watching

1. COMB in N-UNCOUNT (加在名词后构成其他名词)表示“…观察”，“…研究”
   -watching combines 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。

1. I prefer going to the cinema to watching TV.
   我更喜欢看电影而不是看电视。
2. You can take part in activities from canoeing to bird watching.
   你可以参与从划独木舟到观鸟等各种活动。
3. If the TV was built into the ceiling, you could lie there while watching your favourite programme.
   如果把电视嵌入天花板，你就可以躺在那里欣赏你最喜欢的节目了。
4. Everybody was downstairs watching a movie.
   大家都在楼下看电影。
5. I could feel that a man was watching me very intensely
   我能感觉到有人正紧盯着我看。
6. Jack's sitting on the floor watching TV
   杰克正坐在地板上看电视。
7. I just stood there feeling foolish and watching him
   我只是傻傻地站在那里看着他。
8. For a few minutes she sat on her bed watching the clock
   她坐在床上盯着时钟看了几分钟。
9. We'd be watching every plane coming in from Melbourne
   我们会密切注意从墨尔本飞来的每架飞机。
10. Spend an evening indoors watching TV.
    晚上呆在屋里看电视。
11. We were sitting on the couch in the living room watching TV.
    我们就坐在客厅的沙发上看电视。
12. He was watching a football match
    他正在观看一场足球比赛。
13. She sprinkled pepper on my grub, watching me nosh.
    她在我的食物上撒了点胡椒粉，看着我吃。
14. Critics believe his days are numbered because audiences are tired of watching him.
    批评家猜想他走红的时间不会长了，因为观众现在厌倦了他的表演。
15. Watching sport gave him great pleasure
    观看体育比赛给他以极大的愉悦。
16. Watching TV is our only pleasure.
    看电视是我们唯一的乐事。
17. I found out he'd been watching pornographic videos.
    我发现他一直在看黄色录像。
18. I noticed that everyone was watching me with rapt attention
    我注意到大家都在专注地看着我。
19. He glanced over his shoulder and saw me watching him.
    他扭头瞥了一眼，看见我正看他。
20. They had been sitting watching television
    他们一直坐在那里看电视。
21. People are always out in their cars, watching television or busy doing something else.
    人们总是驾车外出，或者看电视，再不就是忙点其他什么事情。
22. I spend a lot of my spare time watching videos.
    我把大量业余时间花在看录像上。
23. I just happened to switch over although I haven't been watching the Olympics
    我并没有一直在看奥运会，当时只是恰好换到这个频道。
24. I came here by chance and was just watching what was going on, when this girl attacked me
    我碰巧来到这儿，正看着热闹，突然一个女孩袭击了我。
25. Unluckily for him, the fraud officers were watching this flight too
    对他而言不幸的是，那些反诈骗官员也在密切注视着这个航班。
26. She sits at home all day, watching TV and feeling useless.
    她整天坐在家里，看着电视，觉得自己一无是处。
27. We were watching videos with her.
    我们当时在和她一起看录像。
28. They spent a great deal of time watching television.
    他们很多时间都看电视了。
29. We'll be watching for any developments
    我们会密切注意事情的任何进展。
30. I stood watching him play ducks and drakes.
    我站着看他打水漂游戏。

noun

1. the act of observing

   Synonym:    observationobservance