复合形式: look | look! |
look-alike, lookalike n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | (resembling [sb] else) | 长得像别人的 zhǎng de xiàng bié rén de |
| | 相似的 xiāng shì de |
look-see, looksee nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (quick inspection, look) | 快速检查
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| | 飞快一瞥
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look! interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | (used for drawing attention) (用来引起注意) | 瞧,注意
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| Look! I think it's a UFO! |
make look skinny vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (give [sb] the appearance of being thin) | 使…看起来很瘦 shǐ kàn qǐ lái hěn shòu |
| She wears tight black dresses to make herself look skinny. |
new look nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (restyled appearance) | 新形象 xīn xíng xiàng |
| The pop star's new look was ridiculed by critics and fans alike. |
not look back viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | literal (not glance behind) (本义) | 不回头看 bù huí tóu kàn |
not look back viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | figurative (not dwell on the past) (比喻) | 不要回顾过去,别总生活在过去
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not look for vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (not try to find) | 不要寻找… bú yào xún zhǎo |
| | 别再找… bié zài zhǎo |
not look for vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (not invite) (非正式用语) | 找(麻烦),自找(苦头)
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not look for vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (not expect) | 别期望… bié qī wàng |
| | 不要指望 bú yào zhǐ wàng |
not look like vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (bear no resemblance to) | 看上去不像… kàn shàng qù bú xiàng |
| | 好像与…不像 hǎo xiàng yǔ bú xiàng |
| The beautiful girl does not look like the ugly witch. |
not much to look at adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (unattractive or unimpressive) | 样子不太好看 yàng zi bú tài hǎo kàn |
| He's not much to look at, but he's got a good job and he's very nice. It's not much to look at, but it's home. |
quick look nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (brief glance) | 快速浏览 kuài sù liú lǎn |
| | 匆匆一瞥 cōng cōng yì piē |
| | 扫视 sǎo shì |
| Could you have a quick look at the case and explain what's happening? |
second look nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (further attention) | 再看一看 zài kàn yī kàn |
| | 再审视一下 zài shěn shì yí xià |
| At first I thought the student's essay was hopeless, but a second look revealed some promising passages. |
take a close look v | (examine or inspect [sth]) | 仔细检查 zǐ xì jiǎn chá |
| | 仔细查看 zǐ xì chá kàn |
| If you take a close look at this bank note, you'll see there's no watermark - it's a forgery. |
take a close look at [sth/sb], take a careful look at [sth/sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (examine, inspect [sth]) | 仔细检查 zǐ xì jiǎn chá |
| | 仔细查看 zǐ xì chá kàn |
| Before buying a used car, I take a careful look at the engine. |
take a look, take a look at [sth/sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (look at [sth/sb]) (非正式用语) | 看一下,看一看
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| I don't know much about engines but I'll take a look. |
| 我不太懂引擎原理,不过我会看一看的。 |
take a look v | informal (investigate [sth]) (非正式用语) | 调查 diào chá |
take a second look v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (re-examine) | 再看一眼 zài kàn yì yǎn |
| | 重新审视 chóng xīn shěn shì |
| Let's take a second look: we may have missed some important clues. |
take another look v | (re-examine [sth]) | 再检查 zài jiǎn chá |
| | 再查看一下 zài chá kàn yí xià |
| Once you think you have everything figured out, it's never a bad idea to take another look. |
wherever you look advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (everywhere, anywhere) | 任何地方 rèn hé dì fāng |
| Wherever you look you can see signs of spring. |