单词详解
1. n.
A. [C] 表，手表 (a small portable timepiece)
The famous watch cost him much of money. 这块名表花了他很多钱。
B. [C] [U] 看守，监视，警戒，注意 (a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe)
The police put a watch on the suspect’s house.
警方派人监视那个可疑人的住宅。
C. [the S] 守卫，看守，值班人 [the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty]
The guards are still on watch at midnight. 守卫在
深夜仍在站岗。
2. vt.
A. 观看，注视，留神观察 [+wh-] (look attentively)
I watched him go into the room. 我看着他走进房间。
He watched the children eating. 他看着孩子们吃东西。
We watched the departure of the train from the station. 我们看着火车驶离车站。
Watch what I do and how I do it.
注意看我的动作和方法。
B. 小心，留意，提防 [+ (that)] [+wh-] (follow with the eyes or the mind)
Watch that the milk doesn’t boil over. 小心别让牛奶溢出来。
Watch out the car. 小心汽车。
C. 看护，监视 (be vigilant, be on the lookout, be on one’s guard, be careful)
I want you to watch my baby while I’m away. 我要你在我不在的时候看管我的孩子。
3. vi.
A. 注视，观看 [+to-v] (see or watch)
I seldom play football, but I like to watch. 我很少踢球，但是喜欢看。
B. 等待，留心 [(+for)] (observe with attention)
He watched for his chance to propose to her.
他在等待时机向她求婚。
相关词组
1. be on the watch against 不断监视为防范……
The army is on the watch against the enemy’s action.
部队在不断监视着敌人的行动。
2. be on the watch for 不断监视看有没有
Be on the watch for a sudden change in the patient’s condition.
要密切注意病人病情可能突然变化。
3. keep a close watch on 密切注视
The doctors are keeping a close watch on the patient’s condition.
医生们在密切注视着病人的情况。
4. keep watch 注意，警惕，提防
He kept watch for the police when his partner stole.
当他的同伴在偷东西的时候他总是望风，看有没有警察。
5. on watch 值班，守望，监视
I was on watch that day. 那天我在值班。
6. watch for期待，等待，守候，当心
He is watching for a better chance. 他正在等待更好的机会。
7. watch out 密切注视，当心，提防，注意，看，警戒
Watch out! A car is coming. 小心!车过来了。
8. watch out for 当心，注意
The old man often stands here to watch out for the postman.
老人常常站在这儿等邮递员。
9. watch over 监视，看守，留心，监督
Please watch over the pet birds for me. 请帮我照看一下宠物小鸟。
10. watch sb. do 看着某人做……，望着某人做……
I watched him stand up and leave the room. 我看见他站起来离开了房间。
11. watch sb. doing看着某人做……，望着某人做……
We watched the sun setting behind the mountains. 我们看着太阳慢慢落到山后面。
相关单词
过去式：watched
过去分词：watched
现在分词：watching
第三人称单数：watches
相关链接
词语辨析：look, look at, glare, notice, see, stare, watch, read
都有“看，注视，观察”的意思。
look: 侧重“看”的动作。
look at: 看……，后接宾语。
glare: 侧重瞪着眼看，带有不友好的态度。
notice: 侧重有意识，有目的的注意。
see: 指看见，强调看的结果。
stare: 侧重长时间地盯着看。
watch: 指用眼睛跟随某物，以便对每一个变化、运动等进行观察。
read: 侧重读书看报。
词语详解
1. look: 侧重“看”的动作。
Look! The bus is coming. 看！车来了。
2. look at: 看……，后接宾语。
Look at the blackboard, please. 请看黑板。
3. glare: 侧重瞪着眼看，带有不友好的态度。
He looked at his mother with a glare. 他怒视着他的母亲。
4. notice: 侧重有意识，有目的的注意。
One day he noticed a strange man following him. 有一天他发现一个奇怪的人在跟踪他。
5. see: 指看见，强调看的结果。
I can see the little butterfly in the bud. 在蓓蕾上我看到了一只小蝴蝶。
6. stare: 侧重长时间地盯着看。
It’s rude to stare at others. 盯着人看是不礼貌的。
7. watch: 指用眼睛跟随某物，以便对每一个变化、运动等进行观察。
Let’s watch the football match together. 我们一起看球赛吧。
8. read: 侧重读书看报。
His father reads newspapers after supper every day. 每天晚饭后他父亲都看报纸。
