look

美 [lʊk]英 [lʊk]
  • v.看;寻找;寻求;注意;瞧;面向;看起来好像;留心;留神;看来好像;与…外表相似
  • n.看;查找;样子;瞧;表情;眼神;时尚;神情;脸色;(尤指吸引人的)相貌,容貌
  • int.(常为不悦时唤起他人注意)喂,听我说

复数: looks 过去式: looked 现在分词: looking 过去分词: looked 第三人称单数: looks

looklook

verb

用眼睛 use eyes

1

看;瞧
to turn your eyes in a particular direction

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.

她看了看我,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!

看!这一定是布拉德∙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!

搜寻 search

2

寻找;寻求
to try to find sb/sth

I can't find my book─I've looked everywhere.

我找不到我的书——到处都找遍了。

Where have you been? We've been looking for you.

你上哪儿去了?我们一直在找你。

Are you still looking for a job?

你还在找工作吗?

注意 pay attention

3

注意;留心;留神
to pay attention to sth

Look at the time! We're going to be late.

注意一下时间!我们要迟到了。

Can't you look where you're going?

你走路可不可以小心点?

显得;似乎 appear/seem

4

看来好像;似乎;显得
to seem; to appear

to look pale/happy/tired

显得苍白 / 高兴 / 疲倦

That book looks interesting.

那本书好像很有趣。

That looks like an interesting book.

那好像是本有趣的书。

That looks an interesting book.

那好像是本有趣的书。

You made me look a complete fool!

你弄得我像个十足的个傻瓜!

5

与…外表相似;好像;仿佛
to have a similar appearance to sb/sth; to have an appearance that suggests that sth is true or will happen

That photograph doesn't look like her at all.

那张照片看上去一点也不像她。

It looks like rain (= it looks as if it's going to rain) .

像是要下雨的样子。

You look as though you slept badly.

你好像没睡好觉。

You look like you slept badly.

6

看起来好像;似乎有可能
to seem likely

It doesn't look as if we'll be moving after all.

看样子我们还是不可能搬迁了。

It doesn't look like we'll be moving after all.

看样子咱们怕是不搬了。

面向 face

7

面向;正对;朝向
to face a particular direction

The house looks east.

这房子朝东。

The hotel looks out over the harbour.

从这家旅馆朝外看可俯视港湾。

习语

used in a shop/store to say that you are not ready to buy sth

“请问您要买什么?”“谢谢,我只是看看。”
‘Can I help you?’ ‘I'm just looking, thank you.’

to try to find ways of doing sth

政府正在力求降低通货膨胀率。
The government is looking to reduce inflation.

to be considered bad behaviour or bad manners

连亲兄弟的婚礼都不参加,这太不像话了。
It looks bad not going to your own brother's wedding.

to show that sth bad might happen

他又犯了一次心脏病,恐怕他情况不妙。
He's had another heart attack; things are looking bad for him, I'm afraid.

to show success or that sth good might happen

今年的销售数字情况看好。
This year's sales figures are looking good.

used to protest about sth

喂,那不是我的错!
Now look here, it wasn't my fault.

used to give an example that proves what you are saying or makes it clearer

瞧我们变得有多懒。
Look how lazy we've become.

Be careful climbing that ladder. Look what happened last time.

爬那梯子时小心点儿。上次不就出事了么。

to look at sb in a careful or critical way

to not have your normal healthy appearance

今天你看上去气色不太好。
You're not looking yourself today (= you look tired or ill/sick) .

to become more and more successful

她的第一部小说于1998年发表,从此她便一发而不可收。
Her first novel was published in 1998 and since then she hasn't looked back.

not attractive

judging by the appearance of sb/sth

看他的外表,谁也想不到他年近五十了。
To look at him you'd never think he was nearly fifty.

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9

展望未来;为将来设想
to think about what is going to happen in the future

10

环视;环顾;四下察看
to turn your head so that you can see sth

People came out of their houses and looked around.

人们走出家门四处察看。

11

游览;参观
to visit a place or building, walking around it to see what is there

Let's look round the town this afternoon.

咱们今天下午游览市区吧。

12

到处寻找;搜寻
to search for sth in a number of different places

We're looking around for a house in this area.

我们正在这个地区四处找住房。

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14

回首(往事);回忆;回顾
to think about sth in your past

to look back on your childhood

回顾自己的童年

15

蔑视;轻视;瞧不起
to think that you are better than sb/sth

She looks down on people who haven't been to college.

她瞧不起没上过大学的人。

16

期望;期待;盼望
to hope for sth; to expect sth

We shall be looking for an improvement in your work this term.

我们期待你这学期功课有进步。

17

(高兴地)盼望,期待
to be thinking with pleasure about sth that is going to happen (because you expect to enjoy it)

I'm looking forward to the weekend.

我盼着过周末呢。

We're really looking forward to seeing you again.

我们非常盼望能再见到你。

18

(尤指当某人生病或需要帮助时到其住处)短暂探访
to make a short visit to a place, especially sb's house when they are ill/sick or need help

She looks in on her elderly neighbour every evening.

她每天晚上都要看望一下年长的邻居。

Why don't you look in on me next time you're in town?

你下次进城顺便来看看我好吗?

19

调查;审查
to examine sth

A working party has been set up to look into the problem.

已成立一个工作小组来调查这个问题。

20

旁观
to watch sth without becoming involved in it yourself

Passers-by simply looked on as he was attacked.

他遭人袭击,路人只在一边袖手旁观。

21

把…看作;把…视为
to consider sb/sth to be sb/sth

She's looked on as the leading authority on the subject.

她被视为这门学科最重要的权威。

22

(以某种方式)看待
to consider sb/sth in a particular way

They looked on his behaviour with contempt.

他们对他的行为不屑一顾。

23

(表示警告,尤指有危险)小心,当心,留神
used to warn sb to be careful, especially when there is danger

Look out! There's a car coming.

当心!有车来了。

24

关照某人
to take care of sb and make sure nothing bad happens to them

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26

只考虑某人 / 自己的利益
to think only of sb's/your own advantage, without worrying about other people

You should look out for yourself from now on.

从现在起你应该多为自己着想。

27

把…找出来
to search for sth from among your possessions

I'll look out those old photographs you wanted to see.

我会找出你想看的那些旧照片的。

28

查看;检查
to examine sth to see how good, big, etc. it is

We looked over the house again before we decided we would rent it.

那房子我们又看了一次才决定租下来的。

29

转过头看;回头看
to turn your head to see sb/sth behind you

She looked round when she heard the noise.

她听到响声,就回过头去看。

30

佯装没有看见而不理会某人
to ignore sb by pretending not to see them

She just looked straight through me.

她竟然假装没看见我。

31

快速查看;浏览
to examine or read sth quickly

She looked through her notes before the exam.

她考试前匆匆看了一下笔记。

32

依赖,期待,指望(某人提供某物或做某事)
to rely on or expect sb to provide sth or do sth

We are looking to you for help.

我们指望得到你的帮助。

33

注意,考虑(改进)
to consider sth and think about how to make it better

We need to look to ways of improving our marketing.

我们得考虑改进营销方法。

34

好转;改善
to become better

At last things were beginning to look up.

情况终于开始好转了。

35

(在低头看某物时)抬头往上看
to raise your eyes when you are looking down at sth

She looked up from her book as I entered the room.

我进房间时,她从书本上抬起头来看了看。

36

(尤指在久别之后)拜访,看望,接触
to visit or make contact with sb, especially when you have not seen them for a long time

Do look me up the next time you're in London.

你下次到伦敦,一定要来看我。

37

(在词典、参考书中或通过电脑)查阅,查检
to look for information in a dictionary or reference book , or by using a computer

Can you look up the opening times on the website?

你可以在网站上查一下开放的时间吗?

I looked it up in the dictionary.

我在词典里查过这个词。

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钦佩;仰慕;尊敬
to admire or respect sb

noun

用眼睛 using eyes

1

看;瞧
an act of looking at sb/sth

Here, have a look at this.

来,看一看这个。

Take a look at these figures!

看一下这些数字吧!

Make sure you get a good look at their faces.

你一定要仔细看清他们的面孔。

One look at his face and Jenny stopped laughing.

珍妮一看见他那张脸,就止住不笑了。

A look passed between them (= they looked at each other) .

他们互相看了一眼。

It's an interesting place. Do you want to take a look around ?

这个地方很好玩,你要不要到处看看?

We'll be taking a close look at these proposals (= examining them carefully) .

我们会仔细审查这些方案。

查寻 search

2

查找
an act of trying to find sth/sb

I've had a good look for it, but I can't find it.

我仔细找过了,可是找不着。

表情 expression

3

眼神;表情;神情;脸色
an expression in your eyes or face

a look of surprise

惊讶的表情

He didn't like the look in her eyes.

他不喜欢她的眼神。

She had a worried look on her face.

她一脸担忧的样子。

外貌 appearance

4

样子;外观;相貌;外表
the way sb/sth looks; the appearance of sb/sth

It's going to rain today by the look of it (= judging by appearances) .

看样子今天要下雨了。

Looks can be deceptive.

外表有时是靠不住的。

I don't like the look of that guy (= I don't trust him, judging by his appearance) .

看他那副样子,我不喜欢。

5

(尤指吸引人的)相貌,容貌
a person's appearance, especially when the person is attractive

She has her father's good looks .

她有父亲俊秀的容貌。

He lost his looks (= became less attractive) in later life.

他英俊的相貌在晚年已不复存在。

时尚 fashion

6

时尚;式样;风格
a fashion; a style

The punk look is back in fashion.

鬅客式装扮又时兴起来了。

They've given the place a completely new look.

他们使得这地方的面貌焕然一新。

习语

used to describe the very angry or unpleasant way sb is/was looking at you

我不知道做了什么惹他生气了,他那样子简直吓死人。
I don't know what I've done to upset him, but if looks could kill…

to look at sb in a way that shows you are annoyed with them

to consider a problem or possibility very carefully and without hurrying

我们需要十分谨慎地考虑所有的选择。
We need to take a long hard look at all the options.

exclamation

These are all words for an act of looking, when you turn your eyes in a particular direction.以上各词均表示看的动作。

an act of looking at sb/sth指看、瞧:

Here, have a look at this.

来,看一看这个。

a quick look指匆匆一看、一瞥、扫视:

She stole a glance at her watch.

她偷偷看了看表。

a long steady look at sb/sth指凝视、注视:

She felt embarrassed under his steady gaze.

她在他凝视的目光下感到很尴尬。

a long look at sb/sth, especially in a way that is unfriendly or that shows surprise尤指不友善或吃惊的盯、凝视、注视:

She gave the officer a blank stare and shrugged her shoulders.

她面无表情地盯着那官员,耸了耸肩。

a look at sb/sth for a very short time, when you do not see the person or thing completely指一瞥、一看:

He caught a glimpse of her in the crowd.

他在人群里一眼瞥见了她。

a long angry look at sb/sth指长久的怒视、瞪眼:

She fixed her questioner with a hostile glare.

她敌意地瞪着向她提问的人。

look

频次

USING YOUR EYES OR YOUR MIND 用眼或心

  • 1
    VERB (向某一方向)看,瞧,望
    If you look in a particular direction, you direct your eyes in that direction, especially so that you can see what is there or see what something is like.

    I looked down the hallway to room number nine...

    我顺着走廊看了一眼9号房。

  • 2
    表示某人注意看他们眼睛所见的某物,可用look at或watch。一般来说,用look at表示看不动的东西,而watch表示注视活动或变化的事物。例如,I asked him to look at the picture above his bed(我让他看他床上方的照片),He watched Blake run down the stairs(他看着布莱克跑下楼梯)。look后不直接跟宾语,必须跟at或其他介词:I looked towards the plane.(我朝那架飞机看去)。表示眼睛获得视觉图像而知道某物的存在,则用see。这时,see往往与can连用:I can see the fax here on the desk(我能看见这边桌上的传真)。
    I

  • 3
    VERB (大致)浏览,翻阅(书报、杂志等)
    If you look at a book, newspaper, or magazine, you read it fairly quickly or read part of it.

    You've just got to look at the last bit of Act Three.

    你只要看一下第3幕最后那部分。

  • 4
    VERB (尤指专家)检查,察看
    If someone, especially an expert, looks at something, they examine it, and then deal with it or say how it should be dealt with.

    Can you look at my back? I think something's wrong.

    您能看一下我的背吗?我觉得有点儿不对劲。

  • 5
    VERB (以某种方式)看,瞧,望
    If you look at someone in a particular way, you look at them with your expression showing what you are feeling or thinking.

    She looked at him earnestly. 'You don't mind?'

    她认真地看着他说:“你不介意吗?”

  • 6
    VERB 找;寻
    If you look for something, for example something that you have lost, you try to find it.

    I'm looking for a child. I believe your husband can help me find her...

    我在找一个小孩。我相信你丈夫可以帮我找到她。

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    VERB 寻找,寻求,谋求(解决方案或新的方法)
    If you are looking for something such as the solution to a problem or a new method, you want it and are trying to obtain it or think of it.

    The working group will be looking for practical solutions to the problems faced by doctors...

    工作小组将寻求切实可行的方案,以解决医生们遇到的难题。

  • 8
    VERB 考虑;研究
    If you look at a subject, problem, or situation, you think about it or study it, so that you know all about it and can perhaps consider what should be done in relation to it.

    Next term we'll be looking at the Second World War period...

    下学期咱们会研究二战时期…

  • 9
    VERB 看待;对待
    If you look at a person, situation, or subject from a particular point of view, you judge them or consider them from that point of view.

    Brian had learned to look at her with new respect...

    布赖恩看她时变得多了一分尊重。

  • 10
    CONVENTION (用于唤起他人注意)瞧,听着,听我说
    You say look when you want someone to pay attention to you because you are going to say something important.

    Look, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it...

    哎,对不起。我不是故意的。

  • 11
    VERB (用于让他人注意令人惊讶、重要或使人厌烦的事)瞧,看看
    You can use look to draw attention to a particular situation, person, or thing, for example because you find it very surprising, significant, or annoying.

    Hey, look at the time! We'll talk about it tonight. All right?...

    嘿,看看都几点啦?咱们晚上再讨论,好不好?

  • 12
    VERB (建筑物、窗户等)面向,朝向对着
    If something such as a building or window looks somewhere, it has a view of a particular place.

    The castle looks over private parkland...

    城堡俯瞰一片私家绿地。

  • 13
    VERB 打算;准备; 计划
    If you are looking to do something, you are aiming to do it.

    We're not looking to make a fortune.

    我们没打算大赚一笔。

  • 14
    PHRASE 从此一帆风顺;此后蒸蒸日上
    If you say that someone did something and then never looked back, you mean that they were very successful from that time on.

    I went freelance when my son Adam was born, and have never looked back.

    我在儿子亚当出世后开始从事自由职业,自此一帆风顺。

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    PHRASE 直视
    If you look someone in the eye or look them in the face, you look straight at their eyes in a bold and open way, for example in order to make them realize that you are telling the truth.

    He could not look her in the eye.

    他不敢直视她的眼睛。

  • 16
    PHRASE 佯作不知;装作没看见
    If you say that someone looks the other way, you are critical of them because they pay no attention to something unpleasant that is happening, when they should be dealing with it properly.

    Judges and politicians routinely looked the other way while people were tortured or killed by police.

    法官和政客对警察虐待或杀人之事常常装聋作哑。

  • 17
    CONVENTION (尤用于对某人言行感到恼火时)喂,你听我说
    You say look here when you are going to say something important to someone, especially when you are angry at what they have done or said.

    Now look here, Tim, there really is no need for that kind of reaction.

    你听我说,蒂姆,你这种反应真的没必要。

  • 18
    EXCLAM 当心;小心
    If you say or shout 'look out!' to someone, you are warning them that they are in danger.

    'Look out!' somebody shouted, as the truck started to roll toward the sea.

    卡车冲向大海时,有人大喊“当心!”

  • 19
    PHRASE 上下端详;上下打量
    If someone looks you up and down, they direct their eyes from your head to your feet, in a rude and superior way and often as though they disapprove of you.

    The sales assistant looked me up and down and told me not to try the dress on because she didn't think I would get into it.

    那个女店员对我上下打量了一番后,叫我不要试穿那条裙子,因为她认为我穿不上。

  • 20
    to look down your nose at someone→ see:nose

  • 21
    不要混淆 look forward to,expect 和 wait for。look forward to 表示期盼某事发生,因为会从中获取乐趣。例如,I'll bet you're looking forward to your holidays(我敢肯定你在盼望着假期),I always looked forward to seeing her(我一直盼望见到她)。expect表示认为某人或某物即将到达,或某事即将发生。例如,I sent a postcard so they were expecting me(我寄了张明信片,所以他们知道我要来),We are expecting rain(我们预计会下雨)。wait for则表示在原地等某人到来或某事发生:Whisky was served while we waited for him(我们在等他的时候,威士忌端上来了),We got off the plane and waited for our luggage(我们下了飞机,等着领取行李)。
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APPEARANCE 外貌

  • 1
    V-LINK 显得;看上去
    You use look when describing the appearance of a person or thing or the impression that they give.

    Sheila was looking miserable...

    希拉看上去愁眉苦脸的。

  • She was a very peculiar-looking woman.

    她是个样貌怪异的女人。

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    N-SING 外表;神态;表情
    If someone or something has a particular look, they have a particular appearance or expression.

    She had the look of someone deserted and betrayed...

    她一副遭人遗弃和背叛的样子。

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    N-PLURAL 容貌;(尤指)美貌
    When you refer to someone's looks, you are referring to how beautiful or ugly they are, especially how beautiful they are.

    I never chose people just because of their looks.

    我从不以貌取人。

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    V-LINK 看来(要发生);(情况)显得
    You use look when indicating what you think will happen in the future or how a situation seems to you.

    He had lots of time to think about the future, and it didn't look good...

    他有很多时间考虑将来,但情况似乎并不乐观。

  • 6
    PHRASE 从…的外表(或表面)看来
    You use expressions such as by the look of him and by the looks of it when you want to indicate that you are giving an opinion based on the appearance of someone or something.

    He was not a well man by the look of him...

    外表看来,他不太健康。

  • 7
    PHRASE 担心…引起危险(或麻烦)
    If you don't like the look of something or someone, you feel that they may be dangerous or cause problems.

    I don't like the look of those clouds.

    看那些云的样子,我觉得可能要下雨。

  • 8
    PHRASE 如何;怎样
    If you ask what someone or something looks like, you are asking for a description of them.

noun

1
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
he went out to have a look
his look was fixed on her eyes
he gave it a good looking at
his camera does his looking for him
Synonym: looking looking at
2
physical appearance
I don't like the looks of this place
3
the feelings expressed on a person's face
a sad expression
a look of triumph
an angry face
Synonym: expression aspect facial expression face
4
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
the feel of the city excited him
a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
it had the smell of treason
Synonym: spirit tone feel feeling flavor flavour smell

verb

1
have a certain outward or facial expression
How does she look?
The child looks unhappy
She looked pale after the surgery
2
have faith or confidence in
you can count on me to help you any time
Look to your friends for support
You can bet on that!
Depend on your family in times of crisis
Synonym: count bet depend calculate reckon
3
look forward to the probable occurrence of
We were expecting a visit from our relatives
She is looking to a promotion
he is waiting to be drafted
Synonym: expect await wait
4
convey by one's expression
She looked her devotion to me
5
perceive with attention;direct one's gaze towards
She looked over the expanse of land
Look at your child!
Look--a deer in the backyard!
6
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
She seems to be sleeping
This appears to be a very difficult problem
This project looks fishy
They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time
Synonym: appear seem
7
search or seek
We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest
Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!
Synonym: search
8
take charge of or deal with
Could you see about lunch?
I must attend to this matter
She took care of this business
Synonym: attend take care see
9
accord in appearance with
You don't look your age!
10
be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point;be opposite to
The house looks north
My backyard look onto the pond
The building faces the park
Synonym: front face

数据来源:WordNet

  1. Well , what do you know ? Look who 's here !

    唷,真想不到!你看谁来啦!

  2. Look at the time ! We 'll be late .

    看几点了!我们要迟到了。

  3. I don 't like the way he 's looking at me .

    我讨厌他看着我的样子。

  4. Make sure you get a good look at their faces .

    你一定要仔细看清他们的面孔。

  5. We need to look to ways of improving our marketing .

    我们得考虑改进营销方法。

  6. At one stage it looked as though they would win .

    有一段时间,他们好像大有获胜的希望。

  7. We 're looking around for a house in this area .

    我们正在这个地区四处找住房。

  8. Look at the time ─ it 's much later than I thought .

    看看时间吧,比我想象的要晚多了。

  9. What will the cities of the future look like ?

    未来的城市会是什么样子呢?

  10. Do look me up the next time you 're in London .

    你下次到伦敦,一定要来看我。

  11. She looks down on people who haven 't been to college .

    她瞧不起没上过大学的人。

  12. A working party has been set up to look into the problem .

    已成立一个工作小组来调查这个问题。

  13. Look , I think we should go now .

    喂,我想我们现在得走了。

  14. You should look out for yourself from now on .

    从现在起你应该多为自己着想。

  15. Turn around and let me look at your back .

    转过身去让我看看你的后背。

  16. I found it a strain looking after four children .

    我觉得照料四个孩子挺累的。

  17. Now look here , it wasn 't my fault .

    喂,那不是我的错!

  18. What a difference ! You look great with your hair like that .

    真是判若两人!你梳这种发型显得太帅了。

  19. We need to take a long hard look at all the options .

    我们需要十分谨慎地考虑所有的选择。

  20. It looks like we 're going to be late .

    看来我们要迟到了。

  21. However you look at it , it 's going to cost a lot .

    不管你怎么看,它都要花很多钱。

  22. Let 's look at the question of security .

    咱们来看一下保安问题。

  23. I don 't like the look of that guy .

    看他那副样子,我不喜欢。

  24. What a transformation ! You look great .

    真是判若两人!你看上去真神气。

  25. Now let 's look at another facet of the problem .

    现在咱们看问题的另一面。

  26. We shall be looking for an improvement in your work this term .

    我们期待你这学期功课有进步。

  27. I 'll never be able to look her in the face again !

    我再也不能坦然地面对她了!

  28. She was looking at me in a very strange way .

    她用十分异样的目光看着我。

  29. He 's fully occupied looking after three small children .

    照顾三个小孩把他忙得不可开交。

  30. It 's going to rain today by the look of it .

    看样子今天要下雨了。

look appear seem 【导航词义:看似,看起来】
look v. v. 看似,看上去
〔辨析〕

侧重由视觉得出某种印象,后接 as if 引导的表语从句时常可与 seem 换用。

〔例证〕

He looks pale.

他看上去脸色苍白。

He looks like a doctor.

他看上去像个大夫。

He looked/seemed as if he hadn't slept for a week.

他看上去好像一星期没有睡觉了。

appear v. v. 似乎,看来
〔辨析〕

尤指从所知或所见得到某种印象,常后接动词不定式或 that 引导的表语从句,常可与 seem 换用。

〔例证〕

He appears/seems unhappy.

他看起来不高兴。

Police said that there appeared/seemed to be signs of a break-in.

警方称似乎有破门而入的迹象。

It appears/seems that he killed the man.

似乎是他杀了这个男人。

seem v. v. 看来,好像
〔辨析〕

侧重指由主观看法得出判断,但暗示有一定的依据。

〔例证〕

It seems like it's going to rain.

天好像要下雨。

Our coach seems like an energetic person.

我们教练似乎是一个精力充沛的人。

The kids seem unaffected emotionally by their parents' divorce.

孩子们在情绪上似乎并未受到父母离婚的影响。

look appearance aspect 【导航词义:外貌,外表】
look v. 外表,外貌
〔辨析〕

最普通用词,指人或事物的外表,较口语化,用于复数时可指美貌。

〔例证〕

The area has a very dirty look to it.

这个地区看上去肮脏不堪。

He has a tired look in his eyes.

他的眼中露出倦意。

Her looks are beyond comparison.

她的美貌无与伦比。

appearance v. 外貌,外表
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指相对内在而言,某人或某物给人的印象。

〔例证〕

There was a noticeable transformation in his appearance.

他的容貌有了明显的变化。

We should not judge a person by his appearance.

我们不应以貌取人。

It spoiled the appearance of the whole building.

它破坏了整幢建筑的外观。

aspect v. 〈文〉外表,外观
〔辨析〕

侧重指人或事物在某一时间呈现的样子。

〔例证〕

Her aspect was frightening.

她当时的样子很可怕。

The fierce aspect of the salesman frightened the customer off.

那个店员的一脸凶相把顾客吓走了。

The lightning gave the room a scary aspect.

闪电使屋里显得非常可怕。

look observe perceive see watch 【导航词义:看】
look v.
〔辨析〕

侧重短暂的看的动作,但并不一定能看见,有时用来唤起别人的注意。

〔例证〕

Look at the blackboard.

看黑板。

Look at my new car.

瞧瞧我的新车。

She covered her eyes, afraid to look.

她蒙上眼睛,不敢看。

observe v. 〈正式〉观察(到),观看
〔辨析〕

指注意到某事物,或为了解某人、某事而对其进行仔细观察。

〔例证〕

The far side of the moon is difficult for us to observe.

我们难以观察到月亮的另一面。

Thousands of people observed the ship leaving the harbour.

数以千计的人观看了轮船离港下水的情形。

The scientist carefully observed the specimen.

这名科学家仔细观察标本。

perceive v. 〈正式〉察觉,注意到;;〈书〉看待
〔辨析〕

指发现或意识到某事;也指以某种方式理解某人或某事。

〔例证〕

I perceived a change in his behaviour.

我发觉他的行为有些变化。

I can't perceive any difference between these pictures.

我看不出这些图片有什么差别。

She is perceived as the future president.

她被视为未来的总裁。

see v. 看见,看到,观看
〔辨析〕

侧重看的结果;也指眼睛看得见或观看比赛、电视节目等。

〔例证〕

He looked but saw nothing.

他看了看,但什么也没有看见。

You can see for miles from here.

从这儿可以看到好几英里远。

Did you see that programme last night?

你昨晚看那个节目了吗?

watch v. 注视,观看
〔辨析〕

指在一段时间内关注某人或某事。

〔例证〕

watch television

看电视

Next time you visit the zoo, watch the tigers carefully.

下次你们参观动物园,要仔细观察老虎。

Can you recommend a place where we can watch the beautiful sunrise?

你能推荐一个我们可以观看美丽日出的地方吗?

  • 短语动词
  • 习语

照料;照顾;照管

(尤指作为工作)料理,打理

展望未来;规划未来

(四处)转转;参观

追忆;回顾

蔑视;轻视;小看

期待;盼望

预期;预料

考察;调查;研究

旁观;观看

(以某种方式)看待

留心;注意;留意

(建筑物、窗户等)面向,朝向,对着

(快速)翻阅,浏览

逐一查看

浏览;翻阅

寄望;指望;依靠

考虑;预想;展望

(尤指对年长者)敬仰,钦佩,仰慕

(在参考书、列表等中)查检(事实或信息)

拜访,探访,看望(久未见面的人)

改善;好转

(以某种方式)看待

以下资源来自牛津词典

look after yourself/sb/sth


look ahead (to sth)

展望未来;为将来设想
to think about what is going to happen in the future

look around/round

环视;环顾;四下察看
to turn your head so that you can see sth

People came out of their houses and looked around.

人们走出家门四处察看。

look around/round (sth)

游览;参观
to visit a place or building, walking around it to see what is there

Let's look round the town this afternoon.

咱们今天下午游览市区吧。

look around/round for sth

到处寻找;搜寻
to search for sth in a number of different places

We're looking around for a house in this area.

我们正在这个地区四处找住房。

look at sth


look back (on sth)

回首(往事);回忆;回顾
to think about sth in your past

to look back on your childhood

回顾自己的童年

look down on sb/sth

蔑视;轻视;瞧不起
to think that you are better than sb/sth

She looks down on people who haven't been to college.

她瞧不起没上过大学的人。

look for sth

期望;期待;盼望
to hope for sth; to expect sth

We shall be looking for an improvement in your work this term.

我们期待你这学期功课有进步。

look forward to sth

(高兴地)盼望,期待
to be thinking with pleasure about sth that is going to happen (because you expect to enjoy it)

I'm looking forward to the weekend.

我盼着过周末呢。

We're really looking forward to seeing you again.

我们非常盼望能再见到你。

look in (on sb)

(尤指当某人生病或需要帮助时到其住处)短暂探访
to make a short visit to a place, especially sb's house when they are ill/sick or need help

She looks in on her elderly neighbour every evening.

她每天晚上都要看望一下年长的邻居。

Why don't you look in on me next time you're in town?

你下次进城顺便来看看我好吗?

look into sth

调查;审查
to examine sth

A working party has been set up to look into the problem.

已成立一个工作小组来调查这个问题。

look on

旁观
to watch sth without becoming involved in it yourself

Passers-by simply looked on as he was attacked.

他遭人袭击,路人只在一边袖手旁观。

look on sb/sth as sb/sth

把…看作;把…视为
to consider sb/sth to be sb/sth

She's looked on as the leading authority on the subject.

她被视为这门学科最重要的权威。

look on sb/sth with sth

(以某种方式)看待
to consider sb/sth in a particular way

They looked on his behaviour with contempt.

他们对他的行为不屑一顾。

look out

(表示警告,尤指有危险)小心,当心,留神
used to warn sb to be careful, especially when there is danger

Look out! There's a car coming.

当心!有车来了。

look out for sb

关照某人
to take care of sb and make sure nothing bad happens to them

look out for sb/sth


look out for sb/yourself

只考虑某人 / 自己的利益
to think only of sb's/your own advantage, without worrying about other people

You should look out for yourself from now on.

从现在起你应该多为自己着想。

look sth↔out (for sb/sth)

把…找出来
to search for sth from among your possessions

I'll look out those old photographs you wanted to see.

我会找出你想看的那些旧照片的。

look sth↔over

查看;检查
to examine sth to see how good, big, etc. it is

We looked over the house again before we decided we would rent it.

那房子我们又看了一次才决定租下来的。

look round

转过头看;回头看
to turn your head to see sb/sth behind you

She looked round when she heard the noise.

她听到响声,就回过头去看。

look through sb

佯装没有看见而不理会某人
to ignore sb by pretending not to see them

She just looked straight through me.

她竟然假装没看见我。

look through sth

快速查看;浏览
to examine or read sth quickly

She looked through her notes before the exam.

她考试前匆匆看了一下笔记。

look to sb for sth look to sb to do sth

依赖,期待,指望(某人提供某物或做某事)
to rely on or expect sb to provide sth or do sth

We are looking to you for help.

我们指望得到你的帮助。

look to sth

注意,考虑(改进)
to consider sth and think about how to make it better

We need to look to ways of improving our marketing.

我们得考虑改进营销方法。

look up

好转;改善
to become better

At last things were beginning to look up.

情况终于开始好转了。

look up (from sth)

(在低头看某物时)抬头往上看
to raise your eyes when you are looking down at sth

She looked up from her book as I entered the room.

我进房间时,她从书本上抬起头来看了看。

look sb↔up

(尤指在久别之后)拜访,看望,接触
to visit or make contact with sb, especially when you have not seen them for a long time

Do look me up the next time you're in London.

你下次到伦敦,一定要来看我。

look sth↔up

(在词典、参考书中或通过电脑)查阅,查检
to look for information in a dictionary or reference book , or by using a computer

Can you look up the opening times on the website?

你可以在网站上查一下开放的时间吗?

I looked it up in the dictionary.

我在词典里查过这个词。

look up to sb

钦佩;仰慕;尊敬
to admire or respect sb

v.

be just looking

(在商店中表示不想购买某物)只是看一看
used in a shop/store to say that you are not ready to buy sth

‘Can I help you?’ ‘I'm just looking, thank you.’

“请问您要买什么?”“谢谢,我只是看看。”

be looking to do sth

试图找到做某事的方法
to try to find ways of doing sth

The government is looking to reduce inflation.

政府正在力求降低通货膨胀率。

not look good

被视为举止不佳;失礼;不得体
to be considered bad behaviour or bad manners

It looks bad not going to your own brother's wedding.

连亲兄弟的婚礼都不参加,这太不像话了。

look bad (for sb)

显示不好的事可能发生;看来不利于
to show that sth bad might happen

He's had another heart attack; things are looking bad for him, I'm afraid.

他又犯了一次心脏病,恐怕他情况不妙。

look good

显现成功(或好事可能发生);看来充满希望
to show success or that sth good might happen

This year's sales figures are looking good.

今年的销售数字情况看好。

look here

(表示抗议)喂,听着
used to protest about sth

Now look here, it wasn't my fault.

喂,那不是我的错!

look how/what/who…

(用于举例证实或说明)瞧
used to give an example that proves what you are saying or makes it clearer

Look how lazy we've become.

瞧我们变得有多懒。

Be careful climbing that ladder. Look what happened last time.

爬那梯子时小心点儿。上次不就出事了么。

look sb up and down

上下仔细打量,挑剔地审视(某人)
to look at sb in a careful or critical way

(not) look yourself

气色不像往常那样好
to not have your normal healthy appearance

You're not looking yourself today (= you look tired or ill/sick) .

今天你看上去气色不太好。

never/not look back

一帆风顺;蒸蒸日上
to become more and more successful

Her first novel was published in 1998 and since then she hasn't looked back.

她的第一部小说于1998年发表,从此她便一发而不可收。

not much to look at

相貌平平;不起眼
not attractive

to look at sb/sth

由外表判断
judging by the appearance of sb/sth

To look at him you'd never think he was nearly fifty.

看他的外表,谁也想不到他年近五十了。

n.

if looks could kill…

眼神吓死人;一脸怒气;满脸不高兴
used to describe the very angry or unpleasant way sb is/was looking at you

I don't know what I've done to upset him, but if looks could kill…

我不知道做了什么惹他生气了,他那样子简直吓死人。

give sb a dirty look

厌恶地瞪某人一眼;给某人一个白眼
to look at sb in a way that shows you are annoyed with them

take a long (cool/hard) look at sth

极其慎重地考虑(问题或可能性)
to consider a problem or possibility very carefully and without hurrying

We need to take a long hard look at all the options.

我们需要十分谨慎地考虑所有的选择。