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。
• The staff are always on the watch for shoplifters.
  商店的员工们总是警惕着冒充顾客来行窃的扒手。
• 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'd like to exchange a watch for a camera.
  我想用表换相机。
• You will find yourself dependant on your watch for most of your life.
  你会发现你养你的手表为您一生中最。
• See, I have sold my watch for 100 francs, and the guard and seals for 300.
  青，我把我的表卖了一百法郎，把表链和坠子卖了三百法郎。
• 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。
• He checked his watch for the umpteenth time
  他不停地看表。
• Although I do watch a lot, I don't watch for enjoyment.
  虽然实际上我看的还不少，但我不是为了娱乐才看的。
• When I undertook to mend his watch for him, I didn't bargain for all this trouble.
  我答应给他修表时，没有料到有这么多麻烦。