observe

1. V-T If you observe a person or thing, you watch them carefully, especially in order to learn something about them. 觀察

Olson also studies and observes the behaviour of babies. 奧爾森還研究并觀察嬰兒的行為。

Are there any classes I could observe?

有我可以觀摩的課嗎？

2. V-T If you observe someone or something, you see or notice them. 觀察到[正式]

In 1664 Hooke observed a reddish spot on the surface of the planet. 1664年，胡克觀察到了那顆行星表面的一個(gè)微紅的斑點(diǎn)。

3. V-T 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. 評述[正式]

We observe that the first calls for radical transformation did not begin until the period of the industrial revolution. 我們認(rèn)為，首次要求徹底改革的呼聲直到工業(yè)革命時(shí)期才出現(xiàn)。

4. V-T If you observe something such as a law or custom, you obey it or follow it. 遵從

Imposing speed restrictions is easy, but forcing drivers to observe them is trickier. 實(shí)行速度限制容易，而迫使司機(jī)遵守較難。

The army was observing a ceasefire. 軍隊(duì)當(dāng)時(shí)在遵守一項(xiàng)?；饏f(xié)議。

5. V-T If you observe an important day such as a holiday or anniversary, you do something special in order to honour or celebrate it. 慶祝

...where he will observe Thanksgiving with family members. …在那里他將與家人一起慶祝感恩節(jié)。