lookout

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lookout 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 注意, 前途, 了望台, 景色

[法] 看守, 守望

英文释义

n. a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

n. an elevated post affording a wide view

n. a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings

n. the act of looking out

lookout 的真实例句

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I could either have a career as a writer or a career as a fire lookout.

—— Making it in a non-existent profession. The economics of the writing life are grim, mercurial, and infrequently discussed

As side hustles went, being a fire lookout seemed to be about as good as it got.

—— Making it in a non-existent profession. The economics of the writing life are grim, mercurial, and infrequently discussed

I would rather be a fire lookout than a “professional writer,” whatever that might mean.

—— Making it in a non-existent profession. The economics of the writing life are grim, mercurial, and infrequently discussed

I was a lookout, I was a writer, and I could be both simultaneously.

—— Making it in a non-existent profession. The economics of the writing life are grim, mercurial, and infrequently discussed

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