watch for a chance meaning in English

等候机会, 伺机

He watched for a chance to speak
他等待发言的机会。
The man sneak about the place watch for a chance to steal something
这人在这地方附近潜行，想找机会偷些东西。
The man sneaked about the place watching for a chance to steal something
这人在这附近溜来溜去，想伺机偷些东西。
But she watched for a chance , and directly banged away at a rat ; but she missed him wide , and said " ouch !
她看准了一个机会，朝一只老鼠猛然扔了过去，不过，她扔得离目标差一截子，一边叫了起来： “噢！