lookout
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++look·out /ˈlʊk-aʊt/ noun 1 be on the lookout for somebody/something LOOK FORto continuously watch a place or pay attention in order to find something you want or to be ready for problems or opportunities 注意某人/某事，留心某人/某事 → look out for We’re always on the lookout for new business opportunities. 我们一直在留意，等待新的商机。 Police were on the lookout for anyone behaving suspiciously. 警察在留意形迹可疑的人。2 keep a lookout WATCHto keep watching carefully for something or someone, especially for danger 密切注视，留心〔尤指危险〕keep a lookout for We were instructed to keep a lookout for enemy aircraft. 我们接到命令要密切注意敌机。 When you’re driving, keep a sharp lookout (=watch extra carefully) for cyclists. 开车时要特别注意骑自行车的人。3. person 人 [countable]WATCH someone whose duty is to watch carefully for something, especially for danger 监视者，望员4. place 地方 [countable]PLACE a place for a lookout to watch from 哨所，望台5 that's/it's somebody's lookout British English informal used to say that someone is responsible for deciding what they will do, and will have to suffer any bad results 那是某人自己的事；这是某人自己的责任 If he wants to keep seeing her, that's his lookout. 要是他想继续跟她在一起，那是他自己的事。
Examples from the Corpus
lookout• My lookout tree is a red spruce.• He resolved the problem by adopting the role of lookout, warning the men when strangers, particularly police, were approaching.• Both Mr and Mrs Tiller were always on the lookout for any child or woman with potential.• Please be on the lookout for talent in your classes and give serious consideration to auditioning yourself.• I told Thompson to alert all the guards on duty to be on the lookout for a small brown rodent.• From February to July he was on the lookout for blossoms.• So I was on the lookout.look·out nounChineseSyllable
to to or attention Corpus order a watch place in pay continuously
lookout
look‧out /ˈlʊk-aʊt/
noun
1. be on the lookout for somebody/something to continuously watch a place or pay attention in order to find something you want or to be ready for problems or opportunities ⇨ look out for:
We’re always on the lookout for new business opportunities.
Police were on the lookout for anyone behaving suspiciously.
2. keep a lookout to keep watching carefully for something or someone, especially for danger
keep a lookout for
We were instructed to keep a lookout for enemy aircraft.
When you’re driving, keep a sharp lookout (=watch extra carefully) for cyclists.
3. PERSON [countable] someone whose duty is to watch carefully for something, especially for danger
4. PLACE [countable] a place for a lookout to watch from
5. that's/it's somebody's lookout British English informal used to say that someone is responsible for deciding what they will do, and will have to suffer any bad results:
If he wants to keep seeing her, that's his lookout.
look‧out /ˈlʊk-aʊt/
noun1. be on the lookout for somebody/something to continuously watch a place or pay attention in order to find something you want or to be ready for problems or opportunities ⇨ look out for:
2. keep a lookout to keep watching carefully for something or someone, especially for danger
keep a lookout for
3. PERSON [countable] someone whose duty is to watch carefully for something, especially for danger
4. PLACE [countable] a place for a lookout to watch from
5. that's/it's somebody's lookout British English informal used to say that someone is responsible for deciding what they will do, and will have to suffer any bad results:
