首页英语词典watchwatch的意思

watch

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近义词shield guard for care mind protect tend

反义词

vt. 观察；注视；看守；警戒
n. 手表；监视；守护；值班人
vi. 观看，注视；守侯，看守

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词态变化

复数: watches;第三人称单数: watches;过去式: watched;过去分词: watched;现在分词: watching;

助记提示

1. k -----------------> ch/tch.
2. wake => watch.
3. => keep watch, be awake, be or remain awake.

中文词源

watch 看，手表

来自PIE*weg,强健的，有活力的，词源同vegetable,wake,引申义看管，看护，插入字母t比较，bake, batch,make,match.同时，用做名词指手表。

英英释意

1. a small portable timepiece

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

3. a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

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

5. a person employed to watch for something to happen

6. a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

英文词源

watch: watch: [OE] Ultimately, watch and wake are the same word. The two verbs share a common ancestor (prehistoric Germanic *wakōjan), and to begin with watch was used for ‘be awake’ (‘He sleepeth on the day and watcheth all the night’, John Lydgate, 1430). The notion of being ‘alert and vigilant’, of being ‘on the look-out’, is implicit in that of being ‘awake’ (indeed, vigil and vigilant are members of the same word family), but watch did not develop fully into ‘observe, look at closely’ until the 14th century.

The sort of watch that tells the time is probably so called not because you look at it to see what the time is, but because originally it woke you up. The earliest records of the noun’s application to a timepiece (in the 15th century) refer to an ‘alarm clock’; it was not used for what we would today recognize as a ‘watch’ until the end of the 16th century.
=> vegetable, vigil, vigour, waft, wait, wake
watch (v.): Old English wæccan "keep watch, be awake," from Proto-Germanic *wakjan, from PIE *weg- (2) "to be strong, lively;" essentially the same word as Old English wacian "be or remain awake" (see wake (v.)); perhaps a Northumbrian form of it. Meaning "be vigilant" is from c. 1200. That of "to guard (someone or some place), stand guard" is late 14c. Sense of "to observe, keep under observance" is mid-15c. Related: Watched; watching.
watch (n.): Old English wæcce "a watching, state of being or remaining awake, wakefulness;" also "act or practice of refraining from sleep for devotional or penitential purposes;" from wæccan (see watch (v.)). From c. 1200 as "one of the periods into which the night is divided," in reference to ancient times translating Latin vigilia, Greek phylake, Hebrew ashmoreth.
The Hebrews divided the night into three watches, the Greeks usually into four (sometimes five), the Romans (followed by the Jews in New Testament times) into four. [OED]

On þis niht beð fowuer niht wecches: Biforen euen þe bilimpeð to children; Mid-niht ðe bilimpeð to frumberdligges; hanecrau þe bilimpeð þowuene men; morgewile to alde men. [Trinity Homilies, c. 1200]
From mid-13c. as "a shift of guard duty; an assignment as municipal watchman;" late 13c. as "person or group obligated to patrol a town (especially at night) to keep order, etc." Also in Middle English, "the practice of remaining awake at night for purposes of debauchery and dissipation;" hence wacches of wodnesse "late-night revels and debauchery." The alliterative combination watch and ward preserves the old distinction of watch for night-time municipal patrols and ward for guarding by day; in combination, they meant "continuous vigilance."

Military sense of "military guard, sentinel" is from late 14c. General sense of "careful observation, watchfulness, vigilance" is from late 14c.; to keep watch is from late 14c. Meaning "period of time in which a division of a ship's crew remains on deck" is from 1580s. The meaning "small timepiece" is from 1580s, developing from that of "a clock to wake up sleepers" (mid-15c.).

同义词辨析

look, see, watch, observe, witness

这些动词均有"看"之意。

look：侧重"看"的动作。

see：指看见。

watch：指用眼睛跟随某物，以便对每一个变化、运动等进行观察。

observe：侧重以客观的态度进行观察。

witness：指当场看见，亲眼看见。

考试真题

These days, the time is everywhere: not just on clocks or watches, but on cell-phones and computers.

That was nothing though, compared to Germans, Italians, and the French, who stayed up around an hour and a half later on various days throughout the summer to watch the Cup.

So I've watched a lot of children—talking, playing, arguing, eating, studying, and being young.

No one is asking you to give up activities you like, but if you're watching food shows on TV, try cooking instead.

For instance, you can move a TV to the kitchen and watch your favorite shows while you're standing at the sink.

Brits stayed up a half-hour later to watch it, and then they woke up earlier than usual the next morning thanks to summer nights, the phenomenon in which the sun barely sets in northern countries in the summertime.

He could not watch television except for two programs aweek, could not play with his friends after school until he finished his homework, and had to read two books a week and write book reports about them.

But because you can't drive a car and watch television at the same time, rush hour became radio's prime, while music, talk, and news radio greatly enlarged their audiences.

If you watch dogs and cats, you'll get an idea of how natural it is.

A Hills dale teacher who became principal last year, remembers sitting with other teachers watching students file out of a graduation ceremony and asking one another in astonishment, "How did that student graduate?

To avoid fooling yourself, watch out for excuses and try this test: Ask how you would feel if your actions were public and anyone could be watching over yourshoulder.

Have others watch over his shoulder

Though they watched him every hour of the day, they never saw Herpin sleeping.

This-was followed by watching TV.

watching TV and videos was most popular

Tom, would you please watch my suitcase for a minute?

So just type in the destination you want, sit back, sleep, watch your movie, whatever

The woman's watch is twenty minutes fast.

Well, I guess I'd sell my watch or computer or do some odd jobs till I could afford a return plane ticket.

It's not like just sitting down somewhere and watching the clouds roll by.

Eyestrain also results from reading a lot, reading in bed, and watching too much television

He was watching my hands, more than he was watching his own.

The most annoying thing though, is the way employees watched my friends and me.

He could not watch television except for two programs a week, could not play with his friends after school until he finished his homework, and had to read two books a week and write book reports about them.

However, some parents are concerned that it encourages their children to drop litter so they can watch the birds to pick it up.

Should you tell your friends, for instance, that they 're being recorded while you all watch the big game together?

Yet there are doubts whether people watching television, a lean back medium, crave interaction.

Even when children are not directly rewarded or punished for "behaving like boys" or "behaving like girls," they learn about gender by watching who does what in their families.

I never read any magazines or watch TV," he said, perhaps with a little exaggeration.

Obama's success isn't all good news for black Americans As Erin White watched the election results head towards victory for Barack Obama, she felt a burden lifting from her shoulders

Those who had watched Obama's acceptance speech as the Democrats' presidential candidate performed just as well, on average, as the white subjects

If scholars suddenly discovered that Rembrandt had dashed off "The Night Watch" in an afternoon, it would still be "The Night Watch.

I guess you watch the quiz show on television last night.

I almost missed it, but my mother just happened to be watching at home and gave me a call.

The baby watches a sort of show on a small stage.

The man could watch the ballet with her.

He doesn't like watching sports programs.

He watches TV programs only selectively.

The writer can stand aside from experience and look at it, watch it happening.

The speakers will watch the game together.

I guess I'll just watch it on TOne great challenge for the U.S. economy is slack domestic consumer demand. Americans are paying down debt, saving more, and spending more carefully.content>

Bria Dunham, a mother in Somerville, Massachusetts, was so excited to watch a moment of brotherly bonding while her first-grader and baby took a bath together that she snapped a few photos.

In the first study, three-year-olds watch two videos shown side by side.

It's funny you ask that because I never have this moment when I feel, "Ah, I've finished!" I watch footballers at the end of the match, you know, the whistle goes and they've won or lost.

Now, instead of swimming upstream, we relax, sleep, watch movies, or listen to music.

A cousin to the watched-pot wait is the forced wait.

An educational program is best watched by a child with his parents.

As I watch her chase after a squirrel, throwing her whole being into the here-and-now of an exercise that has never once ended in victory.

Because we can watch the neighbours react.

But according to Anderson, the amount of time spent watching television is not related to reading ability.

By the way, did you watch that special TV program last night?

By watching TV, children learn more than explicit meanings.

Furthermore, as many teachers agree, children understand far more when parents watch TV with them, explaining new words and ideas.

Handing out sliced oranges to bloodthirsty kids can be as exciting as watching your own kid score a goal.

He had often watched Grylls' survival show Man vs. Wild.

He thought about all the survival shows he had watched on TV.

He was just saying: "I'm king of this forest, and here is your reminder! " Once his message was delivered, he allowed me to stay and watch.

How would you like it if you were watching your favorite TV program and someong came into the room and just shut it off without asking you?

I now regularly pull out my phone to check a fact, watch a video, read weibo.

I was watching the clock all through the meeting, as I had a train to catch.

I watched as the ASL club performed their translation of a song.

In no time, she became my feet as I read, and splaying across my stomach as I watched television.

It won an Oscar in 2006, and if you watch it, you'll understand why.

James, you've been watching TV for the whole evening.

Let's just stay home and watch it.

Little Tom sat amazed watching the monkey dancing in front of him.

Nature seems to unfold to people who watch and wait.

Professor david Wilson thinks that gossip can help people watch their own behaviors.

She'd watch me coming down her street, and by the time I'd biked up to her doorstep, there'd be a cold drink waiting.

Since finishing my studies at harvard and oxford, I've watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying wall street jobs.

Sit on my sofa all weekend and watch the dvds I've just bought.

Smartphones make it easier and more convenient to check reality, watch video clips, read weibo.

That season, I broke all of Miller's records while he watched the home games from the bench.

The cat would be closely watched.

The girls on the wesleyan academy softball were waiting for their next turns at bat during practice, stamping their feet to stay warm, eighth-grader Taylor bisbee shivered a little as she watched her teammate Paris white play.

The less a child watches TV, the better he performs at school.

The more a child watches TV, the smarter he is.

The very purest form of waiting is the watched-pot wait.

The watched-pot wait engages body and brain.

The younger a child is, the more he watches TV.

They watch a movie while pedaling.

This makes a fun activity for a children's party; they love feeding the fruit and frozen bananas into the top of the machine and watching the ice cream come out below.

Traditional wisdom also has it that heavy television-watching lowers IQ scores and affects school performance.

Two years ago, while cathy was watching the Olympics, a dream came into her sweet little head—to be a swimmer.

West said, "I was inspired while watching a television program showing how sleds might have helped with pyramid construction."

When they were free from work, they invited us to local events and let us know of an interesting competition to watch, together with the story behind it.

While doing a watched-pot wait, we tend to get absent-minded.

While watching TV, children do not merely absorb words and images.

You can watch a movie while you pedal by floating a microcomputer anywhere you want.

By watching what people search for, click on and say online, companies can aim “behavioural” ads at those most likely to buy.

But it did so while holding its nose at the ethics of his conduct, which included accepting gifts such as a Rolex watch and a Ferrari automobile from a company seeking access to government.

But it did so while holding its nose at the ethics of his conduct, which included accepting gifts such as a Rolex watch and a Ferrari Automobile from a company seeking access to government.

Watch out for how they verbalize with others.

词组搭配

be on the watch

be carefully looking out for something, especially a possible danger

留心，注意；提防

keep watch

stay on the lookout for danger or trouble

放哨

watch one's (或 someone's) back

protect oneself (or someone else) against danger from an unexpected quarter

保护自己（或他人）（以防意外的危险）

watch one's mouth

the watches of the night

(poetic/literary)the hours of night, portrayed as a time when one cannot sleep

(诗／文)夜间醒着的时间

watch the pennies

watch one's step

watch this space

watch the time

ensure that one is aware of the time in order to avoid being late

注意时间

watch the world go by

spend time observing other people going about their business

观察他人在做什么

watch out

To be careful or on the alert; take care.

戒备：提防或戒备；注意

watch over

To be in charge of; superintend.

监督

watch it

To be careful

注意留神

had to watch it when I stepped onto the ice.
当我走上冰面就不得不留神了

watch (one's) step

To act or proceed with care and caution.

谨慎行事：小心谨慎地行动或前进

To behave as is demanded, required, or appropriate.

按要求或合适地表现

实用场景例句

to watch television/a football game: 看电视 / 足球比赛

He watched the house for signs of activity.: 他注视着那所房子里的动静。

He watched for signs of activity in the house.: 他注视着那所房子里的动静。

‘Would you like to play? ’ ‘No thanks─I'll just watch. ’: “你想玩吗？”“不啦，谢谢。我就看看好了。”

We watched to see what would happen next.: 我们注视着下一步要发生的事情。

Watch what I do, then you try.: 你注意看我的动作，然后试着做。

She watched the kids playing in the yard.: 她看着孩子们在院子里玩。

They watched the bus disappear into the distance.: 他们注视着公共汽车消失在远方。

Could you watch my bags for me while I buy a paper?: 我去买份报纸，你能替我照看一下我的包吗？

Watch yourself (= be careful, because you're in a dangerous situation) !: 当心！

Watch your bag─there are thieves around.: 小心你的提包，这里有小偷。

I have to watch every penny (= be careful what I spend) .: 我必须掂量着花每一分钱。

The man was standing in his doorway watching him...: 那个男人站在门口盯着他看。

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。

I'd stayed up late to watch the film...: 我熬夜看了那场电影。

They spent a great deal of time watching television.: 他们很多时间都看电视了。

Human rights groups have been closely watching the case...: 人权组织一直在密切关注此案。

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。

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。

Ella was scared that someone was watching her...: 有个人一直在监视埃拉，这让她很害怕。

I always had the feeling we were being watched.: 我总感觉我们被监视了。

You really ought to watch these quiet types...: 你真的应该留神这些寡言少语的人。

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。

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。

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

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。

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

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。

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。

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