look

简明英汉词典

look

[luk]

n.

看, 注视, 脸色, 面容, 外表

vi.

看, 注意, 朝着, 好象, 显得

vt.

打量, 注视, 用眼神(或脸色)表示, 期待

美国传统词典[双解]

look

look

AHD:[l?k]

D.J.[luk]

K.K.[l&k]

v.（动词）

looked， look.ing， looks

v.intr.（不及物动词）

(1)To employ one's sight, especially in a given direction or on a given object:

看，注视：观看，尤指在某一特定方向或在某一特定物上：

looking out the window; looked at the floor.

向窗外看；看地板

(2)To search:

寻找：

We looked all afternoon but could not find it.

我们找了一个下午但是找不到它

(3)To turn one's glance or gaze:

往…看：转移某人的视线：

looked to the right.

向右看

(4)To turn one's attention; attend:

转移注意力；注意：

looked to his neglected guitar during vacation.

在假期里想到了他那被遗忘的吉它

(5)To turn one's expectations:

转移期望：

looked to us for a solution.

向我们寻找解答

(6)To seem or appear to be:

似乎，显得：看似或看起来：

look morose.See Synonyms at seem

看起来不高兴参见 seem

(7)To face in a specified direction:

朝向：面对某一特定方向：

The cottage looks on the river.

小屋对着河

v.tr.（及物动词）

(1)To turn one's eyes on:

转移目光于：

looked him in the eye.

看着他的眼睛

(2)To convey by one's expression:

用某人的表情传达：

looked annoyance at the judge; looked his devotion to me.

恼怒地看着法官；用热诚的眼神看着我

(3)To have an appearance of conformity with:

符合：看起来与…一致：

He looks his age. She dressed up to look the part.

他看起来与他的年龄相符。他化了妆以便看起来合乎身份

(4)To appear to be:

看起来象：

looked the fool in one version of the story.

看起来象是故事中傻瓜的角色

n.（名词）

(1)The act or instance of looking:

看：看的行动或事例：

I took just one look and I was sure.

我只看了一眼就确认了

(2)A gaze or glance expressive of something:

眼色，眼神：表达某种含义的目光：

gave her a mournful look.

悲伤地看了她一眼

(3)Appearance or aspect:

外表，外貌：

a look of great age.

看起来年头很久

(4)looks Physical appearance, especially when pleasing.

looks 容貌，脸色：身体的外表，尤指高兴时的

(5)A distinctive, unified manner of dress or fashion:

穿着的方式，流行的式样：特殊的、一致的穿着方式或时尚：

the preferred look for this fall.

今年秋天的流行打扮

常用词组

look after

To take care of:

照顾：

looked after his younger brother.

照顾他的小弟弟

look for

(1)To search for; seek:

寻找；搜索：

looking for my gloves.

找我的手套

(2)To expect:

希望：

Look for a change of weather in March.

希望三月天气会变

look on 或

look upon

To regard in a certain way:

认为，看待：用某种方式看待：

looked on them as incompetents.

认为他们不胜任

look out

To be watchful or careful; take care:

小心，当心；注意：

If you don't look out, you may fall on the ice. We looked out for each other on the trip.

如果不小心的话，你会在冰上摔倒的。我们在旅途中互相照看

look to

(1)To expect:

期望：

He looked to hear from her.

他期望收到她的信

(2)To seem about to; promise to:

看似将要；许诺做：

“an ‘Action Program,’ which . . . looked to reduce tariffs on over 1,800 items”(Alan D. Romberg)

“一个…许诺削减1500种物品关税的‘行动计划’”(艾伦D.龙伯格)

look up

(1)To search for and find, as in a reference book.

查找：在参考书中寻找并找到

(2)To visit:

拜访：

look up an old friend.

拜访一个老朋友

(3)To become better; improve:

变得更好；改善：

Things are at last looking up.

情况终于有所改观

习惯用语

look a gift horse in the mouth【非正式用语】

To be critical or suspicious of something one has received without expense.

天上掉下的馅饼：对不付任何代价就得到的某物表示批评或怀疑

look alive或

look sharp 【非正式用语】

To act or respond quickly:

快：快速地行动或反应：

Look alive! We leave in five minutes.

快点！我们五分钟内出发

look down on或

look down upon

To regard with contempt or condescension.

轻视：以轻蔑或屈尊的态度看待

look down (one's) nose at或

look down (one's) nose on

To regard with contempt or condescension.

轻视：以轻蔑或屈尊的态度看待

look forward to

To think of (a future event) with pleasurable, eager anticipation:

期望：以满意、急切的希望想着（将来的一件事）：

looking forward to graduation.

期待着毕业

look up to

To admire:

仰慕：

looked up to the older poet.

仰慕那位年老些的诗人

语源

(1)Middle English loken

中古英语 loken

(2)from Old English l?n

源自 古英语 l?n

现代英汉词典

look

[lJk]

vi., vt.

(1)看；注视

The teacher told us to look at the blackboard.

老师叫我们看黑板。

He came to look at the drainage.

他是来检查排水设备的。

Would you like to look round?

你想各处看看吗?

(2)看起来；好像

Doesn't the clown look funny!

这小丑看上去真是滑稽!

You look very fetching in that hat with the purple dress.

你戴上那顶帽子配上这紫色衣服显得非常动人。

That dog looks dangerous.

那只狗看起来很危险。

That looks like an interesting film.

那看来是部有趣的电影。

(3)（与at连用）注视

(4)（与for连用）找，寻找

The children were looking for a ball.

孩子们在找一个球。

This guest house is full. We must look for rooms elsewhere.

"这家招待所已经客满,我们得去别处找房间。"

I looked for my new dictionary for several days but haven't found it yet.

"我找我新买的词典找了好几天,可至今仍未找到。"

(5)（与to连用）注意

Look to it that this doesn't happen again.

注意不要再发生这种事。

You must look that no one lags behind.

你必须注意不使一个人掉队。

Look to your manners.

你得检点一些。

Look to it that you make no more similar mistakes.

注意今后你不要再犯类似的错误了。

(6)（与to连用）依赖；仰仗

We look to you for help.

我们靠你帮忙。

(7)（与into连用）调查

"The mayor promised to look into whether the clash was designed, or it just happened by accident."

"市长答应调查这次冲突是预先计划好的,还是偶然发生的。"

He looked through a number of journals before he started the research project.

他在进行该项研究课题前查阅了许多期刊。

(8)（与what, where, whether连用）探明，查问清楚

(9)朝向，面向

The building looks west.

大楼朝西。

(10)期待

I look to be with my parents soon.

我希望不久就能和父母亲在一起。

词性变化

look

n.

(1)看；注视

Have a look at this book.

看看这本书。

Have a look at this picture.

看看这张照片。

(2)神情；眼色

an angry look

愤怒的神情

A serious look passed over his face.

他脸上显出一副严肃的神色。

(3)外表，外貌

The famous actor kept his good looks even in old age.

"这位著名的演员即使年老了,他仍保持着好看的容貌。"

Good looks are not as important as kindness.

好的容貌没有好的心肠重要。

(= good looks)

I don't like the ugly look of that hole in the gable.

我不喜欢山墙上的那个难看的窟窿。

常用词组

look after

照料

My friend looked after my cat while I was on holiday.

在我去度假的时候，我的朋友照料我的猫。

Robert's old enough to look after himself.

"罗伯特这么大了,已经能照顾自己了。"

look back

(1)（与on, to连用）回想，记起

(2)停滞不前

From this time on, he never looked back.

从此以后他便不断进步了。

"After he won the first game, he never looked back."

"他胜了第一局后,就节节胜利。"

look down on

轻视，看不起

look forward to

盼望；期待：

We are alllooking forward to our holiday.

我们都盼望着假期。

I'm looking forward to seeing you this summer vacation.

我盼望今年暑假见到你。

look in

顺便看望；短暂访问

'Can you come on Wednesday?' 'I'll just look in my diary to see if I'm free.'

'你星期三能来吗?''我要先看一下记事薄才能知道是否有空。'

look on

(1)（常与as连用）旁观

May I look on with you?

我可以跟你合看这本书吗?

The bull looked on sympathetically until the drunk was out of the way before once more turning its attention to the matador.

"这头公牛一直同情地望着醉汉,直到醉汉不见了才重新把注意力转向斗牛士。"

(2)看作 (= look upon)

I used to look on him as a friend.

我以前把他看作是一位朋友。

look out

(1)注意

Look out, there's a car coming.

留神，汽车过来了。

Look out! There is danger ahead.

当心!前面危险。

(2)注意看

(3)找出；挑选出

to look out a party dress

挑出一件赴宴会的衣服

I have to look out those papers.

我得把那些文件找出来。

look over

翻阅，浏览

look up

(1)好转

Things are looking up!

情况正在好转!

(2)在书中查到

When you do not understand a word, you can look it up in this dictionary.

当你不懂一个单词时，可以查这本词典。

(3)寻访到，探访（某人）

"On my way home, I looked up an old friend of mine."

"在回家的路上,我去看望了一下我的一个老朋友。"

look up to

尊敬

现代英汉综合大辞典

look

[luk]

vi.

(1)看, 注视, 观望(at)

(2)好象, 显得; 面上现...样子

(3)留心, 注意

(4)(房屋等)朝向, 面向; (情况等)倾向...

(5)查明, 弄清; 寻找

What are you looking at?

你在看什么?

We looked but saw nothing.

我们看了, 可是什么也没看到。

He does not look his age.

他看上去不象是有这个年纪的人。

He looks very tired.

他好象很疲倦。

It looks like rain.

看来要下雨了。

I have looked everywhere.

我已经四处找遍了。

Many new buildings look south.

许多新建的楼房都朝南。

Conditions look toward peace.

局势趋向和平。

L-if it is right.

查查对不对。

He looks an honest man.

他看起来是个诚实人。

词性变化

look

vt.

(1)用眼色表示, 用态度表示

(2)瞧, 注视, 打量

(3)留心, 注意

(4)期待

He looked his consent.

他用眼睛表示了同意。

He looked the place over.

他把那地方检查了一遍。

look

n.

(1)看, 查看

(2)外表[观], 脸色, 神态; 式[模]样

(3)[pl.]面容, 相貌

steal a look

偷看一眼

a new look

新貌

Don't judge a man by his looks.

别以貌取人。

继承用法

look-alike

[`lJkE9laIk]

n.

[美俚]面貌酷似的人; 一模一样的东西

词性变化

look

adj.

极为相象的

look-at-me

n.

中断信号

look-over

[`lJk9EJvE(r)]

n.

粗略的一看

look-see

[`lJksi:]

n.

[俚] 察看, 调查, 视察旅行

look-through

n.

透视

lookup

[`lJkQp]

n.

查找;【自】检查

习惯用语

as quick [soon] as look at you [him]

[口]随时, 一有机会就, 动不动就(与will, would连用)

black looks

怒气冲冲的样子; 敌视的脸色; 恶狠狠的样子

blank [vacant] look

毫无表情的神色, 发呆的样子

by the look(s) of it (=from the looks of it)

[口]从外表看起来, 看样子

cannot look at

[口]不是...的对手, 无法与...相匹敌

cast a look at

向...瞥了一眼

dirty look

鄙夷的脸色, 气愤的脸色

flash a look at

瞟...一眼, 向...瞥一眼

for the look of the thing

为了装点门面

gallows look

死刑犯的面相, 凶相

give a look [glance]

望一眼, 粗略地看一下

give a look in

顺便看看(某人)

give sb. a black look

对某人瞪一眼

good looks

美貌; 吸引人的仪表

hang-dog look [air]

垂头丧气的样子; 于心有愧的样子; 猥琐可怜的样子

have a look of

象..., 仿佛象...; 令人想起...的样子

in good looks

气色很好

in looks

在容貌上

new look

(发式、服装等的)时髦样式, 新款式; 新面貌

not much to look at

外表不怎么好看, 相貌平常

steal a look (at sb.[sth.])

偷看[某物]一眼

take a long cool[hard] look at sth.

冷静而仔细地考虑某事

upon the look

在搜寻中, 在寻找中

will[would] not look at

不屑一顾, 不去过问(某事)

wither sb. with a look

用侮慢的眼光把某人看得惶恐不安

look about [around]

四下里看, 环顾; 仔细观察; 全面调查

look about for

四下寻找

look about one

(1)四下里看, 警戒[备]

(2)花时间考虑自己的行动

look after

(1)照看, 照管

(2)目送

look ahead

向前看; 展望未来; 注意! 当心!

look alive [lively]

[口]注意; 赶快

look as if [though]

看起来好象, 似乎是

look at

(1)看, 查看

(2)考虑, 着眼于

L-at that!

[口]你瞧!(表示对事情的结果感到不满等)

look away

把脸转过去

look back

(1)回头看; 回顾

(2)停止不前

(3)回头再拜访

L-before you leap.

[谚]三思而后行。

look down upon [on]

(1)看下面, 俯视

(2)蔑视, 看不起

(3)【商】跌价

(4)用目光慑服

look for

(1)寻找

(2)期望

look forward to

盼望, 期待

look here

[口]喂; 听我说(唤起注意)

look high and low

四处寻找

look ill

(1)(人)看上去有病; 看上去不漂亮; (物)不美观

(2)(事情)显得很糟; 看来不妙

look in

(1)顺便过访

(2)[口]看电视

look into

(1)向...的里面看, 窥视; 浏览

(2)观察, 调查

look like

(1)看起来象

(2)看来要, 好象要

look (like) oneself

看上去和往常一样, 气色正常

look of verjuice

愠怒的脸色

look on

(1)观看

(2)面向, 面朝; 合读一本书

(3)旁观

(4)看待

look out

(1)向外望

(2)注意, 当心, 小心, 警惕

(3)挑出来, 找出来

(4)(房间)面对

look out for

(1)当心, 提防

(2)照料

(3)寻找, 物色

(4)等待

look over

查看; 过目

look round

(1)仔细考虑

(2)转回头看; 到处寻找

(3)观光, 游览

look through

(1)从头看完, 透视

(2)审核, 查看

(3)温习

(4)从...中显露出来

look to

注意, 当心; 照料; 指望, 依赖; 朝...看

look towards

朝...看; (房子)面朝; 为...做好准备, 期待; [口](向某人)敬酒

look up

(1)(物价)上涨

(2)(形势)好转

(3)查阅(字典, 资料)

(4)访问, 探访

look up and down

仔细打量(某人); 到处寻找

look upon [on]

看作, 认为是...(接as)

look up to

敬仰, 尊重

look well

看起来健康[漂亮]; (情况)显得不错

L-you!

注意!

参考词汇

look gaze stare glare peek peer

都含“看”的意思。

(1)look是常用词, 指“注意或有意识地看”, 如:

He looked but saw nothing.

他看了, 但什么也没看见。

(2)gaze指“由于惊讶、好奇、喜悦、同情或感兴趣而目不转睛地看”, 如:

What are you gazing at?

你在凝视什么? stare指“睁大眼睛、目不转睛地盯着看”, 如:

It's rude to stare at people.

盯着看人不礼貌。

(3)glare指由于“羡幕、恐惧、惊讶或愚蠢而用恐吓、凶狠或愤怒的眼光看”, 如:

He glared at her.

他向她瞪眼。

(4)peek指“偷看”、“通过孔隙窥视”, 如:

You must not peek while you are counting in such games as hide-and-seek.

象捉迷藏一类游戏中, 你数数时绝对不能偷看。

(5)peer指“细看”, 如:

He was peering down the well.

他细看下面的井。

用法词典

look

(中古英语 loken