lookout

英 [ˈlʊk.aʊt]      美 [ˈlʊk.aʊt]
  • n. 监视;监视哨;警戒;守望者;担心的事;前景
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记忆“lookout”可以通过联想它的词根来帮助记忆。可以将“look”与“out”组合成一个画面:想象一个站在高处向外看的守护者,他正在“look out”四周,因此“lookout”意为“守望者”或“瞭望”。

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比喻用法。

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.
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。