| 釋義 |
watchn.
1. wakefulness,sleepless state,sleeplessness睡不著，失眠。
△Ham.2.2.148:“Thence to a watch.”隨后就夜不成眠。
2. wakeful watching 不眠的警戒。
△H.V.4.1.302(282):“but in gross brain little wots/What watch theKing keeps to maintain the peace.”但是他那愚鈍的頭腦里毫不理會國王為了維護太平日子如何旰食宵衣、費盡心機。
3. watchfulness. vigilance戒備，警惕。
△Ham.1.1.71:“this same strict and most observant watch”，這種森嚴的戒備。
4. close observation,careful attention 細察，注意。
△Mer.1.1.143(142):“The self-same way with moreadvised watch，”以更加小心的細察，向那同一個方向（射去）。5. guard警衛(wèi)人員。
△R.III.5.3.54: “Use carefulwatch.”使用細心的警衛(wèi)人員。
△1H.VI.2.1.61:“That, being captain of the watch to-night. / Did look nobetter to that weighty charge.”你，身為昨夜的警衛(wèi)隊長.沒有好好留心照管這個重大的責(zé)任。
6. watchman (watchmen). night-guard更夫，巡夜警衛(wèi)。
△Rom.5.3.71:“I will go call the watch.”我去叫巡夜的警察。
△Rom.3.3.147(148): “the watch be set.”守夜人(又譯：警衛(wèi))都上了崗。
△Rom.3.3.166(167): “Ei-ther be gone before the watch be set.”或是在守夜人上崗之前就走。
△Oth.5.1.37:“What ho! no watch?”喂，怎么！ 沒有巡夜人嗎？
7. time when watchmen are on duty更夫值班的時間。
watch of the night: night-time. length of the night.whole night夜晚時間，整夜。
△2H.IV.4.5.25(26):“Yetnot so sound,and half so deeply sweet./
△As he whosebrow with homely biggen bound / Snores out thewatch of night.”但是你睡得沒有那樣的酣暢，也沒有一半那樣的甜蜜，像那戴著普通睡帽的人能打著鼾一覺睡它個通宵。8. group or body of constables 一群（一隊）警察。
△ 1H.IV.2.4.537(483): “a most monstrous watch”.很大一群警察。
9. sentry 崗哨。
△H.V.4.cho.30:“Walking fromwatch to watch.from tent to tent.”從這個崗哨走到那個崗哨，從這個營帳走到那個營帳。
10. watch-word口令，暗號.
△H.V.4.Cho.7:“The se-cret whispers of each other's watch.”彼此竊竊私語的口令。
△Mac.2.1.54:“Whose howl's his watch.”它的嚎叫便是他的暗號。
11. watch-candle. i.e.candle notched to mark thehours計時蠟燭。
△R.III.5.3.63: “Fill me a bowl ofwine.Give me a watch.”給我倒一碗酒。給我拿一枝計時蠟燭。
watchvt.
1. keep awake in order to exhaust不眠熬過。
△Gent.4.2.142(139):“but it hath been the longest night/That e'er I watched,and the most heaviest.”不過這是我所不眠熬過的最長、最沉重的一夜。
2. prevent (a hawk) from sleeping (in taming hawks)（馴鷹時）迫使（它）不得睡眠。
△Shr.4.1.198(195): “to watch her,as we watch these kites”，不準(zhǔn)她睡覺，就像不準(zhǔn)那些鷂子睡覺一樣。
watch tame: (term in falconry) prevent a hawk fromsleeping in order to tame;(fig.)keep one awake untilhe is tame（馴鷹用語）不使鷹入睡以便將其馴服：（轉(zhuǎn)義）不使人入睡直至他聽話為止。
△Oth. 3.3.22:“My lord shallnever rest,/ I'll watch him tame,and talk him out of patience.”我的丈夫?qū)⒂肋h不得休息，我要像馴鷹一樣，不讓他睡，講得他無法忍受。
3. keep under surveillance監(jiān)視。
△1H.VI.1.1.161:“Since they,so few,watch such a multitude.” 因為他們，人數(shù)這么少，卻要監(jiān)視著那么多的敵人。
△2H.VI.1.4.45(42):“Beldam,I think we watched you at an inch.”丑老太婆，我們一直在旁邊嚴密監(jiān)視你。
△2H.VI.1.4.58(55):“Lord Buckingham,methinks you watched her well.”白金漢大人，我覺得你把她監(jiān)視得很好。
4. keep an eye on. prevent with vigi lance密切注視，嚴密制止。
△Rom.4.4.12: “But I will watch you fromsuch watching now.”但是現(xiàn)在我要嚴格制止你這樣熬夜了。5. watch for. look out for守候，等候。
△Oth.4.2.241(235):“If you will watch his going thence.”只要你守候到他從那里出來。
6. catch by lying in wait埋伏起來抓獲。
△Wiv.5.5. 109(103):“Nay,do not fly,I think we have watched younow.”不，別逃，我們現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)抓住你了。
～ vi.
1. keep awake on the look-out警覺監(jiān)視。
△Lr.2.1.22(20):“My father watches.”父親在監(jiān)視著。
2. keep watch. stay awake戒備，不眠。
△3H.VI.5.7.16:“Young Ned,for thee. thine uncles and myself /Have in our armours watched the winter's night，”小奈德啊，為了你，你的叔叔們和我自己在冬天夜晚身披鎧甲警戒不眠。
3. keep awake,be alert警醒，警覺。
△2H.VI.1.1.250(249): “Watch thou and wake,when others be asleep,/To pry into the secrets of the state.”當(dāng)別人沉睡的時候，你要警覺而清醒，好窺測國家的機密。
4. keep vigil. be on guard守夜，值崗。
△Oth.2.1.220(217): “The lieutenant to-night watches on the courtof guard.”今晚副將要在警衛(wèi)處值班。
5. serve as a member of the watch值班守夜。
△Oth.2.1.273(264):“Watch you tonight；”今晚你去值班守夜。
6. be awake. have no sleep,sit up at night,stayawake all night醒著，不睡覺，熬夜，整夜不睡。
△ L.L.L.3.1.210(200): “to watch for her.”為她整夜不睡。
△Gent2.1.26(24): “to watch,like one that fears robbing:”夜里睡不著覺，好像是怕遭盜竊。
△Shr.4.1.208(205):“sheshall watch all night.”她將徹夜不得睡覺。
△Rom.4.4.9: “What. I have watched ere now / All night forlesser cause,and ne'er been sick.”嘿，我從前為了比這小得多的事就整夜不睡，也沒有病過。
△Ham.3.2.289(273):“For some must watch while some must sleep.”有些人要失眠，有的人要酣睡。
△Lr.2.2.162 (155 ): “I havewatched and travelled hard.”我 一直趕路，沒有睡，累得很。watch the night: keep awake all night 通夜不眠。
△2H.VI.3.1.110: “So help me God. as I havewatched the night,/Ay,night by night,in studyinggood for England.”上帝保佑我吧，因為我曾通夜不眠，是的，一夜又一夜不眠，為英國謀求福利。
7. ?keep vigil,keep awake守夜，不睡覺。
?spend thenight in revelry,carouse通夜歡宴，鬧飲。
△1H.IV.2.4310(277):“Watch to-night,pray to-morrow.”今晚不睡覺，明天再禱告。 watch表人隨身攜帶的小型計時器。16世紀彼得·亨萊因(1480～1542)發(fā)明了使用發(fā)條的鐘表。18世紀懷表的走時已十分準(zhǔn)確。20世紀初出現(xiàn)手表。60年代后期第一塊電子表問世。70年代石英表開始發(fā)展?，F(xiàn)代手表采用數(shù)字顯示，而且具有日期顯示、報時、鬧時、計時、計算器、數(shù)據(jù)存儲等多種功能。 watch[w?t?]n.注視，注意，手表，探察 v.觀看，注視，看過
◇ be watchful of 注意，警戒勤務(wù)
keep a watch on 觀察
keep watch for sb.注視
on the watch 監(jiān)視，看
watch for 注意，尋找
watch out fo 警惕，戒備，密切注意
watch out 提防
watch over 看守，守衛(wèi)
watch sb like a hawk嚴密地監(jiān)視某人
‖ watch and watch 時刻戒備，輪值
watch a person’s every mood 察言觀色
watch box 崗樓，崗?fù)?br/>watch-chain 表鏈
watch committee公安委員會
watch dog 監(jiān)控器
watch-dog committee 監(jiān)督委員會
watchdog subsystem監(jiān)視子系統(tǒng)
watch engineer 值班輪機員
watch officer 值班駕駛員
watch one’s step 小心，謹慎
watch period (time)值班時間
watch post 警戒哨
watch quietly 靜觀
watch radar station 警戒雷達站
watch station 瞭望臺
watch time 值班時間
watch tower 瞭望塔，碉樓
watch TV 收看（電視）/watch vessel 哨艇
watch which way the cat jumps 見風(fēng)使舵
watchboat n.巡邏艇
watchdog n.監(jiān)察人，監(jiān)督人
watcher n.看守人，崗哨，觀察者
watchful adj. 注意的，警惕的
watchfulness n.警覺
watchhouse n. 哨所，哨兵，拘留所
watchout n.監(jiān)視
watchword n. 暗語，口令，標(biāo)語，口號 |