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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.
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.'
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