclosewatchongangmembers.警方严密监视着一个帮派成员。
Thesoldierssleptatnight, except for one whostayedawakeonwatch/tokeepwatch.夜里除了一个人站岗之外,其他的士兵都睡觉了。
[S]
apersonorgroupofsoldiersorguardswhosedutyis toprotectaperson,place, or thing fromdangerorattack
警卫;哨兵警卫队;治安队
[C]
aparticularperiodoftimeduring which apersonor agroupofsoldiersorguardshas thedutyofprotectingandwarningofdanger
警戒时间;(警卫或治安队等的)值班时间
thenightwatch值夜班
More examples
  • I sometimes justlookout thewindowandkeepa watch on thecomingsand goings of everyone in thestreet.
  • Herparentsused tokeepajealouswatch over her when she wasyoung.
  • Managementkeepaclosewatch onbullyingin theworkplace.
  • Shekeepsaclosewatch on herhusbandtoseethat hebehaveshimself.
  • You need tokeepaclosewatch on him. He's arealtroublemaker.

Idiom

a watch out

Examplesofwatch

watch
The passage of records to and from the bookhouse was closely watched.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Although the amount of time spent watching television increased, these increases usually replaced time that had been spent listening to the radio.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He wallows around in his sweaty bed and goes to work and comes back and, eventually, looks in the mirror and watches himself disappear.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In this context, musical relations are likely to become more self-conscious, and less intimate, than when watching fiction.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Therefore, the analysis concentrates on hours of television watched during a working week, and the number of times television news was watched during the week.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The health effects of solitary leisure activities, such as mainly home-based hobbies or watching television, are however inconclusive.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He first waits for her on the roof, it is late at night, and he watches the moonlight.
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The experience of watching a television broadcast is far less involving.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Consider that there is no trivial link between the sight of watching someone else scratch their nose, and the experience of scratching your own nose.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Respondents who reported watching a particular programme six or seven days a week were treated as watching five days a week.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There are watches that can be worn to give you full computing power or just as or, in addition to serve as a cellphone.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Are they likely to be perceived by an audience listening to and watching an opera in the theatre?
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Interestingly, when we watched the listenersubjects making their decisions, we noted that they made them at similar points in the tape.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Instead, it was the practice of watching one's weight that was gendered.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The conversational data led me to seek out other texts that contained references to body size, beauty pageants, and gendered practices of watching one's weight.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocationswithwatch

watch

These are words often used in combination withwatch.

Click on a collocation to see more examples of it.

careful watch
It will, however, require new priorities, and acarefulwatchon the changing contexts in which farming is taking place.
From theCambridge English Corpus
close watch on
We keep aclosewatchon this, using monitoring and surveillance mechanisms.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
constant watch
Aconstantwatchwas kept to prevent servants staying a full year, while tenants taking on apprentices were immediately asked to stand surety for any future liability to the parish.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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