单词 | -watching |
释义 | -watching (-wɒtʃɪŋ ) combining form -watching combines with nouns to form other nouns which refer to the activity of looking at a group of animals or people and studying them because they interest you. Whale-watching has become a growth leisure industry. He is said to have invented the sport of celebrity-watching. Idioms: like watching grass grow extremely boring Some people say that watching a cricket match is like watching grass grow. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers something is like watching paint dry said to mean that you find something extremely boring `We've done one shot since nine this morning,' complains Donna, a student who has taken the day off to be an extra. `It's like watching paint dry.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers |
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