a wristwatch
wristwatch 是可数名词，前面可用 a/an 修饰。
He bought a wristwatch for his father.
他给父亲买了一块手表。
手表
wristwatches — plural of wristwatch
戴在手腕上的表。；戴在手腕上的手表
戴在手腕上的表。
A watch that is worn on a strap or band fastened around the wrist
戴在手腕上的手表
a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist
He glanced at his wristwatch as the train pulled into the station.
火车进站时，他看了一眼手表。
用法提示：wristwatch 作名词，是 glance at 的宾语，指戴在手腕上的手表。
My grandfather gave me his old wristwatch for my sixteenth birthday.
我祖父在我十六岁生日时把他的旧手表送给了我。
用法提示：wristwatch 为名词，作 give 的直接宾语，指作为礼物的手表。
Many runners wear a wristwatch to track their pace during training.
许多跑者在训练时戴手表来记录配速。
用法提示：wristwatch 作名词，作 wear 的宾语，泛指手表这类物品。
wristwatch 是可数名词，前面可用 a/an 修饰。
He bought a wristwatch for his father.
他给父亲买了一块手表。
表示佩戴手表时，常用动词 wear。
She wears a wristwatch every day.
她每天戴手表。
check one's wristwatch 表示看一眼手表确认时间。
He checked his wristwatch and hurried away.
他看了看手表，就匆匆离开了。
最常用、最口语化的说法；现代英语中单独说 watch 通常就指手表。
较正式，多用于书面语；可指钟或表，不特指手表，替代 wristwatch 时需靠上下文明确。
grammar · medium
易错句子She bought two wristwatch.
正确表达She bought two wristwatches.
wristwatch 是可数名词，two 后面需用复数形式 wristwatches。
grammar · medium
易错句子He wears a wristwatch on his hand.
正确表达He wears a wristwatch on his wrist.
英语中 wristwatch 戴在 wrist（手腕）上，hand 指手或手掌；这是受汉语‘手上’影响的常见误用。
grammar · medium
易错句子There is a wristwatch on the wall.
正确表达There is a clock on the wall.
wristwatch 专指戴在手腕上的表，挂在墙上的钟表应使用 clock。
watch 是日常通用词，泛指戴在手腕上的手表；wristwatch 更正式、明确强调戴在手腕上，日常口语里一般直接用 watch。
stopwatch 指用于精确计时的秒表，用来测比赛或事件用时；wristwatch 是看时间的普通手表，不用于计时。
pocket watch 是装在上衣口袋里的怀表，靠表链连接；wristwatch 是戴在手腕上的手表，佩戴位置和方式不同。
戴手表
She wears a wristwatch every day.
她每天戴手表。
看一下手表（确认时间）
He checked his wristwatch before leaving.
他离开前看了一下手表。
电子表
My digital wristwatch shows the date too.
我的电子表也显示日期。
金表
She bought a gold wristwatch for her father.
她给父亲买了一块金表。
手表电池
I need to replace the wristwatch battery.
我需要更换手表电池。
复合词：wrist（手腕）+ watch（表），无前缀/后缀
wrist（手腕）+ band（带子）
stop（停止）+ watch（表）
手表的显示部件，用于指示时间。
将手表固定在手腕上的部件。
指示小时的指针。
指示分钟的指针。
指示秒的指针。
有一块腕表的人知道时间；有两块腕表的人反而拿不准。
This famous saying about an extra wristwatch warns that too much conflicting information can make you less certain.
这句关于多余腕表的著名谚语告诫我们，互相矛盾的信息过多反而会让人更难以确定。
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