look/lʊk/

vt

1. 看，望，瞧

• look sb. in the face 直视某人的脸

• look sb. in the eyes 注视着某人的眼睛

• look sb. up and down 上下打量某人

2. 注意；留神

• Please look what time the train starts. 请留心一下火车什么时候开。

• You must look that no one lags behind. 你一定要注意不使任何人落在后面。

3. (目光或脸色)露出…神色

• He looked his despair. 他脸上露出失望的表情。

• Without saying anything, he looked his thanks. 他一言不发，眼里露出感激之情。

4. 看起来相称

• He dosen't look his age. 他看起来与他的年龄并不相称。

vi

1. 看，望，瞧

• Look, here he comes. 瞧，他来了。

2. 看起来；好像

• He looks strong 他看起来很健壮。

• look tired 面露倦容

• It looks like rain. 看来要下雨。

• He looked in splendid health. 他看起来很健康。

• She looked about fourteen. 她看上去大约十四岁。

• She looked to be a young girl of twenty. 她看起来像个20岁的姑娘。

3. 注意，留神；查明白

• You must look at all the facts. 你必须查明一切事实。

• Look here! 注意!

4. 面向，朝着

• The window looks north. 窗户朝北。

• The hotel looks towards the sea. 饭店面向大海。

词组look about(或around)

1. 环顾四周

• We are looking around the shop. 我们正在商店里到处逛。

2. 审查，检查

• I'd like to look around before I decide to buy. 在决定买之前我要先仔细检查一下。

look after 照顾，照料

• I can look after myself. 我能照顾自己。

look ahead

1. 向前看

• Look ahead in the distance, and you can see the mountain. 你往远处看，就能看到山。

2. 为将来打算

• Have you looked ahead to what you are going to do next year? 你有没有想过明年要做什么？

look at

1. 看

• Don't look at me. 别看我。

• Look at this picture, please 请看这张画。

2. 看待，考虑

• He looked at the thing differently with me. 他对这件事的看法与我不同。

3. 检查；察看

• She had her teeth looked at by the doctor. 她让医生检查了她的牙。

4. 考虑考虑

• They wouldn't even look at my plan. 他们甚至不愿考虑一下我的计划。

look back

1. 回头看

• He looked back when someone called to him. 有人叫他时他回头看。

2. 回顾，回忆

• He often looked back on his happy childhood. 他经常回忆幸福的童年。

3. 停滞

• We shall never look back. 我们决不后退。

look down

1. 向下看

2. 俯视

look down on(或upon) 看不起，轻视

• He was always looked down upon by his colleagues. 他总是被同事们看不起。

• She looks down on people who have never been to university. 她看不起那些从未上过大学的人们。

look for

1. 寻找

• He is looking for a job. 他在找工作。

2. 希望得到

• What result are you looking for? 你想得到什么结果呢？

3. 招惹(麻烦、困难等)

• The boys are always looking for trouble. 男孩子总是招惹是非。

look forward to 盼望，期望

• I'm looking forward to seeing you again soon. 我盼着很快再见到你。

• We are looking forward to your visit. 我们盼望着您的来访。

look in

1. 向…里看

• I looked in my drawer and saw nothing. 我往抽屉里看，什么也没有。

2. 顺道拜访

• I looked in on an old friend when I went to Shanghai. 我去上海时顺道拜访了一个老朋友。

look into

1. 朝…里看

• I looked into the room but no one was there. 我向房间里看，里面没人。

2. 调查，观察

• The police are looking into the murder. 警方在调查谋杀案。

look on

look on

1. 旁观

• People just looked on while he was beaten. 他被打时大家只是旁观。

2. 看待

• I look on him as my best friend. 我把他看作是最好的朋友。

look out

1. 往外看

• He sat by the window and looked out. 他坐在窗户边向外看。

2. 注意，小心

• Look out for thieves. 当心小偷。

look over

1. 从…上面看

• A boy was looking over the fence. 一个男孩从篱笆上看过来。

2. 检查；查阅

• The teacher is looking over the students' homework. 老师在批改学生的作业。

• Here's today's mail. I've looked it over and have found nothing urgent. 这是今天的邮件，我查看过了，没有发现什么急件。

3. 面向

• Our office looks over the street. 我们的办公室面向大街。

look to

1. 面向，朝向

• His room looks to the park. 他的房间朝向公园。

2. 留心，照看

• Who looked to your children when you were out? 你不在时谁照料你的孩子？

3. 依赖，依靠

• He looked to his parents in everything. 他事事依赖父母。

4. 期待

• He is looking to be promoted. 他期待着晋升。

look towards

1. 朝…看

• He was looking towards the door when the door bell rang. 门铃响时他正朝门看。

2. 朝向

• The house looks towards the square. 房子朝向广场。

3. 考虑(将来等)

• look towards the future 考虑未来

look up

1. 向上看

• He looked up from his book when I entered the room. 我进屋时，他把目光从书上移开，抬头看了我一眼。

2. 好转，改善

• His business has looked up since last year. 他的生意从去年开始好转。

3. 查阅

• Look up the word in your dictionary. 在字典里查一下这个字。

4. 看望，拜访

• Look me up next time you come to town. 下次进城时一定要来看我。

5. 尊敬

• The old lady is looked up to by her neighbours. 老妇人为邻居们所尊敬。

• She has always looked up to her father. 她一向敬重父亲。