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"Watchful" describes someone paying close, careful attention, especially to notice if something goes wrong or becomes dangerous - like a watchful parent keeping an eye on small children at a pool, or being "under watchful eyes", meaning someone is carefully observing you. It has a slightly serious feeling - more than just "looking", it means being ready to react if needed.
警覺的、密切注意的。
組成watch (to look carefully) + -ful (adjective ending, "full of").
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原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
watchfuladj/ˈwɒt͡ʃ.fəl/
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Fully observant, vigilant, or aware.
- The teacher kept a watchful eye on her pupils during the school trip.
- But there was so much at stake that I had to take some risk—though even when I was far away there has never been a day when the Shire has not been guarded by watchful eyes.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。