adj. 侦探的;适于探测的;用于探测的;
n. 侦探;
💡 de相反+tect掩盖+ive...的→无法掩盖→发现→侦探;侦探的
"a pastiche of the classic detective story"
经典侦探故事的仿作
近义:javert, sleuth, shamus, dick, investigator, bloodhound
watch
[wɔtʃ]
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词根: -tch
vt. 注视,注意;看守,监视;守候(机会等);密切注意;
n. 表;值夜,值班;看守,监视;值班人员;
vi. 观看;注视;守候;看守;
"The police warned holidaymakers to be on the watch for car thieves."
警方提醒度假者提防偷车贼.
近义:notice, observe, twig, herd, monitor, picket
反义:neglect, overleap, overlook, pass, pretermit, slight