| 词汇 | lookout |
| 释义 | lookout noun[ C ] uk /ˈlʊk.aʊt/ us /ˈlʊk.aʊt/ a person who watches for danger: 放哨者，望风者 One of the burglars waited outside to act as a lookout.其中一个盗贼等在外面望风。 a high place where a person can look at what is happening in the area around them, especially in order to watch for any danger（尤指防备危险的）望塔，望台 jpeachy/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages US and Australian English a place from where a person can look at something, especially at an area of natural beauty（尤指自然风光）观景处 Compare viewpoint(SIGHT)UK be on the lookout for something/someone to search for something or someone: 寻找，查找，搜索 I'm always on the lookout for interesting new recipes.我总是热衷于寻找新的有意思的菜谱。 keep a lookout for something/someone to continue to watch carefully for something or someone, especially in order to avoid danger: （尤指为防备危险而）继续密切注意，继续关注 Keep a lookout for small objects that a baby might swallow.注意不要让婴儿吞食小东西。 Protection and protectors adopt adoptable aegis anti-shark anti-skid chaperone cybersecurity defence mechanism den mother doorkeeper elder care preservationist rewilding ring-fence safe space safeguarding safekeeping weatherstripping white knight witness protection You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Geography: scenery & views Idiomit's your own lookout lookout | American Dictionarylookout noun[ C ] us/ˈlʊkˌɑʊt/ a person whose job is to watch for someone or something to appear: Assign someone to be a lookout on the boat to keep an eye out for rocks. on the lookout If you are on the lookout for something, you are watching for it to appear: What kinds of behavior should parents be on the lookout for? A lookout is also a place where you can see a long distance: Turner works at the fire lookout on Carey Dome. Examples of lookoutlookout When this utilitarian function was no longer needed, the lookouts became cupolas, lanterns, clock-towers. The large animals not only tolerate and, by their presence, protect the birds; they also use them as lookouts for predators. Wholesale bribery and corruption of the liquor squad ensured tip-offs of impending raids on elaborate fortifications protected externally by a system of strategically placed lookouts and spies. Then, early in the morning of the 27th, the lookout spotted a column of smoke to the west. One was always on the lookout for signs of doubts in oneself and in others. Typical of late modernist thought, structural discourses in mathematics, literature, and the social sciences were on the lookout for hidden essences. His movies keep me happy and always on the lookout for fellow fans. Ministers, moreover, were on the lookout for capable lawyers. He resolved the problem by adopting the role of lookout, warning the men when strangers, particularly police, were approaching. Given the gravitational pull of this emergent category, we might expect more, and if so, we should be on the lookout. The square will serve as a lookout, and the view from this spot will be framed by densely built, though not very tall, houses. The technical research community should always be on the lookout for new technologies. They are constantly on the lookout for new and more attractive market opportunities, always trying to be first into a new product or service area. The local authorities are warned when firing is to take place and military lookouts are posted to watch for shipping. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have discussed with the chief executive the whole issue of search and rescue, auxiliary coastguards and fixed-watch lookouts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of lookout These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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