watch for

英 [wɒtʃ fɔː(r)]

美 [wɑːtʃ fɔːr]

密切注意; 戒备; 提防

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 密切注意;戒备;提防
  If youwatch forsomething orwatch out forit, you pay attention so that you notice it, either because you do not want to miss it or because you want to avoid it.
  1. We'll be watching for any developments...
     我们会密切注意事情的任何进展。
  2. He called out to them to watch out for the unexploded mine.
     他冲他们大喊，叫他们小心哑雷。

双语例句

• To use it, you just set the watch for the time that you want to get up.
  在使用的时候，你只要在手表上设定一个你想起床的时间就行。
• Be on the watch for thieves in this crowd.
  提防人群中有小偷。
• It is these specific behaviors I want you to watch for in your opponents.
  这就是我要你在对手中留神观察的详细行为。
• The customs inspector was on the watch for diamond smugglers.
  海关检查员正监视着钻石走私的活动。
• Dad bought a new watch for me.
  爸爸给我买了块新手表。
• Honestly. it's the honest ones you want to watch for.
  老实说，你要当心的是那些老实人。
• I referred to my watch for the exact time.
  我看了一下手表好知道准确的时间。
• 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。
• He called out to them to watch out for the unexploded mine.
  他冲他们大喊，叫他们小心哑雷。
• The conductor was always on the watch for such doings.
  这个指挥总是提防这样的动作。