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

• Okay. I'm going to watch for that.
  好吧，那我可要拭目以待了。
• He pawned his watch for 30 yuan.
  他的手表当了30元。
• 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。
• Dad bought a new watch for me.
  爸爸给我买了块新手表。
• 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。
• My father bought a watch for me.
  我父亲为我买了一只手表。
• One good way is to monitor physical I/ O closely and watch for increases.
  有一个不错的方式就是是监控其物理I/O的读写，并注意其增长情况。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。