动词

1.[T,I]看；注视；观看；观察

2.及物动词：（短时间）照看，看护，照管

3.【非正式】小心；当心；留意

n.

1.可数名词：表；手表；（旧时的）怀表

2.不可数名词：[sing.]注意；注视；监视；观察

3.[C,U]值班（人）；警戒（人）；守夜（人）

单词分析

这些动词均有“看”之意。

look侧重“看”的动作。

see指看见。

watch指用眼睛跟随某物，以便对每一个变化、运动等进行观察。

observe侧重以客观的态度进行观察。

witness指当场看见，亲眼看见。

英语解释

be vigilant, be on the lookout, be on one's guard, be careful

observe or determine by looking

look attentively

observe with attention

a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty

the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty

a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

a small portable timepiece

follow with the eyes or the mind

see or watch

find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

a person employed to watch for something to happen