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lookout

noun
🔊/ˈlʊkaʊt/
🔊/ˈlʊkaʊt/
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  1. a place for watching from, especially for danger or an enemy coming towards you监视处；观察所；瞭望台
    • a lookout point/tower瞭望哨；瞭望塔
  2. a person who has the responsibility of watching for something, especially danger, etc.监视员；观察员；瞭望员
    • One of the men stood at the door to act as a lookout.有一个人站在门口望风。🔊🔊
Idioms
be somebody’s lookout
  1. (British English, informal) used to say that you do not think somebody’s actions are sensible, but that it is their own problem or responsibility（认为某人的行为不明智）是某人自己的责任，是某人自己的事
    • If he wants to waste his money, that's his lookout.他要乱花钱，那是他自己的事。🔊🔊
be on the lookout (for somebody/something) | keep a lookout (for somebody/something)
  1. (informal) to watch carefully for somebody/something in order to avoid danger, etc. or in order to find something you want注意；警戒；留心
    • The public should be on the lookout for symptoms of the disease.公众应当留心这种疾病的症状。🔊🔊
    • The guards have to keep a sharp lookout for anything suspicious.警卫必须对所有可疑事物保持敏锐警惕。
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