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発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈwɒt͡ʃˌbæk/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈwɑt͡ʃˌbæk/

名詞

watch back (plural watch backs)

1. The back cover of a watch.

   Alternative form: watchback

   Coordinate terms: watch face, watchface

   In this video, I'll show you how to remove the watch back without damaging it, so stick around, because some watch backs are especially challenging.

語源 2

Coined as inside baseball by video editors. Its use extended from there to TV fans and critics and, in the 2020s, to general use for online meetings, training videos, etc.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌwɒt͡ʃˈbæk/
• (General American) IPA: /ˌwɑt͡ʃˈbæk/

動詞

watch back (third-person singular simple present watches back, present participle watching back, simple past and past participle watched back)

1. (ambitransitive) To watch (an audiovisual presentation) in its recorded form (as a recording), as contrasted with watching it live.

   Coordinate terms: play back, look back

   We then instructed the trainees to watch back the key training videos for the task. We allotted for the several hours that it would take to watch them all back.

   1. To do so as part of the video-editing process in videography and cinematography.

      When we watched back, we were relieved to find that an average viewer would hardly notice the wind noise.

      When we watched it back, we were satisfied with its quality.

   2. To binge-watch (a TV show).

      She can't wait to watch back the entire season — it's her Saturday night plans for this weekend!

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