observe
音标发音
- 英式音标 [əb'zɜːvəbˈzɜ:v]
- 美式音标 [əbˈzɝːv]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vt. 庆祝
- vt. 观察;遵守;说;注意到;评论
- vi. 观察;说;注意到;评论
词源解说
- 14世纪晚期进入英语,直接源自古法语的observer;最初源自拉丁语的observare:ob (过,过于) + servare (观注,保持安全),意为保卫,保护。
词根记忆
- ob(逆,反) + serv(服务) + e→只是评说而不提供服务→观察;评说
- ob(表加强) + serv(维持) + e→遵守
- ob(表加强) + serv(维持) + e→遵守,奉行
- ob(逆,反) + serve(服务)→不予以服务却只是看→观察
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- observed:观察的;观测的。
- observant:善于观察的;机警的;严格遵守的。
- observable:显著的;觉察得到的;看得见的。
- observing:观察的;注意的;观察力敏锐的。
- observational:观测的;根据观察的。
- adv性质的同根词
- observingly:注意观察地。
- n性质的同根词
- observation:观察;监视;观察报告。
- observer:观察者;[天]观测者;遵守者。
- observance:惯例;遵守;仪式;庆祝。
- observable:[物]可观察量;感觉到的事物。
- v性质的同根词
- observed:观察;遵守;注意到(observe的过去分词形式)。
- observing:观察;遵守(observe的ing形式)。
用法辨析
- observe的基本意思是对某人由于其国籍、信仰或职位所作出的建议性、命令性的事情或行为表示关注或尊重,即“看到”“注意到”“观察”“研究”,引申可指“评述”“论述”。observe也可作“遵循”“遵守”解,指谨小慎微、拘泥于礼仪或对某人怀有尊敬或崇拜的感情。observe还可用于表示(按传统习惯)“庆祝”“纪念”。
- observe既可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,可接名词、代词、由that或疑问词引导的从句作宾语,还可接以现在分词或不带to的动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语,可用于被动结构。observe有时还可用来引出直接引语。
- observe用作不及物动词时,常与介词on〔upon〕连用。
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- He observes carefully but says little.
他总是仔细观察,很少说话。 - Didn't you observe the difference?
难道你没有看出差别? - We observed that it had turned cloudy.
我们注意到天已经变阴了。 - The boy observed what was going on between them.
这个男孩注意到了他们之间发生的事情。 - We have never observed him do otherwise.
我们从未看到他不是这样做的。 - She observed a man walking on the opposite side of the road.
她看见一个人在马路对面走着。
用作动词 (v.)
用作不及物动词: S+~(+A)
用作及物动词: S+~+ n./pron.
S+~+that-clause
S+~+wh-clause
用作宾补动词: S+~+ n./pron. +to/- v
S+~+ n./pron. + v -ing
词组短语
- observe the behaviour of birds 观察鸟类行为
- observe the customs 遵守风俗
- observe the discipline 遵守纪律
- observe sb 's instructions 听从某人的指示
- observe the laws 遵守法律
用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
英英字典
- (WATCH) to watch carefully the way something happens or the way someone does something, especially in order to learn more about it
- (NOTICE) to notice or see
- (SAY) to make a remark about something
- (OBEY) to obey a law, rule, or custom
- If you observe a person or thing, you watch them carefully, especially in order to learn something about them.
- If you observe someone or something, you see or notice them.
- If you observe that something is the case, you make a remark or comment about it, especially when it is something you have noticed and thought about a lot.
- If you observe something such as a law or custom, you obey it or follow it.
- If you observe an important day such as a holiday or anniversary, you do something special in order to honour or celebrate it.
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专业释义
- 观察
And to observe the course of treatment side effects.
并观察治疗过程中的不良反应。 - 看到
- 遵守
Communication among different cultures should all observe and maintain politeness principles. However, due to different cultures and values, people are confined to adopting different politeness strategies in the communication.
礼貌是不同文化背景的人都应该遵守和维护的行为准则,但不同的文化和价值观制约人们在交际中使用不同的礼貌策略。艺术学
- 观察
I do not have just as an observer to observe the behavior of fancier, but the depth of which describes the entire investigation process.
笔者并不是以局外人的角度仅仅去观察票友的活动,而是深入其中,对整个调查过程进行叙述。土木建筑工程
- 评述
The second chapter will give a concise explanation of the general situation of the survey district. Form the third chapter to the fifth, the thesis will describe and observe the phenomena of the modality.
论文第一章介绍的本课题的选题背景和选题的前提说明;第二章简要说明调查区域的概况;在第三到第五章里,论文通过三个尺度等级的视点,对对象的形态现象进行描述,评述,和可行模式的探索。