Ask & Learn闻问切英语口语:Look out, watch out
上期说到 look out 和 look out of 的分别,这里顺带一提 look out 本身,如果不带任何宾语,意思是「小心」、「留意」,与 watch out 同义。例如:
Look out when you cross the street at the corner. Cars sometimes come around suddenly.
在街口过马路要留意,有时候车会突然间驶过来。
至于 look out for、watch out for 后面再加名词,就把留意的东西也说出来了。
Please watch out for careless mistakes when you go over the numbers.
核对数字的时候,请留意那些疏忽的错误。
最后,"look out for one's interest" 是细心照顾某人的利益。"watch one's back" 就更形象,字面意思是「好好看管某人的背脊」,引伸出来的意思是让他能勇往直前,无后顾之忧。
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