look1 /lʊk/ ●●● S1 W1 verb 1 see 看 [intransitiveI]LOOK AT to turn your eyes towards something, so that you can see it 看,瞧,望 We sneaked out while Jessie’s mom wasn’t looking. 我们趁杰茜的妈妈没有看到,偷偷地溜了出去。
If you look carefully you can see that the painting represents a human figure. 如果仔细看,就会看出画上是一个人形。
Gina covered her eyes, afraid to look. 吉娜捂住眼睛,不敢看。
look at 看 ‘It’s time we left, ’ Ian said, looking at his watch. “我们该走了。” 伊恩看了看表说。
The men all turned to look at her as she entered the room. 她走进房间的时候,所有男人都转过来看她。
look away/over/down etc Dad looked up from his paper and smiled. 爸爸从报纸上抬起头来看了看后笑了。
‘We can’t go out in this weather, ’ said Bob, looking out of the window. “这样的天气我们不能出去。” 鲍勃看着窗外说。
n You look at someone or something: She was looking at the baby.
I looked at the screen.
✗Don’t say: She was looking to the baby. | I looked to the screen. If you look to someone, you depend on them: He always looked to his father for advice.
2 search 寻找 [intransitiveI]LOOK FOR to try to find something 寻找 I looked everywhere but Jimmy was nowhere to be found. 我到处都找遍了,可吉米还是不见踪影。
look for Could you help me look for my contact lens? 你帮我找一下隐形眼镜好吗?
If you’re looking for a bargain, try the local market. 如果你想找便宜货,到当地的市场去看看吧。
look in/under/between etc Try looking under the bed. 在床底下找找看。
3 seem 看似 [linking verb]APPEARANCE to seem 看似,看起来 From the way things look at the moment, the Republicans are unlikely to win this election. 照目前的形势来看,本届大选共和党获胜无望。
look good/bad etc The future’s looking good. 前途看似一片光明。
it looks as if/as though/like (=it seems likely that) 看来,看似 It looks as if it might rain later. 看来一会儿可能要下雨。
It looks like they won’t be needing us anymore. 看来他们不再需要我们了。
You made me look really stupid in front of all my friends! 你让我在所有朋友面前出尽了洋相!
4 appearance 外表 [linking verb] to have a particular appearance 看上去,看起来look tired/happy/sad etc You look tired. You should go to bed. 你看上去很累,应该上床睡觉了。
look as if/as though/like 看来,看似 He looked as if he hadn’t washed for a week. 他看上去好像一个星期没有洗澡了。
What did the man look like? 那人长相如何?
My sister doesn’t look anything like me. 我妹妹长得一点也不像我。
→ look like a million dollars at million(4)n Look is a linking verb in meanings 3 and 4. This type of verb links the subject of the sentence with an adjective or noun: It looks windy outside.
You look beautiful.
She made him look a fool.
5. look daggers at somebody informalEXPRESSION ON somebody'S FACE to look at someone with a very angry expression on your face 怒视某人look daggers at somebody• Their relationship is not free and easy but at least Red is no longer looking daggers at her.
6. look somebody up and down LOOK ATto look at someone carefully from their head to their feet, as if you are forming an opinion about them 上下打量某人look somebody up and down• "Don't be silly - you don't need to lose weight, " he said, looking her up and down.• Ron Barton looked her up and down.• She looked him up and down.• The hotel manager slowly looked the old man up and down and then asked him to leave.• The guy looked him up and down and then something clicked.• She stood there, looking Sherman up and down, as if she were angry.• Raul looked him up and down, eyes opened wide with derision.• Every day after the first two weeks I would look anxiously up and down the road, hoping to see their car.• The eaters were lo-cals; they looked us up and down when we went in. 7 look somebody in the eye LOOK ATto look directly at someone when you are speaking to them, especially to show that you are not afraid of them or that you are telling the truth 正视某人〔尤表示不怕对方或自己说的是实话〕 Owen didn’t dare look his father in the eye. 欧文不敢正眼看父亲。
look somebody in the eye• I don't see why I shouldn't look people in the eye.• My friend puts down her fork and looks me in the eye.• Next day everybody had trouble looking Rick in the eye.• Nice firm handshake, look her in the eye.• He looked Lucien in the eyes only once.• He tried to look me in the eye, Say I didn't look a day older.• He doesn't look you in the eyes when he talks; he answers quietly with head bowed. 8 look down your nose at somebody/something PROUDto behave as if you think that someone or something is not good enough for you 看不起某人/某事物,轻视某人/某事物 He looks down his nose at anyone foreign. 他看不起外国人。
look down your nose at somebody/something• One who doesn't look down her nose at anybody.• Never had any man so looked down his nose at her.• I can go in a shirt and jeans and no one looks down his nose at me.• Besides, I didn't fancy going to the Chapel and having all the family looking down their noses at me.• Normally she looked down her nose at men and then ignored them unless they needed the sharp edge of her tongue.• But I was not one to look down my nose at shabbiness.• We looked down our noses at this pair of student hicks.• No more will I look down my nose at whining, spineless malcontents.• Don't look down their noses at you. 9 look the other way to ignore something bad that is happening and not try to stop it 掉过头去(装作没看见) Prison guards looked the other way as the man was attacked by fellow prisoners. 那人遭其狱友殴打时,狱警掉过头去装作没看见。
10 look no further used to say that something you are offering is exactly what someone has been trying to find 不用到别处找了〔表示你所提供的正是某人一直在寻找的〕 Want a quiet country retreat for your weekend break? Then look no further! 周末想在乡村找一个安静的去处吗?那不用到别处找了!
look no further• Often they decide they like the idea of running one particular business and they look no further.• If the sheer quantity of information about 1992 is clouding your vision, look no further for the silver lining.• For a typical candidate, one need look no further than Keith Hill, bidding to take Streatham from the Tories.• You need look no further than last weekend for examples, when Kentucky and Kansas both lost their final games.• You need look no further than Plautus himself.• For evidence, look no further than the campaign trail.• In fact, I needed to look no further than the ground below me.• Or need I look no further than the old man's unspoken mistrust of my intentions? 11 face a direction 朝着某方向 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]OPPOSITE/FACE if a building looks in a particular direction, it faces that direction 〔建筑物〕面向,朝向 The cabin looks east, so we get the morning sun. 小屋朝东,所以我们早上晒得到太阳。
12. look before you leap CAREFULused to say that it is sensible to think about the possible dangers or difficulties of something before doing it 三思而后行 13 be looking to do something informalPLAN to be planning or expecting to do something 打算[期待]做某事 We’re looking to buy a new car early next year. 我们打算明年年初买一辆新车。 SPOKEN PHRASES 口语短语
n14 look under the bonnet British EnglishBrE, look under the hood American EnglishAmE to look at or find out about the less noticeable features of something Look under the bonnet of the company before investing in it.
16 look out! WARNused to warn someone that they are in danger 注意! 当心! SYN watch out Look out! There’s a car coming. 当心! 有车来了。
look out!• Look out! You almost hit that cat! 17 look at that! used to tell someone to look at something that you think is interesting, bad etc 瞧瞧那个!你看呀! Look at that! What a horrible mess! 看看那个! 简直是一团糟!
look at that!• Wow, look at that! It's huge! 18 look who’s here! LOOK ATused when someone arrives unexpectedly 看谁来了! Well, look who’s here! It’s Jill and Paul! 哎,看谁来了! 是吉尔和保罗!
look who’s here!• Well, look who's here! It's Jill and Paul!
19 don’t look now AVOIDused to say that you have seen someone but do not want them to know you have noticed them 现在可别看〔以免让人看到〕 Oh no! Don’t look now but here comes Tony. 哦,不好! 现在别看,托尼来了。
don’t look now• Don't look now - here comes Kristen.
20 look what you’re doing/look where you’re going etc used to tell someone to be careful 做某事/去某处等要小心 Look where you’re putting your feet! There’s mud all over the carpet! 你落脚要小心! 地毯上到处都是泥巴!
21 look what you’ve done! LOOK ATused to angrily tell someone to look at the result of a mistake they have made or something bad they have done 瞧你干了些什么! Look what you’ve done – my jacket’s ruined! 看你干了什么呀——我的夹克完蛋了!
look what you’ve done!• Now look what you've done! You'll have to clean it up. 22 look here old-fashioned used to get someone’s attention in order to tell them something, especially when you are annoyed with them 听着〔用于引起某人的注意以告知其某事,尤用于对其感到恼火时〕 Look here, you can’t say things like that to me! 听着,你不可以跟我那样说话!
look here• Well, then, look here.• I shall be looking here at the effect of adjusting their published accounts between 1972 and 1991 to allow for inflation.• But look here, brother, I said.• So why look here for schools that work?• But do not look here for specific advice.• Now look here, if you're reading this, who's grooming the badgers for the badger parade?• But look here, in-between is precisely where you seem to have stationed yourself.• Let me look here in front of me.• Look here, you can't say things like that to me! 23 (I’m) just looking LOOK ATused when you are in a shop, to say that you are only looking at things, but do not intend to buy anything now (我)只是看看〔不打算现在就买〕 ‘Can I help you?’ ‘No, thanks. I’m just looking.’ “你要买什么吗?” “不,谢谢。 我只是看看。”
→ look kindly on somebody/something at kindly1(3)(I’m) just looking• "Do you need help with anything?" "No thanks. We're just looking." THESAURUSlook to turn your eyes towards someone or something, so that you can see them 看,瞧,望You should never look directly at the sun. 绝不可直视太阳。
After a while, he turned and looked at me. 过了一会儿,他转过身来看着我。
have/take a look especially spoken to look at something quickly, especially in order to find or check something 〔尤指为寻找或检查某物〕看一看I’ll have a look in my desk. 我会在书桌里找一找。
Take a look at this! 看看这个!
glance to look at someone or something for a short time and then look quickly away 瞥,看一眼Damien glanced nervously at his watch. 达米安紧张地瞥了一眼手表。
peek/peep (also take a peek/peep) to look quickly at something – used especially when you are not supposed to look, or when you are looking through a small gap 偷看,窥视The door was open so he peeked inside. 门开着,他偷偷朝里面看。
Katy peeped at her birthday present on the table. 凯蒂悄悄看桌上的生日礼物。
peer to look very carefully, especially because you cannot see well 仔细看,盯着看Kenji was peering at the screen. 健治仔细看着屏幕。
glare to look at someone in an angry way 怒视She glared at me as I got up to leave. 我起身要走时她愤怒地瞪着我。
stare to look at someone or something for a long time without moving your eyes 凝视,注视It’s rude to stare. 盯着别人看很不礼貌。
She stared straight into the camera. 她直视相机镜头。
gaze to look at someone or something for a long time, often without realizing that you are doing it 〔常指无意识地〕凝视She gazed out of the window. 她呆呆地望着窗外。
He lay on his bed gazing at the ceiling. 他躺在床上凝视着天花板。
gape to look at someone or something for a long time, usually with your mouth open, because you are very shocked or surprised 瞠目结舌地注视People gaped at him with wide-open mouths. 人们张大嘴巴,目不转睛地看着他。
regard formal to look at someone or something, especially in a particular way 〔尤以某种方式〕看He regarded her steadily. 他定定地看着她。
24 look after somebody/something phrasal verbphr v especially British EnglishBrE a) LOOK AFTER somebodyto take care of someone by helping them, giving them what they need, or keeping them safe 照顾,照料 SYN take care of Don’t worry, I’ll look after the kids tomorrow. 不用担心,明天我来照看孩子。
Susan looked after us very well. She’s an excellent cook. 苏珊把我们照顾得很好,她是个很出色的厨师。
You could tell that the horse had been well looked after. 看得出这匹马被照料得很好。
b) LOOK AFTER somethingRESPONSIBLEto be responsible for dealing with something 负责处理 SYN take care of I’m leaving you here to look after the business until I get back. 在我回来之前,我让你来料理生意。
c) look after yourself spokenGOODBYE used when you are saying goodbye to someone in a friendly way 好好照顾自己,保重〔道别语〕 d) can look after yourselfINDEPENDENT PERSON to not need anyone else to take care of you 能照顾好自己 Don’t worry about Maisie – she can look after herself. 不用担心梅茜——她能照顾好自己。
look after • How can I find children who need looking after?• I have about 3 times as much glass to look after.• Well, I have no confused young to look after.• She told me so; told me he looked after her when no one else did.• He had to look after his dahlias.• I look after the sheep and I prepare the wood for winter.• His job includes looking after under-21 teams.• I searched for her last night so that she could look after you. well looked after• He will be well looked after.• Of the four new breeds, three are in no trouble providing they are well looked after.• This area was relatively well looked after.• Visitors to Sir Geoffrey Gillington were well looked after.• They were well looked after and were given plenty of beer, cigarettes and extras at Christmas time.• We were extremely well looked after by Per Sorum, a sprightly 70-plus year old who had a beautiful house in Aasen.• He was happy and well looked after in this home.• He believes the inspector should ensure children are reasonably well looked after, not change a school's culture. look after yourself• Concentrate on the truth, advised Eric Gill, and let beauty look after itself.• No doubt many more boys were up to the same tricks, but convention ruled that they were better able to look after themselves.• Respecting yourself means looking after yourself.• The pup must now look after itself.• We have sheltered accommodation, with understanding professional staff, for blind men and women who are unable to look after themselves.• That's all for now, look after yourselves, and make sure you don't overdo things, Gwen.• You knew how to look after yourself, he said.• Remember, at the same time as you are looking after yourself, you are protecting them. can look after yourself• But now she can look after herself.• It is generally assumed that at postgraduate level and above users can look after themselves. 25 look ahead phrasal verbphr v PLANto think about and plan for what might happen in the future 向前看,计划未来,考虑将来 Looking ahead, we must expect radical changes to be made in our system of government. 展望未来,我们的政治体制必须要有根本性的变革。
26 look around (also look round British English) phrasal verbphr v a)SEARCH 寻找 LOOK FORto try to find something 寻找 for Jason’s going to start looking around for a new job. 贾森正打算开始找新工作。
b) look around/round (something)LOOK AT to look at what is in a place such as a building, shop, town etc, especially when you are walking 参观,逛逛(某处) Do we have to pay to look around the castle? 我们参观城堡要付费吗?
Let’s look round the shops. 我们去逛逛商店吧。
look for• They're looking around for a decent apartment, not too far from the city.• Now he is looking around for a new challenge, the next big wave.• She got the bread out and looked around for a plate.• I filled it with hot water and looked around for a sponge.• I looked around for any enemy, such as kids, and was relieved; the place was abandoned.• She got control of herself, found Delaney pausing, and looking around for her.• As long as the tape ran I looked around for more work.• We're always looking around for new products to add to our list.• They look around for other explanations and ulterior motives.• He looked around for somewhere to hang the wet towel.• I looked around for the changes that Leithen had mentioned.• Quickly introducing herself to the sister-in-charge, she looked around for the nearest unattended patient. look around/round (something)• Gasping for breath, Isabel managed to twist her head away from him and look around.• My heart sank as I looked around.• When they were gone, Petey crawled out and looked around.• Get all your benefits sorted out and then start looking around again.• I came and looked around and felt this campus is no different than the society at large.• In the silence Johnson looked around at the porch for any details he may have forgotten.• He looks around him at everybody watching.• Two old ladies look round in my direction. 27 look at somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) LOOK ATto turn your eyes towards someone or something, so that you can see them 看〔某人或某物〕 The twins looked at each other and smiled. 这对双胞胎相视而笑。
b) READto read something quickly in order to form an opinion of it 泛泛地阅读,浏览 I really can’t comment on the report – I haven’t had time to look at it yet. 我没法评论这份报告——我还没有时间看一下呢。
c) EXAMINEto examine something and try to find out what is wrong with it 检查,察看 You should get the doctor to look at that cut. 你应该找医生检查一下那处伤口。
Can you look at my car? There’s a strange noise coming from the front wheel. 你能检查一下我的汽车吗? 前轮会发出奇怪的声音。
d) THINK ABOUTto study and think about something, especially in order to decide what to do 仔细地考虑,研究〔尤指要决定做什么〕 We need to look very carefully at ways of improving our efficiency. 我们需要仔细研究提高效率的方法。
e) look at somebody/something spokenEXAMPLE used to mention someone or something as an example 看看某人/某事物〔用于举例〕 You don’t have to be smart to be good at music – look at Gary. 学好音乐并非一定要很聪明——你看加里就是了。
f) THINK ABOUTto think about something in a particular way 〔以某种方式〕思考,看待 SYN see I’d like to be friends again, but Richard doesn’t look at it that way. 我愿意重归于好,可是理查德不这么想。
g) not much to look at informalUGLY if someone or something is not much to look at, they are not attractive 〔某人或某物〕并不好看,不怎么吸引人 not much to look at• Edward's not much to look at, but he has a great personality. 28 look back phrasal verbphr v a) REMEMBERto think about something that happened in the past 回忆起,回顾 on/to When I look back on those days I realize I was desperately unhappy. 当我回想起那些日子,我明白自己当时痛苦极了。
Looking back on it, I still can’t figure out what went wrong. 我现在回想起来还是不明白什么地方出了问题。
b) never look backCONTINUE/NOT STOP to become more and more successful, especially after a particular success 〔尤指在某一成功之后〕越来越成功 After winning the scholarship he never looked back. 他获得奖学金以后便一帆风顺。
look back• Reviewing involves looking back over what happened during the experience in a non-judgemental way.• We can look back to a similar situation hundreds of years ago - the taming of knights in the Middle Ages. Looking back on it• Looking back on it , I'm glad I was not offered the position.• So I went into the army. Looking back on it, I realize it was some sort of act of rebellion.• I have never been cheered so loudly! Looking back on it now, I am not sorry that I went. never look back• After Berg left baseball in 1978, he never looked back.• After this he would never look back.• And it was a strange feeling for Lois when she saw Paul do just that and never look back.• He grabbed the points race lead for good in late April and virtually never looked back.• Her studies were interrupted by the opportunity to go into local politics, from which she has never looked back.• Mandy Rice-Davies meant good times, and never looking back.• Once he learned to ride his gains and cut his losses, he never looked back.• Today their dreams have come true partially because they burned their bridges and never looked back.• She never looked back to see what was chasing her, just woke in a cramped sweat, breathless and in tears. 29 look down on something/somebody phrasal verbphr v PROUDto think that you are better than someone else, for example because you are more successful, or of a higher social class than they are 轻视,瞧不起 Mr Garcia looks down on anyone who hasn’t had a college education. 加西亚先生看不起没有受过大学教育的人。
30 look for somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) LOOK FORto try to find something that you have lost, or someone who is not where they should be 寻找 SYN search for I’m looking for Steve – have you seen him? 我在找史蒂夫——你见过他吗?
Detectives are still looking for the escaped prisoner. 警探仍在寻找越狱犯。
→ search2(1) b) be looking for somebody/somethingLOOK FOR to be trying to find a particular kind of thing or person 正设法寻找某人/某物 I’m sorry, we’re really looking for someone with no family commitments. 对不起,我们其实在寻找没有家庭负担的人。
be (just) what/who you are looking for ‘Salubrious’! That’s just the word I was looking for. (环境宜人的)!那正是我要找的字眼。
c) be looking for trouble informalFIGHT to be behaving in a way that makes it likely that problems or violence will happen 找麻烦,找碴儿 They walked into a bar looking for trouble. 他们走进酒吧来找碴儿。
be looking for somebody/something• They are looking for a product, just as surely as a shopper at the local mall is.• The police might be looking for him in Rome now.• The network is looking for something extra.• He seemed to be looking for something.• He soon saw what he was looking for: the manufacturer's name, Allison.• Mathie was looking for work after he decided to pull the plug on the 20-year-old classic emporium.• All three of them are looking for work in large towns. be looking for trouble• The kid with the knife was looking for trouble.• They were looking for trouble and they found us instead.• Hindsight tells me that I was looking for trouble, but-at the time I knew nothing about it. 31 look forward to something phrasal verbphr v WAITto be excited and pleased about something that is going to happen 〔兴奋地〕期待,盼望 I’m really looking forward to our vacation. 我热切期待着我们的假期。
look forward to doing something My mother says she’s looking forward to meeting you. 我母亲说她盼望着与你见面。
n GrammarYou say: I’m looking forward to your visit.
✗Don’t say: I’m looking forward for your visit. | I’m looking forward your visit. look forward to doing something• We're really looking forward to skiing in Aspen.• As always, Margarett had looked forward to Paris, but she found it a changed city.• Female speaker Very excited, very nervous also but I am relly looking forward to it.• He looked forward to the end of his shift.• He said he would miss having company day and night but was looking forward to returning home.• I have a new set of friends and something to look forward to everyday.• My coming summer holiday started on the same day as my cousin's, and I was much looking forward to it.• Q.. What are you not looking forward to this weekend at the Final Four?• She would find herself looking forward to their meetings and to their conversations even if they were slightly strange sometimes. 32 look in phrasal verbphr v informal VISITto make a short visit to someone, while you are going somewhere else, especially if they are ill or need help 〔顺道〕探望,看望〔尤在某人生病或需要帮忙时〕 SYN drop in, call in on I promised to look in on Dad and see if he’s feeling any better. 我答应去探望爸爸,看他是否好一点了。
look on• I promised to look in on Dad and see if he's feeling better.• But first he stopped to look in on Grace Sands.• Could you go up and look in on Granny for a minute?• She thought about Francesca, facing this operation alone, and decided to look in on her later that day.• He knew the grandmother and occasionally looked in on her.• When the First Lady looked in on him and discovered he was missing, she panicked and sounded the alarm.• Raymond has one blank eye, looking in on himself, in the mask-like side of the painting.• A hunter passing by looked in on the grandmother and found the wolf.• I looked in on them fairly frequently after that.• I looked in on you a short while ago and you were fast asleep.• Tom will look in on you later to see if you need anything. 33 look into something phrasal verbphr v INVESTIGATEto try to find out the truth about a problem, crime etc in order to solve it 调查〔问题、罪行等〕 SYN investigate Police are looking into the disappearance of two children. 警察正在调查两个孩子失踪的事。
34 look on phrasal verbphr v a) WATCHto watch something happening, without being involved in it or trying to stop it 旁观 → onlooker Only one man tried to help us, the rest just looked on in silence. 只有一个人尽力帮助我们,其余的人都只是一声不吭地袖手旁观。
b) look on somebody/something (also look upon somebody/something)THINK/HAVE THE OPINION THAT to consider someone or something in a particular way, or as a particular thing 〔以某种方式〕对待[看待]某人/某物;把某人/某物视为look on somebody/something as I look on him as a good friend. 我把他当成好朋友。
look on somebody/something with Strangers to the village are looked upon with a mixture of fear and suspicion. 人们对到村里来的陌生人既害怕又怀疑。
35 look something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v LOOK FORto search for and find a particular thing among your possessions 〔从自己的东西中〕找出 I’ll look out some of my old books for you. 我来从我的旧书中找几本给你。
look out• Pick, squeeze seeds and pulp into a container and leave, adding water if it looks like drying out.• She gave Elmer a sympathetic look and went out.• But there was a figure at the window, looking silently out at the opaque sky.• He looked cautiously out from among the beans and then darted into the hedgerow.• It's widely known - because the unions have publicized it - that the Department is looking at bailing out Huerter Textiles.• Opposite him was a man who looked rather out of place.• If Joe is with me, I turn away and look silently out the window until I manage to control myself.• It has taken her a long time to learn the plays, and she still looks uncomfortable out there. 36 look out for somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) LOOK FORto pay attention to what is happening around you, so that you will notice a particular person or thing if you see them 注意察看,留心〔周围情况,以便发现特定的人或物〕 → lookout Look out for your Aunt while you’re at the station. 你到了车站要留神找你姨妈。
He’s looking out for a nice apartment downtown. 他在留意寻找一套位于市中心的舒适公寓。
b) SELFISHto try to make sure that someone is treated well 尽力照顾好〔某人〕 My older brother always looked out for me when we were kids. 小时候我哥哥一直照顾我。
look out for yourself/number one (=think only of the advantages you can get for yourself) 只考虑自己
look out for yourself/number one• We manoeuvre in the world constantly looking out for Number One. 37 look something/somebody ↔ over phrasal verbphr v EXAMINEto examine something or someone quickly, without paying much attention to detail 迅速地检查[查看] Do you have a few minutes to look these samples over? 你能抽几分钟时间看一下这些样品吗?
38.look round phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE LOOK FORto look around 寻找;参观look round• It was thin and warm, and he looked round for some place to sit.• He looked round for the phone, found it and took it to the woman, laying it in her lap.• He looked round his sitting room.• He looked round sharply then exhaled deeply when he saw the man's face peering in at him.• She looked round the disordered kitchen. 39 look through somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) LOOK FORto look for something among a pile of papers, in a drawer, in someone’s pockets etc 翻查,翻找 SYN go through I’ve looked through all my papers but I still can’t find the contract. 我翻阅了所有文件,但依然找不到那份合同。
b) IGNOREto not notice or pretend to not notice someone you know, even though you see them (假装)没有注意到look straight/right through somebody I saw Fiona in the street yesterday and she looked straight through me. 昨天我在街上看到菲奥娜,而她假装没有看到我。
look straight/right through somebody• In the lift at work doctors look right through Babur as if he did not exist.• His eyes seemed to look right through her and into the most secret places of her soul.• If not, she will pretend to look straight through him and pick at a plant leaf hoping he will go away.• Untraveledroadie: You look right through me.• Then, one day, they just look right through you. 40 look to somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) DEPEND ON/RELY ONto depend on someone to provide help, advice etc 指望,依靠 for We look to you for support. 我们指望得到你的支持。
look to somebody to do something They’re looking to the new manager to make the company profitable. 他们指望新经理能让公司赢利。
b) TRY TO DO OR GET somethingINTENDto pay attention to something, especially in order to improve it 注意,留心 We must look to our defences. 我们必须注意防守。
41 look up phrasal verbphr v a) IMPROVEif a situation is looking up, it is improving 〔形势〕好转,改善 SYN improve, get better Now the summer’s here things are looking up! 夏天到了,情况好起来了!
b) FIND OUT look something ↔ up if you look up information in a book, on a computer etc, you try to find it there 〔在书、计算机等中〕查找,查阅 Look the word up in your dictionary. 翻翻词典查一下这个词。
I’ll just look up the train times. 我来查一下火车时刻表。
c) VISIT look somebody ↔ up to visit someone you know, especially when you are in the place where they live for a different reason 顺便看望 Don’t forget to look me up when you come to Atlanta. 你来亚特兰大时,别忘了来看看我。
look up• There was a loud bang outside the classroom, and we all looked up.• I looked up a few old friends while I was in Birmingham.• "Goodbye, then, " she said, without even looking up from her book.• If you don't know what it means, look it up in the dictionary.• If you look up the title of the book, you should then find the author.• I'll give you my address so you can look me up whenever you're in London. 42 look up to somebody phrasal verbphr v ADMIREto admire or respect someone 钦佩;尊敬 I’ve always looked up to Bill for his courage and determination. 我一向佩服比尔的勇气和决心。
look up to • I'd have to wear a costume that'd make people look up to me.• I look up to Michael Johnson and Butch Reynolds.• Today even 16-year-old boys on street corners look up to those who attend college.