watching

英 [ˈwɒtʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ]

v.  看; 注视; 观看; 观察; (短时间)照看，看护，照管; 小心; 当心; 留意
watch的现在分词

现在分词：watching　

BNC.19805 / COCA.26506

柯林斯词典

• COMB in N-UNCOUNT (加在名词后构成其他名词)表示“…观察”，“…研究”
  -watchingcombines with nouns to form other nouns which refer to the activity of looking at a group of animals or people and studying them because they interest you.
  1. Whale-watching has become a growth leisure industry...
     观鲸业已经成为一个快速发展的休闲产业。
  2. He is said to have invented the sport of celebrity-watching.
     据说是他发明了观赏名人这项活动。

英英释义

noun

• the act of observing
  Synonym:observationobservance

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