keep an eye on
/ˌkiːp ən ˈaɪ ɒn/NEUTRAL · B2
日本語では近い表現
目を光らせる
意味
to watch or look after someone or something
人や物を見張る、見守る.
例文
- 1My sister keeps an eye on her son's homework but never does it for him.
- 2A security guard kept an eye on the crowd as the doors opened.
- 3Can you keep an eye on the baby while I nip to the shop?
- 4Our neighbour kept an eye on the house while we were away and even watered the plants.
- 5The bank keeps an eye on unusual payments, so it froze my card after a strange purchase.
文法
変化するのは keep だけ:kept、keeping。見守る人や物は on の直後に置く。
「体」の他のイディオム
このテーマの20個とテストへ →20テーマ・400のイディオムを、忘れさせない復習と一緒に
ここではいくつかの質問だけ。アプリなら16の練習モード、日本語の近い表現、復習のタイミングを教えてくれる間隔反復があります。
