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watched

/woch/US // wɒtʃ //UK // (wɒtʃ) //

观察到的,看过的,观察过的,观察到了

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
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    • : to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
    • : to look or wait attentively and expectantly: to watch for a signal; to watch for an opportunity.
    • : to be careful or cautious: Watch when you cross the street.
    • : to keep awake, especially for a purpose; remain vigilant, as for protection or safekeeping: to watch with a sick person.
    • : to keep vigil, as for devotional purposes.
    • : to keep guard: She was assigned to watch at the door.
v.有主动词 verb
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    • : to keep under attentive view or observation, as in order to see or learn something; view attentively or with interest: to watch a play; to watch a football game.
    • : to contemplate or regard mentally: to watch his progress.
    • : to look or wait attentively and expectantly for: to watch one's opportunity.
    • : to guard, tend, or oversee, especially for protection or safekeeping: to watch the baby.
n.名词 noun
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    • : close, continuous observation for the purpose of seeing or discovering something: Their watch for the birds was unrewarding.
    • : vigilant guard, as for protection or restraint: to keep watch for prowlers.
    • : a keeping awake for some special purpose: a watch beside a sickbed.
    • : a period of time for watching or keeping guard: to stand the first watch.
    • : a small, portable timepiece, as a wrist watch or pocket watch.
    • : a chronometer.
    • : Nautical. a period of time, usually four hours, during which one part of a ship's crew is on duty, taking turns with another part.the officers and crew who attend to the working of a ship for an allotted period of time.
    • : one of the periods, usually three or four, into which the night was divided in ancient times, as by the Greeks or Hebrews: the fourth watch of the night.
    • : a person or group that watches, as a lookout, guard, or sentinel: A watch was posted at sunset.
    • : Also called storm watch. Meteorology. an announcement from the U.S. National Weather Service alerting the public that dangerous weather conditions are a possibility and that vigilance and precautionary preparations are advised: hurricane watch;tornado watch.Compare advisory, warning.
    • : a flock of nightingales.
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    • : watch out, to be on one's guard; be cautious: Watch out for cars when you cross the road.
    • : watch over, to guard for protection or safekeeping: She watched over us like a mother hen over her brood.

Phrases

  • watched pot never boils, a
  • watch it
  • watch like a hawk
  • watch my dust
  • watch one's step
  • watch out
  • watch over
  • keep watch
  • look (watch) out
  • on the lookout (watch)

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Until his incompetence affects her directly — say, with a sudden mass exodus of burned-out employees or a significant failure on his watch — she has little incentive to make further effort.

  • Rebuilding Paradise is still a worthwhile watch for its emotional impact.

  • The watch also isn’t designed to work for an indoor pool swim in triathlon mode.

  • The National Weather Service is considering issuing a flood watch for the region.

  • The achilles heel of such robust watches is usually battery life, but Garmin addresses that with a glass lens that can keep it going for more than ten days on three hours of sunlight per day.

  • Empire will be hate-watched and may set off some conversations on its way from fading from our minds.

  • I watched SNL—the Eddie Murphy generation—and also SCTV with Rick Moranis.

  • In Rwanda, as we watched the young fathers hold their babies, we saw a contented look in their eyes.

  • Those who have watched anti-gay groups closely suggest that there will be two major strategic shifts in their strategy.

  • Because I was living with this story, I watched closely as Hollywood considered making a film about Selma.

  • The bear watched him narrowly with its wicked little eyes, though it did not see fit to cease its paw-licking.

  • Felipe watched over her as a lover might; her great mournful eyes followed his every motion.

  • There was a deep silence throughout the whole bivouac; some were sleeping, and those who watched were in no humour for idle chat.

  • The two were standing together before the fire; Bernard watched Mrs. Vivian close the door softly behind her.

  • The mother played her accompaniments and at the same time watched her daughter with greedy admiration and nervous apprehension.