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  • 易混淆的单词：Looks  

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

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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。

  • She turned to look at him...

    她转头看他。

  • He looked away, apparently enraged...

    他眼睛看向别处，似乎极为愤怒。

  • Look is also a noun.

    • Lucille took a last look in the mirror...

      露西尔最后照了一下镜子。

    • Assisi has a couple of churches that are worth a look if you have time.

      如果你有时间的话，阿西西有几座教堂值得一看。

Usage Note :

If you want to say that someone is paying attention to something they can see, you say that they are looking at it or watching it. In general, you look at something that is not moving, while you watch something that is moving or changing. I asked him to look at the picture above his bed... He watched Blake run down the stairs. Look is never followed directly by an object. You must always use at or some other preposition. I looked towards the plane. You use see to talk about things that you are aware of because a visual impression reaches your eyes. You often use can in this case. I can see the fax here on the desk.

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）。

2. 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。

  • Look is also a noun.

    • A quick look at Monday's British newspapers shows that there's plenty of interest in foreign news.

      大致浏览一下周一的英国报纸就会发现，国外新闻还真不少。

3. 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。

  • Look is also a noun.

    • The car has not been running very well and a mechanic had to come over to have a look at it.

      这辆车最近跑起来一直不是很顺，只好请修理工来看了一下。

4. 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？”

  • Look is also a noun.

    • He gave her a blank look, as if he had no idea who she was...

      他面无表情地看了她一眼，仿佛根本不认识她一样。

    • Sally spun round, a feigned look of surprise on her face.

      萨莉急转过身来，脸上装出一副吃惊的表情。

5. 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。

  • I had gone to Maine looking for a place to work...

    我去了缅因州找工作。

  • I looked everywhere for ideas...

    我到处找点子。

  • Look is also a noun.

    • Go and have another look.

      再去找一下。

6. 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。

  • He's looking for a way out from this conflict.

    他正在想办法摆脱这一纷争。

7. 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…

  • Anne Holker looks at the pros and cons of making changes to your property...

    安妮·霍尔克负责权衡你房屋改造的利与弊。

  • He visited Florida a few years ago looking at the potential of the area to stage a big match.

    他几年前去过佛罗里达，考察在当地举办一场大型比赛的可能性。

  • Look is also a noun.

    • A close look at the statistics reveals a troubling picture.

      仔细看过统计数据后，会发现情况令人担忧。

8. 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。

  • It depends how you look at it.

    这要看你怎么看待它。

9. 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。

  • Now, look, here is how things stand.

    现在听好啦，情况眼下是这样的。

10. 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？

  • I mean, look at how many people watch television and how few read books...

    我是说，你瞧看电视的有多少人，看书的又有几个。

  • Look what a mess you've made of your life.

    看看你把自己的生活都弄成什么样子啦。

11. 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。

  • Each front door looks across a narrow alley to the front door opposite.

    家家大门对大门，中间隔着一条窄巷。

  • Look out means the same as look .look out同look

    • Nine windows looked out over the sculpture gardens...

      9扇窗户俯瞰雕塑园。

    • We sit on the terrace, which looks out on the sea.

      我们坐在面朝大海的露台上。

12. 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。

  • ...young mums looking to get fit after having kids.

    生完孩子后打算瘦身的年轻妈妈们

13. 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。

14. 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。

15. 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。

16. 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。

17. 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！”

18. 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。

19.   to look down your nose at someone→see: nose; 
Usage Note :

Do not confuse look forward to, expect, and wait for. When you look forward to something that is going to happen, you feel happy because you think you will enjoy it. I'll bet you're looking forward to your holidays... I always looked forward to seeing her. When you are expecting someone or something, you think that the person or thing is going to arrive or that the thing is going to happen. I sent a postcard so they were expecting me... We are expecting rain. When you wait for someone or something, you stay in the same place until the person arrives or the thing happens. Whisky was served while we waited for him... We got off the plane and waited for our luggage.

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）。

相关词组：
look after  look ahead  look around  look back  look down on  look forward to  look in  look into  look on  look on  look out  look out for  look over  look round  look through  look to  look up  look upon  look up to 
1. A young machine hand, attracted by her looks, made bold to jest with her.
一位年轻的机工， 被她的美貌所吸引，壮着胆子跟她开玩笑。

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2. All things take on a new aspect.; Everything looks new and fresh.
万象更新。

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3. Aluminium looks heavy but actually it is very light.
铝看起来很重，实际上却很轻。

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4. An infected cut looks angry.
感染的伤口看起来发炎了。

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5. By the looks of it, we shan't have much rain this month.
看样子这个月雨水也不会很多。

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6. Despite the fact that the bottle is tinted a delicate shade of green, an observant visitor would soon notice that it is filled with what looks like a thick, greyish substance.
尽管瓶子呈现嫩绿色，但观察力敏锐的客人不久会注意到，瓶子里装的看上去像是浓厚的灰色物质。

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7. Don't judge a man by his looks.
别以貌取人。

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8. Every time I try to fool him, he looks through my tricks.
我每次企图愚弄他都被他识破了。

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9. Everybody except me looks down upon him.
除了我以外人们都瞧不起他。

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10. From his looks I'd say he was Swedish.
从他的相貌上看，我敢说他是瑞典人。

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11. Grandad looks absolutely ludicrous in old sunhat.
外公戴着一顶老式遮阳帽显得滑稽可笑。

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12. Growing vegetables looks easy, but actually it takes a lot of learning.
别看种菜好像没啥，其实大有学问。

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13. He always looks dejected.
他总是灰溜溜的。

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14. He always looks down the column of the TV program in the newspaper before he starts reading the news.
在阅读报上的新闻以前，他总是先把电视节目栏从头到尾看一遍。

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15. He had an inferiority complex about his looks.
他对自己的外表感到自卑。

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16. He looks an honest man.
他看起来是个诚实人。

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17. He looks as though he would not hurt a fly.
他看起来善良得好像连只苍蝇也不忍心伤害。

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18. He looks handsome in uniform.
他穿上制服显得很英俊。

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19. He looks like a restless man.
他看上去坐立不安。

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20. He looks like a scholar.
他看上去像个学者。

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