lookout

• n. 監視；監視哨；警戒；守望者；擔心的事；前景

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.

他否認當晚守望不力。

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2. Troops tried to set up a lookout post inside a refugee camp.

部隊試圖在難民營裏設一個瞭望哨。

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3. We're always on the lookout for good computer programmers.

我們一直在物色優秀的計算機程序編製員.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Keep a lookout for a nasty little organization calling itself Defence Through Strength.

要警惕一個自稱“實力防衛”的可惡組織。

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5. Nature lovers will be on the lookout for eagles, cormorants, and the occasional whale.

自然愛好者要密切留意鷹、鸕鶿和偶爾出現的鯨魚。

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