Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #490
watch
手表;怀表
A small timekeeping device worn on the body, especially the wrist.
- 1.
A portable or wearable timepiece.
便携或可穿戴的计时器
- 2.
The act of guarding and observing someone or something.
守护和观察某人或某物的行为
- 3.
A particular time period when guarding is kept.
保持警戒的特定时间段
- 4.
A period of wakefulness between the two sleeps of a biphasic sleep pattern (the dead sleep or first sleep and morning sleep or second sleep): the first waking.
双相睡眠模式中两次睡眠之间的清醒期(第一次睡眠或死睡和早晨睡眠或第二次睡眠):第一次醒来
- 5.
A person or group of people who guard.
守卫的人或团体
- 6.
The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.
守卫的职位或岗位;也指守卫所在的地方
- 7.
A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
船上或岸上有共同值勤时间的水手和军官组:右舷班,左舷班
- 8.
A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).
值班时间段,通常为四小时;在同一值班期间负责船只运作的军官和船员
- 9.
The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.
观看或观察一段时间的行为
看守;监视;警戒;值班时间;站岗时段;看守人;警卫;守卫队;观看;注视;(船上的)值班组;值班时间
In use
I glanced at my watch to see if the bus was coming.
Her watch stopped working after it fell into the pool.
He received a gold watch as a retirement gift.
Connections
Collocations
- wrist watch
- 手表
- He glanced at his wrist watch and realized he was late.他瞥了一眼手表,意识到自己迟到了。
- pocket watch
- 怀表
- The antique pocket watch was passed down through generations.这块古董怀表代代相传。
- watch face
- 表盘
- The watch face was scratched after the fall.表盘在摔落后有了划痕。
- watch band
- 表带
- She replaced the leather watch band with a metal one.她把皮表带换成了金属表带。
- keep watch
- 守望;值班
- The guard must keep watch all night.警卫必须整夜守望。
- on watch
- 在值班
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象你戴着'手表'(watch)在'看守'(watch)时,不时低头'看'(watch)时间,记住watch与'看'和'表'相关。
Context & Register
register: mixed; typical settings: 日常佩戴、航海值班、守夜仪式等; note_zh: 名词'watch'的多义性较强,不同义项的使用场景差异明显。'手表'是现代日常中性用词,而'值班/看守'多用于航海、军事或宗教场合,需根据上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -atch (catch, match, patch) share the spelling pattern but have a different vowel sound (/æ/ vs /ɑ/ in 'watch'). Words ending in -otch (notch, botch, scotch) are true rhymes with 'watch'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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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