gaze
verb [intransitive]- + adv./prep.
to look steadily at somebody/something for a long time, either because you are very interested or surprised, or because you are thinking of something else 凝视；注视；盯着 Synonyms starestare- gaze
- peer
- glare
- stare to look at somebody/something for a long time, especially with surprise or fear, or because you are thinking:
I screamed and everyone stared. 我尖叫一声，众人都盯着我看。
- gaze (rather formal
) to look steadily at somebody/something for a long time, especially with surprise or love, or because you are thinking: 尤指吃惊、爱恋或深思地凝视、注视、盯着： We all gazed at Marco in amazement. 我们都惊异地注视着马可。
- peer
to look closely or carefully at something, especially when you cannot see it clearly 尤指看不清楚时仔细看、端详 - glare to look angrily at somebody/something for a long time:
I looked at her and she glared stonily back. 我看了她一眼，她便冷冷地回瞪我。
- to stare/gaze/peer/glare at somebody/something
- to stare/gaze/peer/glare suspiciously
- to stare/gaze/peer anxiously/intently
- to stare/gaze/glare wildly/fiercely
Extra ExamplesEvery one gazed at her beautiful jewels. 大家都盯着她的漂亮首饰看。 He gazed absently at the passing crowd. 他漫不经心地看着人来人往。 He gazed out over the lake. 他眺望着远处的湖面。 They gazed in wonder at the mighty peaks. 他们看着雄伟的山峰，惊叹不已。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- intently
- steadily
- absently
- …
- at
- in
- into
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps related to obsolete gaw ‘to gaze’, from Old Norse gá ‘heed’.