watch

vt.
1. keep awake in order to exhaust不眠熬过。
△Gent.4.2.142(139):“but it hath been the longest night/That e'er I watched,and the most heaviest.”不过这是我所不眠熬过的最长、最沉重的一夜。
2. prevent (a hawk) from sleeping (in taming hawks)（驯鹰时）迫使（它）不得睡眠。
△Shr.4.1.198(195): “to watch her,as we watch these kites”，不准她睡觉，就像不准那些鹞子睡觉一样。
watch tame: (term in falconry) prevent a hawk fromsleeping in order to tame;(fig.)keep one awake untilhe is tame（驯鹰用语）不使鹰入睡以便将其驯服：（转义）不使人入睡直至他听话为止。
△Oth. 3.3.22:“My lord shallnever rest,/ I'll watch him tame,and talk him out of patience.”我的丈夫将永远不得休息，我要像驯鹰一样，不让他睡，讲得他无法忍受。
3. keep under surveillance监视。
△1H.VI.1.1.161:“Since they,so few,watch such a multitude.” 因为他们，人数这么少，却要监视着那么多的敌人。
△2H.VI.1.4.45(42):“Beldam,I think we watched you at an inch.”丑老太婆，我们一直在旁边严密监视你。
△2H.VI.1.4.58(55):“Lord Buckingham,methinks you watched her well.”白金汉大人，我觉得你把她监视得很好。
4. keep an eye on. prevent with vigi lance密切注视，严密制止。
△Rom.4.4.12: “But I will watch you fromsuch watching now.”但是现在我要严格制止你这样熬夜了。5. watch for. look out for守候，等候。
△Oth.4.2.241(235):“If you will watch his going thence.”只要你守候到他从那里出来。
6. catch by lying in wait埋伏起来抓获。
△Wiv.5.5. 109(103):“Nay,do not fly,I think we have watched younow.”不，别逃，我们现在已经抓住你了。
～ vi.
1. keep awake on the look-out警觉监视。
△Lr.2.1.22(20):“My father watches.”父亲在监视着。
2. keep watch. stay awake戒备，不眠。
△3H.VI.5.7.16:“Young Ned,for thee. thine uncles and myself /Have in our armours watched the winter's night，”小奈德啊，为了你，你的叔叔们和我自己在冬天夜晚身披铠甲警戒不眠。
3. keep awake,be alert警醒，警觉。
△2H.VI.1.1.250(249): “Watch thou and wake,when others be asleep,/To pry into the secrets of the state.”当别人沉睡的时候，你要警觉而清醒，好窥测国家的机密。
4. keep vigil. be on guard守夜，值岗。
△Oth.2.1.220(217): “The lieutenant to-night watches on the courtof guard.”今晚副将要在警卫处值班。
5. serve as a member of the watch值班守夜。
△Oth.2.1.273(264):“Watch you tonight；”今晚你去值班守夜。
6. be awake. have no sleep,sit up at night,stayawake all night醒着，不睡觉，熬夜，整夜不睡。
△ L.L.L.3.1.210(200): “to watch for her.”为她整夜不睡。
△Gent2.1.26(24): “to watch,like one that fears robbing:”夜里睡不着觉，好像是怕遭盗窃。
△Shr.4.1.208(205):“sheshall watch all night.”她将彻夜不得睡觉。
△Rom.4.4.9: “What. I have watched ere now / All night forlesser cause,and ne'er been sick.”嘿，我从前为了比这小得多的事就整夜不睡，也没有病过。
△Ham.3.2.289(273):“For some must watch while some must sleep.”有些人要失眠，有的人要酣睡。
△Lr.2.2.162 (155 ): “I havewatched and travelled hard.”我 一直赶路，没有睡，累得很。watch the night: keep awake all night 通夜不眠。
△2H.VI.3.1.110: “So help me God. as I havewatched the night,/Ay,night by night,in studyinggood for England.”上帝保佑我吧，因为我曾通夜不眠，是的，一夜又一夜不眠，为英国谋求福利。
7. ❶keep vigil,keep awake守夜，不睡觉。
❷spend thenight in revelry,carouse通夜欢宴，闹饮。
△1H.IV.2.4310(277):“Watch to-night,pray to-morrow.”今晚不睡觉，明天再祷告。