基本词汇:
look:是常用词, 指“注意或有意识地看”。 强调动作,常用短语look at,have a look at.
Example:
He looked but saw nothing.他看了, 但什么也没看见。
read:看报纸,看书等时用read
Example:
My fahter always reads magazines after dinner.
see:强调看的结果,常用句型:see sb. do sth.(看到某人做某事,强调过程,看到了事情的整个经过。see sb. doing sth.(看到某人正在做某事,看到某事正在发生)。
Example:
I saw her playing a tennis match. (part of the process部分过程)
I saw her play a tennis match.(the entire process完整过程)
watch:聚精会神的看,观察。用法与see基本一样。
Example:
She sat and watched the children play.她坐下来看着孩子们玩耍。
sight:此词与视力和视觉有关,意指察看或视野。
Example:
Don't let the puppy out of your sight.别让小狗离开你的视线。
进阶词汇:
gaze: 凝视,注视,指由于好奇、感叹、长时间目不转睛地看。
Example:
The girl gazed at her beautiful new doll.女孩目不转睛地看着她美丽的新娃娃。
He gazed out the window at the snow.他凝视这窗外的雪。
stare指“睁大眼睛、目不转睛地盯着看”
Example:
It's impolite to stare at people.盯着看人不礼貌。
glare怒目而视,强调怀有敌意或在气愤的情绪下看
Example:
He glared at her.他向她瞪眼。
The woman glared at the man after he yelled at her.那男人粗暴地冲她大声喊叫,她也怒目而视。
peek指“偷看”、“通过孔隙窥视”
Example:
Close your eyes, and no peeking!闭上眼睛,不许偷看!
gape:(张着嘴、瞪大眼睛)呆看,强调一种吃惊的状态。
Example:The audiences gaped at the Magician's performance.观众们张大了嘴巴呆呆地看着魔术师的表演。
glance:(粗略地、随便地)一瞥,看一眼。
Example:
Glancing down, she noticed her shoe was untied.往下瞅了一眼,她发现鞋带开了。
glimpse与glance意思相近,短促地看一眼,一瞥。
peep:窥视,偷看。
Example:
She peeped at her textbook during the examination.她在考场上偷看教科书。
相关短语:peeping Tom 偷窥狂
stare:凝视,盯着,指由于好奇、惊讶、赞叹等原因而瞪大眼睛长时间地、直接地注视常常含有粗鲁无礼的意思。
Example:
Rose stared her ex-husband's girlfriend up and down.罗丝把她前夫的女友上上下下打量了一番。