• n. 監(jiān)視；監(jiān)視哨；警戒；守望者；擔心的事；前景

比喻用法。

lookout (n.)

also look-out, "person who stands watch or acts as a scout," 1690s, from look + out. Verbal phrase look out "be on the watch" attested from c. 1600.

1. He denied that he'd failed to keep a proper lookout that night.

他否認當晚守望不力。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Troops tried to set up a lookout post inside a refugee camp.

部隊試圖在難民營里設(shè)一個瞭望哨。

來自柯林斯例句

3. We're always on the lookout for good computer programmers.

我們一直在物色優(yōu)秀的計算機程序編制員.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Keep a lookout for a nasty little organization calling itself Defence Through Strength.

要警惕一個自稱“實力防衛(wèi)”的可惡組織。

來自柯林斯例句

5. Nature lovers will be on the lookout for eagles, cormorants, and the occasional whale.

自然愛好者要密切留意鷹、鸕鶿和偶爾出現(xiàn)的鯨魚。

來自柯林斯例句