look

1. V-I 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. 看

I looked down the hallway to room number nine. 我沿着走廊向9号房间看过去。

If you look, you'll see what was a lake. 如果你看一下，就会看到那个曾经是湖的地方。

2. N-SING Look is also a noun. 看

Lucille took a last look in the mirror. 露西尔往镜子里看了最后一眼。

3. V-I If you look at a book, newspaper, or magazine, you read it fairly quickly or read part of it. 浏览

You've just got to look at the last bit of Act Three. 你只须浏览一下第三幕最后一小段。

4. N-SING Look is also a noun. 浏览

A quick look at Monday's newspapers shows that there's plenty of interest in foreign news. 快速浏览一下星期一的报纸，就会发现许多有趣的国外新闻。

5. V-I If you look at someone in a particular way, you look at them with your expression showing what you are feeling or thinking. (带着某种神情) 看

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

她诚挚地看着他说：“你不介意吧？”

6. N-COUNT Look is also a noun. 看

He gave her a blank look, as if he had no idea who she was. 他茫然地看了看她，好像不认识她似的。

7. V-I If you look for something, for example, something that you have lost, you try to find it. 寻找

I'm looking for a child. I believe your husband can help me find her. 我正在找一个孩子。我相信你丈夫能帮我找到她。

I looked everywhere for ideas. 我到处搜寻意见。

8. N-SING Look is also a noun. 寻找

Go and have another look. 再去找一找。

9. V-I 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. 寻求

The working group will be looking for practical solutions to the problems faced by doctors. 工作组将会寻求切实可行的方案，以解决医生们所面临的问题。

10. V-I 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. 考虑; 研究

Next term we'll be looking at the Second World War period. 下学期我们将研究一下二战时期。

Anne Holker looks at the pros and cons of making changes to your property. 安妮·霍尔卡会研究对你的财产进行变更的利与弊。

11. N-SING Look is also a noun. 考虑; 研究

A close look at the statistics reveals a troubling picture. 对这些统计数据的仔细研究显示情况不妙。

12. V-I 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. 看待

Brian had learned to look at her with new respect. 布赖恩已学会从新的角度看待她。

13. CONVENTION You say look when you want someone to pay attention to you because you are going to say something important. (用于引起注意) 喂

Look, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. 喂，对不起。我不是故意的。

14. V-T/V-I 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. (表达惊奇、重要或讨厌) 瞧[only imper]

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

嘿，看看时间吧！我们今晚再谈论这个，好吗？

I mean, look at how many people watch television and how few read books. 我想说的是，看看有多少人看电视，又有几个人读书。

Look what you've done!

瞧你都干了些什么！

15. V-I If something such as a building or window looks somewhere, it has a view of a particular place. (建筑物、窗户等) 面朝

The castle looks over private parkland. 这座城堡面朝私家绿地。

16. PHRASAL VERB Look out means the same as look. 面朝

Nine windows looked out over the sculpture gardens. 九扇窗户面朝雕塑花园。

17. INTERJ If you say or shout "look out!" to someone, you are warning them that they are in danger. 小心

"Look out!" somebody shouted, as the truck started to roll toward the sea. 卡车开始滚向大海时，有人大喊：“小心！”

18. to look down your nose at someone→see nose

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

Sheila was looking miserable. 希拉当时显得痛苦。

They look like stars to the naked eye. 用肉眼看上去它们像星星。

He looked as if he was going to smile. 他看上去好像要微笑。

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

She had the look of someone deserted and betrayed. 她露出被抛弃、被背叛的人的神情。

When he came to decorate the kitchen, Kenneth opted for a friendly rustic look. 当他来装修厨房时，肯尼思显出一副友好质朴的样子。

3. N-PLURAL When you refer to someone's looks, you are referring to how beautiful or ugly they are, especially how beautiful they are. 外貌

I never chose people just because of their looks. 我从不单凭外貌取人。

4. V-LINK You use look when indicating what you think will happen in the future or how a situation seems to you. 看起来

He had lots of time to think about the future, and it didn't look good. 他有很多时间考虑未来，而未来看上去并不乐观。

So far it looks like Warner Brothers' gamble is paying off. 就目前情况来看，华纳兄弟公司的冒险一博似乎要赢了。

The Europeans had hoped to win, and, indeed, had looked like they would win. 欧洲人原本希望能赢，而且当时看起来他们的确会赢。

5. PHRASE 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. 由表象 (来看)

He was not a well man by the look of him. 他表面看来不是个健康的人。

6. PHRASE If you don't like the look of something or someone, you feel that they may be dangerous or cause problems. 看出…危险或麻烦

I don't like the look of those clouds. 我看这些乌云不对头。

7. PHRASE If you ask what someone or something looks like, you are asking for a description of them. (某人、某物的) 样子是