look

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n. 一看, 神色, 样子, 面容 vi. 看, 注意, 朝着, 显得 vt. 打量, 看上去与...一样, 以眼色(或脸色)显示, 期待

发音

/lʊk/
UK /lɵk/
其它 /lɵk/
/luːk/
/luːx/
其它 /lʉk/
SCOT /lʉk/

词形变化

looks 复数 looks look'd looked lookedst lookee looketh looking looks 三单 lookt looking 现在分词 looked 过去式 looked 过去分词 lookest lookedst 过去式 looketh 三单 looked 复数

别名

lewk looke lowke rook

教材释义与例句

名词

看;样子;面容

an act of looking at something

动词

看;期待;注意;面向;看上去像

to turn your eyes towards something, so that you can see it

释义与例句

n. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    The action of looking; an attempt to see.

    目光

    一见

    Let’s have a look under the hood of the car.

  2. 2.

    Physical appearance, visual impression.

    样子

    She got her mother’s looks.

    I don’t like the look of the new design.

  3. 3.

    A facial expression.

    He gave me a dirty look.

    If looks could kill ...

v. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.

    As an intransitive verb, often with "at".

    不及物

    They kept looking at me.

    Don’t look in the closet.

  2. 2.

    To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.

    As a transitive verb, often in the imperative; chiefly takes relative clause as direct object.

    非正式 及物

    Look what you did to him!

    Look who's back!

  3. 3.

    To appear, to seem.

    好像

    显得

    好似

    It looks as if it’s going to rain soon. or It looks like it’s going to rain soon. or It looks like rain [is coming].

    Our new boss looks to be friendly.

    It looks as if [or like] I'm stuck with you.

    You didn't use to look so dismal, but now you look/are looking positively unhappy.

    (UK) He always looks like scoring a goal if not two.

  4. 4.

    To give an appearance of being.

    That painting looks nice.

    You’re looking worried. Whaddya thinking about?

    You looked a fool when you slipped on a banana peel.

  5. 5.

    To search for, to try to find.

    不及物
  6. 6.

    To face or present a view.

    The hotel looks over the valleys of the Hindu Kush.

    1769, Benjamin Blayney (editor), King James Bible, Oxford standard text, Ezekiel, xi, 1, Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD's house, which looketh eastward:

  7. 7.

    To expect or anticipate.

    I look to each hour for my lover’s arrival.

    1596, Edmund Spenser, The Fairie Queene, Book VI, Canto XI, 1750, The Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 4, page 139,

  8. 8.

    To express or manifest by a look.

    及物

    1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados For a few seconds Mr Carlyle looked his unutterable feelings. When he did speak it was with crushing deliberation.

  9. 9.

    To make sure of, to see to.

    及物
  10. 10.

    To show oneself in looking; to peep out.

    过时 比喻
  11. 11.

    To check, to make sure (of something).

    古体 方言 及物
  12. 12.

    To look at; to turn the eyes toward.

    废旧 及物
  13. 13.

    To seek; to search for.

    废旧 及物
  14. 14.

    To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence.

    废旧 及物

    to look down opposition

    1692, John Dryden, Cleomenes the Spartan Hero, a Tragedy, Act 3, Scene 1, 1701, The Comedies, Tragedies, and Operas Written by John Dryden, Esq, Volume 2, page 464, A Spirit fit to start into an Empire, And look the World to Law.

  15. 15.

    To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it.

    体育 游戏

    The fastball caught him looking.

    Clem Labine struck Mays out looking at his last at bat.

    It's unusual for Mays to strike out looking. He usually takes a cut at it.

interj.
  1. 1.

    Pay attention.

    Look, I'm going to explain what to do, so you have to listen closely.

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词源

From Middle English loken, lokien, from Old English lōcian, from Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn. Further origin unknown, no certain cognates outside Germanic. Cognate with Scots luke, luik, leuk (“to look, see”), West Frisian lôkje, loaitsje (“to look”), Dutch loeken (“to look”), German Low German löken. Likely also related to German lugen (“to peek”), Alemannic German luege (“to look”), Yiddish לוגן (lugn).

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