look noun ⇨look (have/take a look at sth)⇨appearance (I don't like the look of that guy.)⇨consideration (take a look at the proposals)⇨expression2 (the look in her eyes)⇨fashion (the punk look)⇨search (have a look for sth)look verb ⇨look1 (Look at that!)⇨look2 (look for your passport)⇨seem (You look tired.)⇨look like sb/sth⇨look like sb/sthlook
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look ♦︎ glance ♦︎ sight ♦︎ gaze ♦︎ stare ♦︎ glimpse ♦︎ glareThese are all words for an act of looking, when you turn your eyes in a particular direction.这些词均表示看、瞥或注视的动作。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a look / glance at sb / sth◆a hard look / glance / gaze / stare / glare◆a cold / penetrating / piercing / curious / quizzical look / glance / gaze / stare◆an angry look / glance / gaze / glare◆a suspicious / withering look / glance / stare / glare◆a long / disapproving look / glance / stare◆a brief / fleeting / momentary / quick look / glance / glimpse◆a sharp / questioning / searching / admiring / anxious look / glance / gaze◆to have / get / take a look / glance / glimpse◆to fix sb with a look / stare / glare◆to send / shoot / throw sb a look / glance / glare◆to catch sight / a glimpse of sb / sth◆to draw a / sb's look / glance / gaze◆to avoid sb's glance / gaze / stare■look [countable, usually singular] an act of looking at sb/sth看;瞧◆Here, have a look at this.来,看一看这个。◆It's an interesting place. Do you want to take a look around?这地方很好玩,你要不要四处看看?◆I had a brief look through the report before the meeting.开会前我大致浏览了一下报告的内容。◆Make sure you get a good look at their faces.你一定要仔细看清他们的面孔。◆She threw him a dirty look.她厌恶地瞪了他一眼。◆A look passed between them(= they looked at each other).他们互相看了一眼。 see also look at sth ⇨ checkverb1■glanceglɑːns; NAmEglæns [countable] a quick look匆匆一看;一瞥;扫视◆I had a glance at the newspaper headlines as I waited at the counter.在柜台等候的时候,我扫了一眼报纸的大标题。◆She shot him a sideways glance.她从眼角瞥了他一眼。◆The sisters exchanged glances(= looked at each other).姐妹俩相互对视了一下。◆He could tell what was wrong at a glance(= with only a quick look).他一眼就能看出问题所在。 see also glance ⇨ glanceverb■sight [uncountable] the act of seeing sb/sth看见◆After ten days at sea, we had our first sight of land.在海上航行了十天之后,我们首次看见了陆地。◆She caught sight of a car in the distance.她看见远处有一辆汽车。◆She kept sight of him in her mirror.她从镜子里注视着他。◆I always faint at the sight of blood.我一看到血就会昏倒。◆He looked at first sight like an English tourist.他乍一看就像个英国游客。◆The soldiers were given orders to shoot on sight(= as soon as they saw sb).士兵接到命令,见人就开枪。◆I know her by sight(= can recognize her but do not know her well).我和她是点头之交。 see also sight ⇨ sightnoun, sight ⇨ seeverb■gaze [countable, usually singular] a long steady look at sb/sth凝视;注视◆She felt embarrassed under his steady gaze.她在他的注视之下感到很尴尬。◆He met her gaze(= looked at her while she looked at him).他与她凝视的目光相遇。◆She dropped her gaze(= stopped looking).她目光低垂,不再凝视。◆I followed her gaze and spotted a new arrival at the far side of the room.随着她眼神的方向,我看到房间的那一边来了个人。 see also gaze ⇨ stareverb■stare [countable] a long look at sb/sth, especially in a way that is unfriendly or that shows surprise(尤指不友好或吃惊的)盯,凝视,注视◆She gave the officer a blank stare and shrugged her shoulders.她面无表情地看了那个军官一眼,耸了耸肩。◆He fixed the interviewer with a hard stare.他狠狠地盯着那个面试他的人。 see also stare ⇨ stareverb■glimpse [countable] a look at sb/sth for a very short time, when you do not see the person or thing completely一瞥;一看◆He caught a glimpse of her in the crowd.他在人群里一眼瞥见了她。◆I came up on deck to get my first glimpse of the island.我登上甲板,第一次看到这个岛。 see also glimpse ⇨ seeverb■glare [countable] a long angry look at sb/sth(长久的)怒视,瞪眼◆She fixed her questioner with a hostile glare.她充满敌意地瞪着提问者。 see also glare ⇨ stareverblook1
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Look at that!瞧那个东西!look for a job/your passport找工作;寻找护照➡ See also the entries for glance, notice, see and stare另见glance条、notice条、see条和stare条look ♦︎ watch ♦︎ see ♦︎ view ♦︎ check sth out ♦︎ observe ♦︎ regard ♦︎ catch ♦︎ contemplateThese words all mean to turn your eyes in a particular direction.这些词均表示看、瞧。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to look / watch / view / observe / regard / contemplate (sb / sth) from somewhere◆to look / watch for sb / sth◆to watch / observe what / who / how...◆to look / watch / view / observe / regard / contemplate (sb / sth) with amazement / surprise / disapproval, etc.◆to watch / see / view / catch a film / movie / show / programme◆to watch / see / catch a match / game / fight◆to look / watch / observe sb / sth / regard sb / sth closely◆to look / watch / observe sb / sth carefully◆to look / watch / regard sb / sth intently / thoughtfully / suspiciously / expectantly / warily / impassively■look [intransitive] to turn your eyes in a particular direction看;瞧◆If you look carefully you can just see our house from here.你要是仔细看,从这里就可以看见我们的房子。◆She looked at me and smiled.她看着我,笑了。◆'Has the mail come yet?' 'I'll look and see.'“邮件来了吗?”“我看看。”◆Look! I'm sure that's Brad Pitt!瞧,那一定是布拉德•皮特!◆Don't look now, but there's someone staring at you!你现在别看,有人正盯着你呢!■watch [transitive, intransitive] to look at sb/sth for a time, paying attention to what happens看;注视;观看;观察◆I only let my kids watch television at the weekends.我只允许孩子在周末看电视。◆Watch what I do, then you try.看我的动作,然后试着做。◆She watched the kids playing in the yard.她看着孩子们在院子里玩。◆They watched the bus disappear into the distance.他们注视着公共汽车消失在远方。◆'Would you like to play?' 'No thanks-I'll just watch.'“你想玩吗?”“不了,谢谢。我就看着好了。”◆She stood and watched as the taxi drove off.她站在那里,看着出租车驶去。◆We watched to see what would happen next.我们注视着下一步要发生的事情。■see(saw, seen) [transitive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses通常不用于进行时) to watch a game, television show, performance, etc.观看(比赛、电视节目、演出等)◆Did you see that documentary about Brazil last night?昨晚你有没有看那个有关巴西的纪录片?◆Fifty thousand people saw the game.有5万人观看了那场比赛。■view [transitive] (formal) to look at sth, especially when you look carefully; to watch television, a film/movie, etc.观看;仔细察看;看(电视、电影等)◆People came from all over the world to view her work.人们从世界各地前来欣赏她的作品。◆The eclipse should only be viewed through a special lens.日食须透过一种特殊镜片方可观看。◆The show has a viewing audience of six million(= six million people watch it).这个节目有600万观众观看。 see also view ⇨ sightnounNOTE辨析 Watch, see or view?You can see/view a film/movie/TV show but you cannot◆see/view television.View is more formal than see, used especially in business contexts.可以说see/view a film/movie/TV show,但不说see/view television。view比see正式,尤用于商务语境。■ˌcheck sth ˈout
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(informal, especiallyspoken) to look at or examine sb/sth that seems interesting or attractive察看,观察(有趣或有吸引力的人或事物)◆Check out the prices at our new store!看一看我们新商店里的价格吧!◆Hey, check out that car!嘿,看看那辆车!■observeəbˈzɜːv; NAmEəbˈzɜːrv [transitive, intransitive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses通常不用于进行时) (formal) to watch sb/sth carefully, especially to learn more about them(尤指为更多了解而)观察,注视,监视◆The patients were observed over a period of several months.这些病人被观察了数月之久。◆He observes keenly, but says little.他观察敏锐,但言语寥寥。 see also observation ⇨ inspection, observe ⇨ noticeverb■regardrɪˈgɑːd; NAmErɪˈgɑːrd [transitive] (formal) to look at sb/sth, especially in a particular way(尤指以某种方式)注视,凝视◆He regarded us suspiciously.他以怀疑的目光注视着我们。■catch [transitive] (especially NAmE, informal) to see, hear or attend a film, game, event, etc.看见;听到;出席;参加◆Let's eat now and maybe we could catch a movie later.咱们现在就吃吧,也许一会儿还能赶上一场电影。■contemplateˈkɒntəmpleɪt; NAmEˈkɑːntəmpleɪt [transitive] (formal) to look at sth carefully for a long time端详;凝视◆She contemplated him in silence.她默默地凝视着他。◆He sat there, contemplating his fingernails.他坐在那里,端详着自己的手指甲。look2
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Look at that!瞧那个东西!look for a job/your passport找工作;寻找护照look ♦︎ search ♦︎ seek ♦︎ hunt ♦︎ forage ♦︎ scout ♦︎ cast about/around for sthThese words all mean to try to find sth.这些词均表示寻找、寻求、寻觅。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to look / search / seek / hunt / forage / scout for sth◆to look / search / hunt / forage / scout around (for sth)◆to look / search / hunt through sth◆to look / search / hunt / forage in sth◆to look for / search for / seek / cast around for a / an alternative / way◆to look / search / hunt for clues◆police / detectives look for / search for / seek / hunt sb / sth◆to look / search / seek / hunt / cast around desperately (for sth)◆to look / search / seek / cast around in vain◆to look / search / hunt everywhere■look [intransitive] to try to find sth寻找;寻求◆I can't find my book-I've looked everywhere.我找不到我的书-到处都找遍了。◆Are you still looking for a job?你还在找工作吗?◆We're looking for someone with experience for this position.我们正在物色一个有经验的人来担任这个职位。◆We're looking around for a house in this area.我们正在这个地区四处找房子。◆I was just about to come looking for you.我正要过来找你呢。 see also look ⇨ searchnoun■search [intransitive, transitive] to look carefully to try to find sb/sth; to examine a particular place when trying to find sb/sth; (especially of the police) to examine sb's clothes, etc. in order to find sth that they may be hiding搜索;搜寻;查找;(尤指警察)搜身◆She searched in vain for her passport.她翻找自己的护照,但没找着。◆The customs officers searched through her bag.海关官员搜遍了她的行李。◆I found out more about the company by searching online.我在网上搜索到了更多有关这家公司的信息。◆Firefighters searched the building for survivors.消防队员在大楼里搜寻幸存者。◆Visitors are regularly searched as they enter the building.参观者进入大楼时要接受例行的搜查。 see also search ⇨ searchnoun■seek(sought, sought) [transitive, intransitive] (formal) to try to find sb/sth寻找;寻求◆Drivers are advised to seek alternative routes.建议驾车者另寻其他路线。◆Police are seeking witnesses to the accident.警察正在寻找事故的目击证人。◆He admired her ability to seek out bargains(= to look for and find them).他佩服她淘便宜货的能力。◆ (BrE) They sought in vain for somewhere to shelter.他们没能找到一个藏身的地方。 see also seek ⇨ ask2, seek ⇨ try1■hunt [transitive, intransitive] to try to find sth that is difficult to find; to try to find sb in order to catch them or harm them搜寻,搜索(难找之物);追踪;追捕◆I've hunted everywhere, but I can't find it.我到处都搜遍了,可就是找不到它。◆She was hunting through her bag for her keys.她正在翻包找钥匙。◆Police are hunting an escaped criminal.警察正在追捕一名逃犯。 see also hunt ⇨ searchnoun■forage ˈfɒrɪdʒ; NAmEˈfɔːrɪdʒ, ˈfɑːrɪdʒ [intransitive] (written) (especially of animals) to try to find food; (of a person) to try to find sth, especially using your hands(尤指动物)觅食;(尤指人用手)搜寻东西◆The female only leaves the young to forage for food.母兽只在觅食时才离开幼崽。◆Her assistant was foraging in a drawer for some envelopes.她的助手正在抽屉里找一些信封。■scoutskaʊt [intransitive, transitive] to search an area or various areas in order to find or discover sth侦查;搜寻(某处)◆The kids were scouting around for wood for the fire.孩子们在四处捡柴火。◆They scouted the area for somewhere to stay the night.他们四处察看,想找个过夜的地方。■ˌcast aˈbout for sth■ˌcast aˈround for sth
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(cast, cast) (written) to try hard to think of or find sth, especially when this is difficult苦苦思索;四处寻找◆She cast around desperately for a safe topic of conversation.她绞尽脑汁寻找一个稳妥的话题。◆The authorities are clearly casting about for someone to blame.当局显然在忙着找人来承担责任。