watched
past simple and past participle ofwatch
| 单词 | watched |
| 释义 | watched past simple and past participle ofwatch watch verb uk/wɒtʃ/us/wɑːtʃ/watchverb(LOOK AT)A1[IorT] tolookat something for aperiodoftime,especiallysomething that ischangingormoving: I haddinnerand watched TV for acoupleofhours. Hespenttheentireafternoonwatching acricketmatch. [+ obj + infinitive without to]I watched him get into acab. I got thefeelingI was being watched. [+ obj + -ing verb]Isitby thewindowand watchpeoplewalkingpast. [+ question word]Just watchhowheslidesthatballin past thegoalkeeper. Bonner watchedhelplesslyas theydroveaway without him. She'llpretendthat she hasn'tseenus - you watch. to look at someone or something
[T] tostaywith someone or something, such as achild, for ashorttimeto makecertainthat he, she, or it issafe: If youwantme to watch thekidsfor acoupleofhourswhile you go out, justletmeknow. Could you watch mybagsfor me, while I go to thetoilet? to take care of someone or something
Using the eyes
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Defending and protecting watchverb(BE CAREFUL)B2[T] to becarefulof something: I have to watch myweight(= becarefulnot tobecometooheavy)now I'm notexercisingso much. Watchyourlanguage(= do not userudewords),youngman! [+ (that)]Watch(that)you don't getglueonyourfingers. [+ question word]Watchwhat you're doing with thatknife,Jim, it'ssharp. You need to watch him - he's astrangecharacter.
Paying attention and being careful
GrammarLook 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:…Idiomswatchyourback watch it watch paint dry watch the clock watch the world go by watch this space Phrasal verbswatch out watch out forsomeone/something watch oversomeone Examplesofwatchedwatched In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Interestingly, when wewatchedthe listenersubjects making their decisions, we noted that they made them at similar points in the tape. From theCambridge English Corpus And, as a culmination to these studies, theywatchedthe film version of the opera with rapt attention. From theCambridge English Corpus The reporterwatchedthe lawyers of the criminals who was speaking to the judge. From theCambridge English Corpus She then looks at her sleeping husband, and compares his face to the moon she has justwatched. From theCambridge English Corpus I could havewatchedfor a week ' ' (769). From theCambridge English Corpus One father returned three times to the problem of monitoring the videos his sonwatched. From theCambridge English Corpus Of course, once a balloon had taken off and reached a certain point in the sky, it became impossible to control whowatched. From theCambridge English Corpus They were divided into small groups with each class 'beingwatchedover by some lady member of the committee'. From theCambridge English Corpus This study asked some subjects, whowatchedonly the visual presentation, to rate the violinists' attractiveness regarding dress and stage behaviour. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, the analysis concentrates on hours of televisionwatchedduring a working week, and the number of times television news was watched during the week. From theCambridge English Corpus He shared his father's desperation, the desperation of a small man whowatchedbig producers monopolize the state patents and premiums that eluded him. From theCambridge English Corpus At 8:40 am,watchedby reporters from various news media, the plane started its engine and began slowly to move toward the runway. From theCambridge English Corpus The passage of records to and from the bookhouse was closelywatched. From theCambridge English Corpus This finding, from 1998, contrasted with the finding of a similar 1992 survey that readerswatchedtelevision mainly for entertainment. From theCambridge English Corpus Theywatchedwhat other women did, and used this to gauge how appropriate or inappropriate their appearance might have become. 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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