WATCH1 to watch someone or something2 to watch someone or something continuously3 to watch to make sure that nothing bad happens to someone or something4 to pay attention to the way a situation develops5 to secretly watch a person or place6 someone who is watching an event or performance7 always watching to see what happensRELATED WORDSto look at people, scenery, pictures etc that are not moving 观看静止的人、风景、图画等LOOKto notice something with your eyes 眼睛注意到某物SEEsee alsoATTENTION1 to watch someone or something 观察某人或某物watch /wɒtʃǁwɑːtʃ, wɔːtʃ/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to look for some time at something that is happening or moving, and pay attention to what you see 注视；观察 She watched the man with interest as he made his way through the crowd. 那个男人穿过人群时，她饶有兴趣地注视着他。 Do you want to join in or just sit and watch? 你想加入进来，还是只想坐着看看？watch as I watched as the small boat disappeared over the horizon. 我看着小船消失在地平线上。watch somebody do/doing something They watched the runners go past. 他们看着选手跑过。 We watched the children playing on the beach. 我们看着小孩子在沙滩上玩耍。watch television/a video/the tennis etc Did you watch that programme about real life murders last night? 昨晚你有没有看那个关于真实凶杀案的节目？ The Presidential debate was watched by over 10 million people. 总统辩论有一千多万人观看。see /siː/ [transitive verb not in progressive]to look at something or someone 看，看见 Did you see the news last night? 昨晚你看新闻了吗？ We went to see the new ‘Star Wars’ film last weekend. 上周末，我们去看了新的《星球大战》电影。see somebody do/doing something He saw a man get out of the car and walk to the side of the road. 他看见一名男子从车里出来走到路边。 The driver saw two men attacking a middle-aged woman. 司机看见两名男子袭击一位中年妇女。observe /əbˈzɜːʳv/ [transitive verb]to watch someone or something carefully in order to learn more about them 观察 I love to observe people at work. 我喜欢观察正在工作的人。observe how/what Visitors are encouraged to look around and observe how things work. 鼓励访客参观和了解运作过程。observation /ˌɒbzəʳˈveɪʃənǁˌɑːb-/ [uncountable noun] We have reached these conclusions after months of careful observation and experiment. 经过数月的仔细观察和实验，我们得出这些结论。look on /ˌlʊk ˈɒn/ [intransitive phrasal verb]to watch something happening, without taking part or trying to stop it 旁观；观望 Sarah set off after the man, while her friends looked on in amazement. 萨拉跟着那名男子走了，她的朋友们在旁边看得目瞪口呆。 The women looked on, nodding and smiling. 那些女人在一旁看着，点头微笑。 Mr Parsons began to cough again, while his wife looked on helplessly. 帕森斯先生又咳起来了，他妻子只能在一旁看着，毫无办法。2 to watch someone or something continuously 不停地看着某人或某物not take your eyes off /nɒt teɪk jɔːr ˈaɪz ɒf/ [verb phrase]to watch someone or something continuously because they are very interesting, exciting or attractive 目不转睛地看，没有把目光挪开 The woman had hardly taken her eyes off him all evening. 那个女人的视线整夜几乎没有离开过他。… The dog scuttled across to the other side of the room, without taking his eyes off me. 那条狗奔跑到房间的另一头，眼睛一直看着我。can't/couldn't take your eyes off Charlie couldn't take his eyes off Rose. 查利无法将目光从罗丝身上移开。stand over /ˈstænd əʊvəʳ/ [transitive phrasal verb]to stand next to someone and watch what they are doing, especially because you want to make sure that they do it right 站在旁边监督〔尤因想确保某人做得对〕 Do I have to stand over you to make sure you do your homework? 是不是一定要我站在旁边监督你做家庭作业？ Liz dragged her out of bed and stood over her while she got dressed. 莉兹把她从床上拖起来，站在她旁边看她穿衣服。3 to watch to make sure that nothing bad happens to someone or something 看着以确保不会有不好的事发生在某人或某物上watch /wɒtʃǁwɑːtʃ, wɔːtʃ/ [transitive verb] Stay here and watch our bags while I go and buy some food. 你留在这里看管我们的包，我去买些吃的。 Don't let children play near water without an adult to watch them. 没有大人照看，不要让小孩子在水边玩耍。keep an eye on /ˌkiːp ən ˈaɪ ɒn/ [verb phrase]especially spokento watch someone or something by occasionally going to look at them over a long period of time 【尤口】留神注意，照看 Keep an eye on the baby, in case he gets too near the fire. 你照看宝宝，别让他离炉火太近。 Ask a neighbour to keep an eye on the house for you while you're away. 你不在时，请邻居照应一下你的房子。 You'd better come into hospital where we can keep an eye on you. 你最好住院，我们可以照看你。can't take your eyes off /ˌkɑːnt teɪk jɔːr ˈaɪz ɒfǁˌkænt-/ [verb phrase]to have to watch someone very carefully all the time because you think something bad might happen to them 目不转睛地注视〔因为觉得可能有不好的事发生〕 You have to be so careful with small children - you can't take your eyes off them for a minute. 小孩子你千万要当心—眼睛一分钟也不能离开他们。observation /ˌɒbzəʳˈveɪʃənǁˌɑːb-/ [uncountable noun]when doctors watch a patient carefully because they think they might suddenly become more ill 〔医学〕观察keep somebody in (the hospital) for observation They kept him in overnight just for observation. 他们将他留院观察一晚。under observation She spent two nights in hospital under observation, before being allowed home. 她留院观察了两个晚上才被允许回家。4 to pay attention to the way a situation develops 注意事情的进展watch /wɒtʃǁwɑːtʃ, wɔːtʃ/ [transitive verb] Both candidates are watching the opinion polls carefully. 两名候选人都密切关注着民意调查。watch somebody do something We have watched hundreds of small firms collapse over the last few years. 最近几年，我们看到有数百家小公司倒闭。watch how/when/what etc Many swimmers are videoed during training so they can watch how their performance improves. 许多游泳选手训练的时候都拍摄录像，这样他们就可以看到自己进步了多少。keep an eye on /ˌkiːp ən ˈaɪ ɒn/ [verb phrase]to watch a situation carefully over a period of time, especially so that you are prepared for anything bad that might happen 留意，密切注意〔以便对可能发生的不好的事作出准备〕 If I were you, I'd keep an eye on house prices for a while before you decide to sell. 要是我就会先留意房价一段时间再决定卖房。keep a close/careful eye on something Government experts will be keeping a close eye on the new currency to see whether it proves successful. 政府的专家会密切注意这种新货币，看它是否成功。monitor /ˈmɒnɪtəʳ, ˈmɒnətəʳǁˈmɑː-/ [transitive verb]to carefully watch a situation over a period of time, to see how it changes or develops 持续观察，监察；监测 Doctors monitored her progress during the night. 医生们整晚监测她的病情发展。 We will of course monitor the campaign to assess its effectiveness. 我们当然会监察这场运动，以评价其成效。5 to secretly watch a person or place 秘密观察某人或某地watch /wɒtʃǁwɑːtʃ, wɔːtʃ/ [transitive verb] The thieves had obviously been watching his house and knew when he was likely to be out. 窃贼显然在监视他家，知道他什么时候可能外出。 He had the feeling that he was being watched. 他感到自己受到了监视。watch somebody's movementswatch someone as they go to different places 监视某人的行动 Detectives have been watching Mr Heskey's movements for some time. 探员监视赫斯基先生的行动已经有一段时间了。spy on somebody /ˈspaɪ ɒn somebody/ [transitive phrasal verb]to watch someone secretly, in order to find out information about them 暗中监视某人 Mathers admitted he had followed Ms Evans and spied on her. 马瑟斯承认跟踪和窥探埃文斯太太。keep a watch on /ˌkiːp ə ˈwɒtʃ ɒnǁ-ˈwɑːtʃ-/ [verb phrase]if the policekeep a watch on a person or place, a group of them are organized to watch that person or place continuously 〔警察有组织地〕持续监视 Our orders were to keep a 24-hour watch on the cottage where the men were staying. 我们的命令是24小时监视那些男人所在的小屋。surveillance /sɜːʳˈveɪləns/ [uncountable noun]when people, especially the police or government officials secretly watch a place or person, especially for a long period, often using special equipment such as hidden cameras 〔尤指警察或政府官员对某地或某人的长时间〕监视〔常使用隐蔽的摄像机等特别设备〕 Television surveillance in public areas should help to make housing developments safer. 公共区域的电视监察应该有助于加强住宅区的安全。surveillance camera Banks are installing surveillance cameras to prevent robberies. 银行正在安装监视摄像机以防止抢劫。under surveillancebeing secretly watched 受监视 The men had been under surveillance by customs officers for some time before their arrest. 这些男子遭逮捕之前已被海关官员监视了一段时间。keep somebody/something under surveillancesecretly watch someone or something 监视某人/某物 The terrorists had been kept under constant surveillance by our officers. 恐怖分子已受到我方人员不间断的监视。observation /ˌɒbzəʳˈveɪʃənǁˌɑːb-/ [uncountable noun]when people watch a place or person carefully for a period of time 〔一段时间严密的〕监视under observationbeing watched 受监视 A patrol car spotted us and the officers inside made it clear that we were under observation. 一辆巡逻车发现了我们，车里的警察清楚地表明我们受到了监视。keep somebody/something under observationwatch someone or something 监视某人/某物 We want that place kept under constant observation. 我们要求长期监视那个地方。6 someone who is watching an event or performance 看体育运动或表演的人spectator /spekˈteɪtəʳǁˈspekteɪtər/ [countable noun]someone who is watching an event or game 〔体育运动或比赛的〕观众 The game was watched by over 50,000 spectators. 这场比赛的观众有五万多人。 There are no facilities for spectators at the pool. 那座泳池没有看台。 Someone was juggling in the street, and a small group of spectators had gathered to watch. 有人在街上玩杂耍，已经有一小群人聚集在那里观看。viewer /ˈvjuːəʳ/ [countable noun]someone who watches a television programme - used especially in newspapers and news reports 电视观众〔尤用于报纸或新闻报道〕 The concert was seen by 500 million viewers around the world. 这场音乐会全球有五亿电视观众观看。 Millions of television viewers tuned in to the president's speech. 数以百万计的电视观众收看了总统的演讲。audience /ˈɔːdiənsǁˈɔː-, ˈɑː-/ [countable noun with singular or plural verb in British English]a group of people who have come to a place to watch a play, concert, film etc 〔戏剧、音乐会、电影等的〕观众 Actors, wearing masks, came down among the audience. 演员戴着面具走到观众中来。 I'm not sure that this film will appeal to British audiences. 我不肯定这部影片是否会引起英国观众的兴趣。 The show has delighted television audiences in the United States and Britain. 这档节目在美国和英国都受到电视观众的喜爱。in the audience There seemed to be quite a lot of young people in the audience. 观众中似乎有很多年轻人。onlooker /ˈɒnˌlʊkəʳǁˈɑːn-, ˈɔːn-/ [countable noun]someone who is watching an event, especially when they did not come specially to watch it but just happened to see it 〔尤指碰巧看到某事件的〕旁观者 The child glanced fearfully around the small circle of onlookers. 小孩战战兢兢地瞥了一眼围着的几个看客。 The last few runners appeared, to an accompanying cheer from the crowd of onlookers. 最后几名赛跑运动员在一群旁观者的喝彩声中出现了。observer /əbˈsɜːʳvəʳ/ [countable noun]someone who watches an event, activity, or situation, especially someone who has been officially sent there in order to report back about it to an organization or country 观察员 She's been sent as an observer to the UN aid conference. 她以观察员的身份获派去出席联合国救援会议。 Most political observers believe that the president will now have to resign. 大多数政治观察员认为总统现在必须辞职。 Military observers have been allowed into the area to monitor the ceasefire. 军事观察员获准进入那个地区监督停火协议的执行情况。7 always watching to see what happens 警觉的alert /əˈlɜːʳt/ [adjective]someone who isalert is always watching, and notices if anything strange or unusual happens 警觉的，警惕的 Passengers should try to stay alert at all times, and report any suspicious packages to the police immediately. 乘客要时刻保持警惕，发现可疑包裹立即报告警方。 She owes her life to an alert farmer, who spotted her car in a ditch and called the emergency services. 多亏一个机警的农民发现她的车翻在沟里，打电话给紧急应变机构，她这才保住性命。be on the alert /biː ɒn ðə əˈlɜːʳt/ [verb phrase]to watch carefully because you think that something bad might happen 保持警惕；保持戒备〔状态〕 We ask you all to be on the alert and to report anything suspicious immediately. 我们希望大家保持警惕，发现可疑情况立即报告。be on the alert for Staff have been warned to be on the alert for bombs. 已提醒员工要警惕炸弹。keep your eyes open/peeled /ˌkiːp jɔːr ˈaɪz ˌəʊpən, ˌpiːld/ [verb phrase]spokensay this to tell someone to keep watching carefully so that they will see something that they are hoping or expecting to see 【口】密切注意；留心〔用于告诉某人会看到期望中或预料中的事〕 We might see a dolphin if we're lucky, so keep your eyes open. 运气好的话我们可能会看到海豚，因此要留心看。keep your eyes open/peeled for I always keep my eyes open for discounts and special offers. 我一直留意折扣和特价商品。 Keep your eyes peeled for Robert - he should be here any minute. 留神罗伯特一他随时会来。look/watch out for /ˌlʊk, ˌwɒtʃ ˈaʊt fəʳǁˌwɑːtʃ-/ [transitive phrasal verb]to keep watching so that you will notice someone or something 注意察看；留意 Look out for the old college buildings on your left. 注意你左边的旧大学校舍。 We had to watch out for potholes in the road. 我们得留意路面上的坑洼。watchful /ˈwɒtʃfəlǁˈwɑːtʃ-, ˈwɔːtʃ-/ [adjective]always watching to see what happens, either to make sure that nothing bad happens, or simply because you are interested 〔为确保不出事或只是出于兴趣〕提防的，警惕的；留心的 The fans left the ground quietly, under the watchful gaze of security cameras. 在保安摄影机的警惕注视下，球迷静静地离开球场。 Alan became more watchful and uneasy as the evening went on. 夜渐深，艾伦越来越警惕，越来越不安。keep a watchful eye onkeep watching someone to make sure they do not get into trouble, hurt themselves etc 留神〔某人确保他们没有麻烦、受伤等〕 Bill was in the kitchen, keeping a watchful eye on the children as he prepared lunch. 比尔在厨房里，边准备午饭边留神孩子们。vigilant /ˈvɪdʒɪlənt, ˈvɪdʒələnt/ [adjective]someone who isvigilant is always watching to see what happens, especially to see if anyone is doing anything wrong or illegal 警戒的，警觉的，警惕的〔尤指注意是否有人做错事或非法的事〕 To combat thieves, it is important for staff to be vigilant at all times. 防止窃贼犯案，工作人员随时保持警惕是很重要的。vigilance [uncountable noun] Constant public vigilance is required to combat this kind of terrorism. 公众要时刻保持警惕才能与这种恐怖主义对抗。