Word
observing
观察，注视
核心释义
仔细看
watch attentively
注意到，察觉到；遵守，庆祝
用法In use
The biologist spent hours observing the rare birds in their natural habitat.
用法提示：此处 observing 是动词的现在分词，表示‘仔细观察’的动作。
She kept observing the stranger from across the room, trying to figure out who he was.
用法提示：此处 observing 是动词的现在分词，表示持续进行的‘注视’动作。
During the experiment, the assistant was carefully observing any changes in the chemical reaction.
用法提示：此处 observing 是动词的过去进行时形式，强调‘观察’这一具体行为。
observe + object (noun/pronoun/clause)
及物动词，后接观察的对象。
The scientist is observing the behavior of the ants.
科学家正在观察蚂蚁的行为。
observe + adverb of manner
不及物用法，常与方式副词连用。
She sat quietly observing.
她静静地坐着观察。
be observing of + noun
形容词结构，表示‘注意遵守的’。
He is very observing of the rules.
他非常遵守规则。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子He is making an observing of the stars.正确表达He is making an observation of the stars.
英语中observing是动词的现在分词或形容词，不能直接用作名词；应使用名词形式observation表示“观察”的动作。
易错句子She is observing to the rules.正确表达She is observing the rules.
observe作“遵守”解时是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，不需要介词to。
易错句子The observing child is very smart.正确表达The observant child is very smart.
描述“观察力敏锐的”应使用形容词observant，而不是现在分词observing，后者侧重正在进行的动作。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
词族Word family
- observe
- 观察；遵守；庆祝 · v.
- observation
- 观察；观测；评论 · n.
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
作动词时及物不及物均可；作形容词时常用be observing of结构
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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