observe
- IPA[əbˈzərv]
美式
- notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant；watch (someone or something) carefully and attentively
verb: observe, 3rd person present: observes, gerund or present participle: observing, past tense: observed, past participle: observed
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant young people observe that decisions are made by others 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ watch (someone or something) carefully and attentively Rob stood in the hallway, where he could observe the happenings on the street 同義詞
- ▪ take note of or detect (something) in the course of a scientific study the behavior observed in groups of chimpanzees
- 2. make a remark “It's chilly,” she observed a stockbroker once observed that dealers live and work in hell 同義詞
- 3. fulfill or comply with (a social, legal, ethical, or religious obligation) a tribunal must observe the principles of natural justice 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ maintain (silence) in compliance with a rule or custom, or temporarily as a mark of respect a minute's silence will be observed
- ▪ perform or take part in (a rite or ceremony) relations gather to observe the funeral rites
- ▪ celebrate or acknowledge (an anniversary) many observed the one-year anniversary of the flood 同義詞
