大家好,歡迎來到英語乾貨街,今天要分享的是「watch your time 」和「watch the time」兩個句口語。看看它們有什麼區別以及如何使用。
watch one's time|=bide one's time 等待時機,瞅準時機。
Otherwise we would rather fall back and
watch our time.
否則我們寧願退讓,等待時機。
He watchs his timeto get the manger's
position.
他在等待時機得到經理的位置。
The lion hid in the lower place,watched it's
timeto ctach an antelope off it's guard.
獅子藏在低洼處,等待時機趁其不備抓捕羚羊。
如果是「watch the time 」又是什麼意思呢?
Watch the time|remain aware of what time it is.(to avoid being late for sth) 留意時間以免誤事。
I have to watch the time, I need to go home
to pick up my kid.
我不得不留意時間,我得回家接孩子。
I watched the time just in case I speaked too long.
我留意了時間以免說得太久。