新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

lookout

英 [ˈlʊkaʊt]

[NOUN]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

lookouts
1. [C 可数名词] 瞭望台
A lookout is a place from which you can see clearly in all directions.
双语例句
例：
Troops tried to set up a lookout post inside a refugee camp.
军队试图在难民营里设一个瞭望台。
2. [C 可数名词] 望风者
A lookout is someone who is watching for danger in order to warn other people about it.
双语例句
例：
One of them, Bayer's girlfriend, helped plan the botched burglary and acted as a lookout.
其中一个是拜尔的女朋友，她帮助策划了这次拙劣的入室盗窃并充当了望风者。

PHRASE. 习语

keep a lookout
1. 小心戒备
If someone keeps a lookout they look around all the time in order to make sure there is no danger.
双语例句
例：
He denied that he'd failed to keep a proper lookout that night.
他否认那天晚上没有好好警戒。

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