.某事）：rhe cat was on the
waH, watching/or birds•那 A猫在墙上伺机捕捉鸟儿。，watch 1 out (/V^ormfl/) used to
warn sb about sth dangerous 小心.；留神；&意.： Watc/i out/ rhere’s a
car coming/ 小心！汽车来了 ■!
.watch out for sb/sth 1 to make an effort to
be aware of what is happening, so that you will notice if anything bad or
unusual happens 密切注意；留意：The cashiers were asked to watch out for forged banknotes. 出纳员接到要求，要注意伪钞。2 to be careful of sth
.小心；当心：Watch out /or the
stairs—they're steep. 小心楼梯，这些台阶很陡。，watch'over sb/sth (/omjfl/) to take care of sb/sth; to guard and protect sb/sth 照管；监督；保护
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noun 1 [C] a type of small
clock that you wear on your wrist, or (in tlie past) carried in .your pocket 表；手表.；
I
旧时的 > 怀秦：She kept looking anxiously at her watch•她焦急不i地一个劲儿看表。◊ My watch is/asi/ sZow•我的表快 /
慢了。_ picture o clock, jewellery —see also stopwatch, wristwatch 2 [sing., U] the
act of watching sb/sth carefully in case of possible danger or problems 注意；注视；.成视；观察：I7ie poZfce have
mounted a watc/i outside the hotd.警方已在旅馆夕卜面布
置人监视。◊ Hi fceep watch
vwhi7e you go through his papers (= watch and warn you
if somebody is coming). 你查阅他的文件，我来放哨。◊ rhe government is keeping a close watch on how the situation develops. 府正在密切注视着形势的发展。一seealsoNEIGHBOUR- hood watch 3 [C, U] a fixed period
of time, usually while other people are asleep, during which sb watches for any
danger so that they can warn others, for exampie on a ship; the person or
people who do this 值 班（又）；警戒（乂 守夜（人）：J’m on月rst watc/i. 我值第一班。◊ / go on watch
in an hour.我^.个/】、时_ 值班‘。一see also nightwatchman ITaTl be on the
watch (for sb/sth)
to
be looking carefully for sb/sth that you expect to see, especially in order to
avoid possible danger 小心提由；警戒：Be on the watch for thieves.要提防小偷。一 more
at close2 adj. watch-able /'wDtJabl; NAmE ’wa:tj-; 'wortj-/ adj.
entertaining or pleasant to watch 值得一看的
watch-band /'wDtJbsend; NAmE wa:tj-; w3：tX7 noun {NAmE) = WATCH STRAP
watch-dog /'wDtJdDg; NAmE 'wa:tJdo:g; 'woitj1-/ noun a person or group of people whose job is to check
that companies are not doing anything illegal or ignoring people’s rights (监督公司活动及监护人们权利的3监 察乂，监察团体：a consumer watchdog消费者监察人
—compare
guard dog
watch-er /'wDtX9(r);
NAmE 'wa:tj-; 'wo:tJ-/ noun (often in compounds 常构成复合词).a person who watches
and studies sb/sth regularly …观察家；…观察员：an industry/a market
watcher 行业 / 市场观察员 一 see
also
BIRDWATCHER,
CLOCK-WATCHER
watch-ful /'wDtJfl; NAmE 'waitj-; 'woitj-/ adj. paying attention to
what is happening in case of danger, accidents, etc 疰意的；警f易的；提防的：Her expression was
watch_/i/Z and akrt•她露出一副^言观色、处提防 的表情。◊
His mother fcept a vvatch/i/Z 印e on him. 他舍母‘特别留心他。◊ The children
pZayed under the vvatc/i/ixf eye 〇/ their teacher.孩子们在老师的看护下玩
耍。watch.fuMy /-fali/ fldv. watch.ful-ness /7〇w/7 [U] .watching 'brief noun [sing.] the task of watching a group, especially a
political organization, to make sure that it is doing everything it should and
nothing wrong or illegal (.尤指对政治组织的）监视，监督
watch-maker /，wDtJmeik9(r); NAmE 'waitj-; 'woitj-/ noun a person who makes
and repairs watches and clocks as a job钟表匠；钟表制造人；i多表匠 watch-man /'WDtJman; NAmE 'waitj-; 'woitj-/ noun (pi -men /-man/) {old-fashioned) a man whose job is to
guard a building, for example a bank, an office building or a factory, especially
at night (夜间.）保安
员，看守人，警卫员一see also nightwatchman
'watch strap (fir£) {NAmE 'watch-band) noun a thin strip of leather, etc. for fastening your
watch around your wrist 表带一picture o jewellery
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watch-tower /'wDtJtaua^);
NAmE 'waitj-; 'woitj-/ noun a
tall tower from which soldiers, etc. watch when they are guarding a place 瞭望塔；岗_
watch-word /'WDtJw3：d; NAmE 'waitjwaird; 'woitj-/ noun a
word or phrase that expresses sb*s beliefs or attitudes, or that explains what
sb should do in a particular situation 口号；标语；格言：Quaiify is. our watchword.质量是我们的口号。
water tHf /'wo:t0(r); NAmE also
'wart-/ noun, verb
m noun 1 [U] a liquid without colour, smell or
taste that falls as rain, is in lakes, rivers and seas, and is used for
drinking, washing, etc•水：a glass of water — If 7jc 0 drinking water tk ^ 7X 〇 water pollution 7X ^ 〇 cZean/dfrty water 净 /
脏水◊ water shortages 缺水◊ There is hot and cold running water in all the bedrooms. 所有的卧室里都有冷热自来水。一see also BATHWATER 2 [U]
an area of water, especially a lake, river, sea or ocean大片的水；水域；（尤指）江，河^湖，海：We waWced down to the
water’s edge.我们步行到水边去。_ ◊
She/eU into the water.她失足落永.0 o shallow/deep
water 0 In the lagoon the water was calm.
环礁湖里风平浪_。一see.also backwater(I), breakwater 3 waters [pi.] the water in a particuiar lake, river, sea
or ocean (矣一江、河、湖、‘的）水域：the grey waters 〇/ the
River CZycie,克莱德河灰蒙蒙的河水◊ This species is found in coastal waters around the Indian Ocean.在环印度洋沿岸的海域有这一物#。4 [U] the surface of a mass of water ■( —片）水面：She dived under the water. M^A7XT〇,s . 0 The leaves floated on the water.叶片漂浮在水面上。一see also underwater
5 waters
[plj
an
area of sea or ocean belonging to a particular country (某个国家的）领海，海域：We were srtH in
British waters•我们茬英国舍‘海上。ojiisWng in intemationaZ
waters 在国际海域捕鱼一see also territorial waters .6 waters ipl.] murky, uncharted， stormy, dangerous, etc.〜used to describe a
situation， usually one that is
difficult, dangerous or not familiar 不明朗（或未知的、困难、危险等）局面：7716(：0^^6；*5£1- tion got into the murky waters of jealousy
and relation- ships.交谈进入到爱妒交织的复系话题。◊ 77ie government
has warned 〇/ stormy waters ahead.
政府 已告诫 说，以后的局势4很严life。There are many other
compounds ending in water. You will find them at their place in the
alphabet.' 以 water 结尾的复合词
还有很多，可在各字母中的适当位置查到。DMI by water (/omw/) using a boat or ship 乘船；由水路 it’s (all) water under the bridge used to say that sth
happened in the past and is now forgotten or no longer important 已成往事；往事云烟 like ’water in
large quantities 大量地：He spends money like water. 挥霍无度。not ho丨d 'water (/n/owjfl/) if an
argument, an excuse, a theory, etc. does not hold water, you cannot believe it
(知:证、借口、理论等）站示住rt，不 合情理 sb’s 'waters break when a pregnant woman’s waters break, the
liquid in her womb passes
out of her body just before the baby is born 羊'水破（即将分娩 (like) water off a .duck^s 'back [informaf) used to say that sth,
especially criticism, has no effect on sb/sth (像）耳.边M;水M鸭背：Jcan’tteHmysonivftattodo,.
it’s water ojJa duck’s bade with him.我无法告诉我儿手. 该做什么，他根本听不进去。一more at blood a， blow v., cold adj., dead adj., deep adj., DIP V., DUCK n., FISH n.,
HEAD n.,
HELL, HORSE /?., HOT adj., PASS V., POUR, STILL adj., TEST V., TREAD V.
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{of the eyes 眼睛）to become full of
tears 充满眼泪：The smofce made my eyes water.烟熏得我直流眼—。3 [V] (of
the mouth 嘴）to produce saliva 命口水：The smells 介om the fcftchen made our mouths water.厨房里的香味 搀得我们直流 口水。4 [VN] to give water
to an animai to drink 给…7_jc喝；合（动物 >
to water the Ziorses 饮马◊ (humorous) After a tour of the
grounds, the guests were jed and watered.客人们备览场地之后，给招待得酒足饭
饱。5 [VN] [usually
passive] (fechm'a?/ 术语）(of a river, etc. 河流等）to provide an area of
land with water 流经；给 (某▲)供水：The vaHey is watered
by a stream•这山