overwatch

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving. uncountable
    — At a further and undefined point in the future, the American force would shrink to about seven and later five brigades — all involved in overwatch missions.
动词 v.
  1. To watch over. transitive
  2. To watch excessively. transitive
  3. To overcome with long lack of rest. obsolete,transitive

词形变化

overwatches present,singular,third-person overwatching participle,present overwatched participle,past overwatched past

词源

词源 1
From over- + watch. Back-formation from watch over.
词源 2
From over- + watch. Back-formation from watch over.
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