lookout的意思

lookout

英式音标['lʊk'aʊt]
美式英标['lʊkaʊt]

基本解释

n. 监视；监视哨；警戒；守望者；担心的事；前景

中文词源

lookout 眺望台

比喻用法。

英文词源

lookout (n.): also look-out, "person who stands watch or acts as a scout," 1690s, from look + out. Verbal phrase look out "be on the watch" attested from c. 1600.

实用例句

1. He denied that he'd failed to keep a proper lookout that night.: 他否认当晚守望不力。

2. Troops tried to set up a lookout post inside a refugee camp.: 部队试图在难民营里设一个瞭望哨。

3. We're always on the lookout for good computer programmers.: 我们一直在物色优秀的计算机程序编制员.

4. Keep a lookout for a nasty little organization calling itself Defence Through Strength.: 要警惕一个自称“实力防卫”的可恶组织。

5. Nature lovers will be on the lookout for eagles, cormorants, and the occasional whale.: 自然爱好者要密切留意鹰、鸬鹚和偶尔出现的鲸鱼。

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