2N-COUNT 观察员;守望员;望风者 A lookout is someone who is watching for danger in order to warn other people about it. 观察员;守望员;望风者
3PHRASE (尤指在船上)守望,警戒 If someone keeps a lookout, especially on a boat, they look around all the time in order to make sure there is no danger. (尤指在船上)守望,警戒
He denied that he'd failed to keep a proper lookout that night.
他否认当晚守望不力。
4PHRASE [VERB inflects, usu PHRfor n]密切留意;小心提防 If you are keeping a lookout for something or are on the lookout for it, you are alert and careful about it, either because you do not want to miss it or because it will be unpleasant or harmful and you need to avoid it. 密切留意;小心提防
Keep a lookout for a nasty little organization calling itself Defence Through Strength.
要警惕一个自称“实力防卫”的可恶组织。
Nature lovers will be on the lookout for eagles, cormorants, and the occasional whale.