keep (close) tabs on somebody/something

informalWATCH to watch someone or something carefully to check what they are doing 密切注意某人/某事物，监视某人的一举一动

The police have been keeping tabs on Rogers since he got out of prison.

自从罗杰斯出狱以来，警察一直在严密监视他。

Examples from the Corpus

keep (close) tabs on somebody/something• They patrol land and keep tabs on the gangs after tip offs from gamekeepers and farmers.• Anne Dickson, a local politician, said people had been keeping tabs on Hamilton for years.• About the world Lenny Wilkens has been keeping tabs on world events, and one thing is clear.• He keeps tabs on everyone in the building.• We try to keep close tabs on our boys in blue.• If she asked, he would accuse her of nagging, of wanting to keep tabs on him.• Although so little was heard from them, those who kept tabs on them were convinced that they were slowly fading away.• A psychologist will keep tabs on teams of youngsters and will stop the operation if they show signs of stress.• But trappers will keep tabs on the extra traps until February, officials said.

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词汇	keep (close) tabs on somebody/something
释义	keep (close) tabs on somebody/something keep (close) tabs on somebody/something informalWATCH to watch someone or something carefully to check what they are doing 密切注意某人/某事物，监视某人的一举一动 The police have been keeping tabs on Rogers since he got out of prison. 自从罗杰斯出狱以来，警察一直在严密监视他。 Examples from the Corpus keep (close) tabs on somebody/something• They patrol land and keep tabs on the gangs after tip offs from gamekeepers and farmers.• Anne Dickson, a local politician, said people had been keeping tabs on Hamilton for years.• About the world Lenny Wilkens has been keeping tabs on world events, and one thing is clear.• He keeps tabs on everyone in the building.• We try to keep close tabs on our boys in blue.• If she asked, he would accuse her of nagging, of wanting to keep tabs on him.• Although so little was heard from them, those who kept tabs on them were convinced that they were slowly fading away.• A psychologist will keep tabs on teams of youngsters and will stop the operation if they show signs of stress.• But trappers will keep tabs on the extra traps until February, officials said. → keep (close) tabs on somebody/something at tab1(2)
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