1. vt.看到；注意到　 see and notice; look at with attention
2. vt. & vi.观察；研究　 examine carefully; watch carefully; study
3. vt.遵守；遵循　 pay attention to rules, etc.; follow in practice; keep
4. vt.评论；评述；讲　 make a remark; say

　～ the behaviour of birds　观察鸟类行为
　～ the customs　遵守风俗
　～ the discipline　遵守纪律
　～ sb's instructions　听从某人的指示
　～ the laws　遵守法律
　～ the rules　遵守规章
　～ one's birthday　庆祝生日
　～ Christmas　过圣诞节
　～ Easter　过复活节
　～ Thanksgiving　过感恩节
　～ accurately　精细地观察
　～ anxiously　焦急地说
　～ attentively〔carefully〕　仔细地观察
　～ bluntly　直爽地说
　～ closely　密切地观察
　～ cogently　颇有说服力地评述
　～ conscientiously　自觉地遵守
　～ half-jokingly　半开玩笑地说
　～ keenly　敏锐地观察
　～ meticulously　小心翼翼地观察
　～ narrowly　狭隘地评论
　～ quietly　静静地观察
　～ regretfully　遗憾地说
　～ significantly　意味深长地说
　～ strictly　严格遵守
　～ studiously　用心地观察
　～ as a holiday　作为假日来庆祝
　～ from the point of view　从这一观点来观察
　～ on〔upon〕　对…发表意见，谈论
　～ nothing on the subject　对这个问题没有发表什么看法

　He observes carefully but says little.　他总是仔细观察，很少说话。
　Didn't you observe the difference?　难道你没有看出差别?
　Have you observed anything strange in her words?　你注意到她的话里有什么奇怪的地方没有?
　She has observed the stars all her life.　她一生都在观察星星。
　The far side of the moon is difficult for us to observe.　我们难以观察到月亮的另一面。
　What he observed confirmed his judgement.　他观察到的现象证实了他的判断。
　The scientist observed the behaviour of the mice after they were given the drug.　那个科学家给老鼠下了药之后注意观察它们的行为。
　They faithfully observed the rules.　他们忠实地遵守规则。
　Let's observe a minute's silence in memory of the dead.　让我们为死者静默一分钟。
　Do they observe Christmas Day in that country?　那个国家的人过圣诞节吗?
　How many holidays do we observe a year?　我们一年过多少个节假日?
　The speed limit must be strictly observed.　最高限速必须严格遵守。
　We observed that it had turned cloudy.　我们注意到天已经变阴了。
　He observed that it had suddenly grown much colder.　他注意到天气突然冷了许多。
　I observed that he was very pale, asked him what was the matter with him.　我看他脸色非常惨白，问他是怎么回事。
　He observed that the house seemed to be too small.　他说那房子似乎小了一点儿。
　She observed that the work was well done.　她说这件工作做得很出色。
　The mate observed regretfully that he could not account for that young fellow's whims.　那位伙伴很遗憾地说他不能说出那年轻人产生怪念头的原因。
　The boy observed what was going on between them.　这个男孩注意到了他们之间发生的事情。
　Observe how I do this.　看着我是怎么做这件事的。
　They observed how the tiny wings were fitted to the body.　他们观看了微型翼的安装情况。
　We have never observed him do otherwise.　我们从未看到他不是这样做的。
　I have never observed him act like that.　我从来没见过他如此表现。
　They did not observe Facer come in and go upstairs.　他们没注意到费塞进来，并上了楼。
　Some people observed him substitute his personal feelings for policy.　有人发觉他拿个人感情代替政策。
　He was observed to go out.　有人看到他出去了。
　He has been observed to make trouble in every possible way.　人们注意到他老是制造麻烦。
　She observed a man walking on the opposite side of the road.　她看见一个人在马路对面走着。
　He observed a man trying to force the door.　他看见有人在撬锁。
　Thousands of people observed the ship leaving the harbour.　数以千计的人观看了轮船离港下水的情形。

 ♣ observe on〔upon〕　(v.+prep.)
　谈论，评论　remark or comment on
　He observed well on her unusual appearance.　他对她那不寻常的外表评价很好。
　They visited the show but observed nothing on it.　他们参观了展览，但没有发表任何看法。
　This point has often been observed upon.　这一点是人们时常谈论到的。

 ♣ observe, note, notice, perceive
　参见perceive条。
 ♣ observe, perceive, see
　参见see条。

　observe　后可接现在分词或不带to的动词不定式作宾语补足语，所表示的意思不同。接现在分词表示只看到正在进行的那一部分动作；接不带to的动词不定式表示看到动作的全过程。