lookout

gözcü

Tehlike, düşman ya da polis yaklaşıyor mu diye gözleyip başkalarını uyaran kişi.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Someone who watches for approaching danger, enemies, or police and warns others.

• A lookout watched the road.
• The thieves posted a lookout by the door.
• Their lookout warned them that a patrol was approaching.

Eş anlamlılar: watchman, sentry

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: act as lookout, post a lookout, ship’s lookout

seyir noktası, gözetleme yeri

Çevredeki geniş bir alanın görülebildiği yer.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: A place where you can see a wide area around you.

• We stopped at the lookout.
• The mountain lookout offers a view of the valley.
• Have you visited the lookout above the beach?

Eş anlamlılar: viewpoint, vantage point

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: scenic lookout, mountain lookout, lookout point

sorumluluk, mesele

Bir kişinin kendi ilgilenmesi gereken mesele veya seçimlerinin sonuçlarıyla birlikte üstlendiği sorumluluk.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: A person’s own concern or responsibility, including the consequences of their choices.

• If you miss dinner, that’s your lookout.
• He chose to ignore the warning; it’s his own lookout.
• How she spends her money is her own lookout.

Eş anlamlılar: concern, responsibility, business

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: your own lookout, someone’s own lookout