① look意為“看,瞧”,一般用詞。
Look both ways before you cross the street. 穿越馬路前要先看看馬路兩邊。
She looked out of the window and saw the mailman. 她朝窗外望去,看到郵遞員來了。
She looked him in the face. 她直視他的臉。
② gaze指由于好奇、羨慕或著迷而長時間地看或凝視。
Ralph gazed out of the train window during the trip to Chicago. 拉爾夫在去芝加哥的旅途中,兩眼凝視著車窗外面。
③ glance指由于對所看對象已有了解或由于匆忙而掃視。
I only glanced at your essay,but it seems to be good. 我只是粗略地看了一下你的文章,似乎還是不錯的。
④ glare指用力地或有威脅性地看,強(qiáng)調(diào)敵意和驚恐。
He was glaring at his opponent. 他怒視著自己的對手。
⑤ peek指很快地瞥視,偷看,窺視。
They caught him peeking through the key hole at what was going on in the room. 他們捉住他時,他正通過鎖孔往房間里窺視。
⑥ stare可指由于驚愕、羨慕或驚恐而睜大眼睛看,也可指自己意識到的不禮貌地看。
Children should be taught not to stare at handicapped people. 應(yīng)教育兒童不要盯著殘疾人看。