lookout 详细解释

lookout

['luk'aut]

n.瞭望台, 瞭望员, 注意, 是某人自己的事

n.

1. 守望, 警戒; 监视[U][S1]

keep a lookout for the enemy

监视敌人

2. 了望所; 监视哨[C]

3. 守望者; 监视者[C]

4. 【口】关心的事; 担心的事[C]

That's your lookout.

那是你自己的事。

词形变化

名词复数:lookouts

词义辨析

同义参见:

observer  scene  prospect  perspective  panorama  

英英释义

名词 lookout:

a person employed to watch for something to happen

同义词:lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, scout, picket

an elevated post affording a wide view

同义词:observation post

a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings

同义词:observation tower, lookout station, observatory

the act of looking out

同义词:outlook

短语词组

one's own lookout

1. 自己(应注意)的事

If you want to go into that lion's cage, it's your own lookout.

如果你愿意到狮笼里去, 那是你自己的事。

on the lookout for

1. 密切注意着; 费心寻觅着

I'm on the lookout for a second-hand car.

我正留心着想买辆二手车。

补充

lookoutlookout英:[ˈlukaut] 美:[ˈlʊkˌaʊt]n.1.警戒, 注意Everyone here is on the lookout for extra work.这里人人都在留心等候着额外工作的机会。2.瞭望台, 监视哨The general posted a lookout on top of the hill.将军下令在小山顶上设立一个监察哨。3.景色; 远景; 前途It's a bad lookout for the company if interest rates don't come down.如果利率降不下来, 公司的前景可就不妙了。

例句

1. From his lookout, he has witnessed some strange happenings.从瞭望台他看到了一些奇怪的事情。 2. Two of the burglars were tipped off by a lookout and escaped.其中两个窃贼收到望风者的报信后逃跑了。 3. That's his lookout.那是他担心的事。 4. That's your look-out!那是该你操心的事! 5. If that is indeed the case, it's a pretty poor lookout.如果真是那样的话, 那么前景堪忧。 6. It's a poor look-out for the flower show if we don't get some rain.如果再不下雨, 花展将会受影响。 7. Not only the back gate but the whole perimeter fence would have sentries on look-out.不光后门, 四周栅栏都会有哨兵警戒。 8. He denied that he'd failed to keep a proper lookout that night.他否认当晚守望不力。 9. 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。 10. Nature lovers will be on the lookout for eagles, cormorants, and the occasional whale.自然爱好者会留意鹰、鸬鹚和偶尔出现的鲸。 11. He was always on the lookout for good new music.他总是留心新的好音乐。 12. She's always on the look-out for bargains.她总是留意着便宜货。 13. they acted as lookouts at the post office.他们负责守望邮局。 14. ‘What if he gets fits?’ ‘It's a bad lookout in that case.’.“他要是发狂怎么办?”“那就不妙了。 15. if you can't take an interest in local affairs, that's your lookout.你要是不能对本地事物感兴趣,那是你自己的事。 16. he told them to be on the lookout for dangerous gas.他告诉他们小心有害气体。 17. we kept a sharp lookout for animals and saw several waterbuck.我们仔仔细细地寻找动物,见到几只非洲大羚羊。 18. One of the gang acted as lookout.有一名团伙成员负责把风。 19. The troops posted a lookout for the night.部队布下一名哨兵夜间放哨。 20. The mountain road had several lookouts where you could enjoy the view.山路边有几个可以欣赏风景的瞭望台。 21. a lookout tower瞭望塔 22. "If he wants to spend all his money on expensive clothes, that's his lookout."要是他想把所有的钱都花在买昂贵的衣服上,那是他自己的事。 23. "The police officer walked through the neighborhood, keeping a (sharp) lookout for any suspicious activity."警员在社区巡逻,(密切)留意任何可疑行为。 24. "An avid shopper, she was always on the lookout for sales."她是个购物狂,总在寻找特价打折商品。 25. The police are on the lookout for two men who escaped from custody yesterday.警方正在寻找昨天逃脱拘留的两名男子。