looking

USING YOUR EYES OR YOUR MIND 用眼或心

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.
   1. I looked down the hallway to room number nine...
      我顺着走廊看了一眼9号房。
   2. She turned to look at him...
      她转头看他。
   3. He looked away, apparently enraged...
      他眼睛看向别处，似乎极为愤怒。
   4. If you look, you'll see what was a lake.
      你看一眼就能知道什么叫湖。
   5. Look is also a noun.
      
   6. Lucille took a last look in the mirror...
      露西尔最后照了一下镜子。
   7. 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。

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.
   1. 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。
   2. Look is also a noun.
      
   3. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. Look is also a noun.
      
   3. 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.
   1. She looked at him earnestly. 'You don't mind?'
      她认真地看着他说：“你不介意吗？”
   2. Look is also a noun.
      
   3. 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。
   4. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. I had gone to Maine looking for a place to work...
      我去了缅因州找工作。
   3. I looked everywhere for ideas...
      我到处找点子。
   4. Have you looked on the piano?
      你在钢琴上找过没有？
   5. Look is also a noun.
      
   6. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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.
   1. Next term we'll be looking at the Second World War period...
      下学期咱们会研究二战时期…
   2. 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。
   3. 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。
   4. Look is also a noun.
      
   5. 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.
   1. Brian had learned to look at her with new respect...
      布赖恩看她时变得多了一分尊重。
   2. 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.
   1. Look, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it...
      哎，对不起。我不是故意的。
   2. 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.
    1. 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？
    2. 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。
    3. 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.
    1. The castle looks over private parkland...
       城堡俯瞰一片私家绿地。
    2. 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。
    3. Look out means the same as look .
       look out同look
    4. Nine windows looked out over the sculpture gardens...
       9扇窗户俯瞰雕塑园。
    5. 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.
    1. We're not looking to make a fortune.
       我们没打算大赚一笔。
    2. ...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.
    1. 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.
    1. 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.
    1. 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.
    1. 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.
    1. '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.
    1. 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

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）。

APPEARANCE 外貌

1. V-LINK 显得；看上去
   You use look when describing the appearance of a person or thing or the impression that they give.
   1. Sheila was looking miserable...
      希拉看上去愁眉苦脸的。
   2. I shall use the money to make my home look lovely...
      我要用这笔钱把家里搞得漂漂亮亮的。
   3. You don't look 15 years old...
      你看上去不像15岁。
   4. He does not look the most reliable of animals...
      它看上去不像是最可信赖的动物。
   5. They look like stars to the naked eye...
      肉眼看来，它们像是星星。
   6. He looked as if he was going to smile...
      他仿佛要笑的样子。
   7. Everybody in the club looked to be fourteen years old.
      俱乐部里的人个个看起来都像14岁的模样。
2. N-SING 外表；神态；表情
   If someone or something has a particular look, they have a particular appearance or expression.
   1. She had the look of someone deserted and betrayed...
      她一副遭人遗弃和背叛的样子。
   2. When he came to decorate the kitchen, Kenneth opted for a friendly rustic look...
      装修厨房的时候，肯尼思选择的是一种亲切质朴的田园风格。
   3. To soften a formal look, Caroline recommends ethnic blouses.
      为了看上去不过于正式，卡罗琳建议穿有民族色彩的上衣。
3. N-PLURAL 容貌；（尤指）美貌
   When you refer to someone's looks, you are referring to how beautiful or ugly they are, especially how beautiful they are.
   1. I never chose people just because of their looks.
      我从不以貌取人。
   2. ...a young woman with wholesome good looks.
      健康、美丽的年轻女子
4. V-LINK 看来（要发生）；（情况）显得
   You use look when indicating what you think will happen in the future or how a situation seems to you.
   1. He had lots of time to think about the future, and it didn't look good...
      他有很多时间考虑将来，但情况似乎并不乐观。
   2. Britain looks set to send a major force of over 100 tanks and supporting equipment...
      看来，英国已下决心要派遣一支配备有百余坦克和支援装备的主力部队。
   3. So far it looks like Warner Brothers' gamble is paying off...
      目前看来，华纳兄弟公司这一赌注下对了。
   4. The Europeans had hoped to win, and, indeed, had looked like winning...
      欧洲人早就想赢了，而且他们看上去的确是一副要赢的样子。
   5. The team had stormed into a two-goal lead and looked to be cruising to a third round place.
      该队攻势如潮，很快便取得两球的领先优势，看样子可以轻松进入第三轮。
5. PHRASE 从…的外表（或表面）看来
   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.
   1. He was not a well man by the look of him...
      外表看来，他不太健康。
   2. By the look of things, Mr Stone and company will stay busy.
      照目前的情况看，斯通先生他们还有的忙。
6. PHRASE 担心…引起危险（或麻烦）
   If you don't like the look of something or someone, you feel that they may be dangerous or cause problems.
   1. I don't like the look of those clouds.
      看那些云的样子，我觉得可能要下雨。
7. 如何；怎样
   If you ask what someone or something looks like, you are asking for a description of them.

1. I am also looking forward to getting more acquainted with immigration law.
   我也期待能对移民法有更多的了解。
2. I was looking for my handbag, which was buried under a pile of old newspapers.
   我正在找我那被埋在一堆旧报纸下面的手提包。
3. We're now looking at a smaller system but I'll come on to that later.
   我们现在看的是较小的系统，但是稍后我会谈到那个问题。
4. I had been looking for ways to combine harmonic and rhythmic structures.
   我过去一直在寻找将和声和节奏结合起来的方法。
5. He had all the qualities I was looking for in a partner
   他具有我要找的伴侣应该具备的所有品质。
6. I was looking forward to a jolly party
   我期待着有一个令人愉快的聚会。
7. You can tell just by looking at me that I am all right
   你只用看看我就知道我很好了。
8. We aimed the microscope at a likely looking target.
   我们把显微镜对准了一个看起来合适的目标。
9. 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。
10. I love looking after the children
    我喜欢照顾小孩。
11. I must admit I like looking feminine
    我得承认我喜欢看起来淑女一些。
12. I suppose I was looking for an occupation which was going to be an adventure
    我想我在找的是一份具有冒险性的工作。
13. I went and stood beside him, looking over his shoulder.
    我走过去站在他身边，从他的肩头望过去。
14. I'm looking at the small print; I don't want to sign anything that I shouldn't sign
    我正在看附属细则，我可不想签署任何不应该签署的东西。
15. I quite agree with you. That's a good way of looking at it.
    我很赞同你的观点，这是看待该问题的一个很好的角度。
16. You're looking more like your usual self
    你现在看上去较像你平时的样子了。
17. If Susanne is off somewhere, I'll kill time by looking around some
    如果苏珊不在，我就随便看看打发时间好了。
18. I am looking forward to a long and successful partnership with him
    我期盼着能与他建立长期而有成效的合作关系。
19. 'Is this what you were looking for?' Bradley produced the handkerchief
    “你刚才找的是不是这个？”布拉德利掏出那块手绢。
20. At first I thought he was rather ordinary looking, a little chubby, not my type
    刚开始我认为他相貌很普通，有点胖乎乎的，并非我喜欢的类型。
21. I suppose that's one way of looking at it
    我想那是其中的一种看法。
22. She was looking very haggard and worn.
    她看上去非常憔悴和疲惫。
23. We were looking for her when she turned up.
    我们正在找她，偏巧她来了。
24. Thank you for looking after us so well.
    感谢你们对我们照顾得如此周到。
25. Have you found the book you have been looking for?
    你找的书找着了吗？
26. We've been looking for you.
    我们一直在找你。
27. I loitered away the time in looking through the shop windows.
    我以观看商店橱窗来消磨时光。
28. Why don't you play football instead of just looking on?
    你为什么不参加踢足球而只是看热闹？
29. I happened on just the thing I'd been looking for.
    我碰巧找到了一直在找的东西。
30. Who are you looking for?
    你找谁？

noun

1. the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
   1. he went out to have a look
   2. his look was fixed on her eyes
   3. he gave it a good looking at
   4. his camera does his looking for him

   Synonym:    looklooking at

2. the act of searching visually

   Synonym:    looking for

adj

1. appearing to be as specified
   1. left their clothes dirty looking
   2. a most disagreeable looking character
   3. angry-looking
   4. liquid-looking
   5. severe-looking policemen on noble horses
   6. fine-sounding phrases
   7. taken in by high-sounding talk

   Synonym:    sounding