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汉语中,可以用来表示“看”的单词五花八门,比如:盯 瞄 瞥 瞟 等等,英语也是如此。
1 glimpse 一瞥;瞥见
英文释义:To see someone or something for a moment without getting a complete view of them.(只匆匆扫了一眼,未见全貌)
英文例句-动词用法:
We glimpsed the ruined abbey from the windows of the train.
透过火车车窗,我们瞥见了修道院的废墟。
英文例句-名词用法:
When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake.
当他开始吹奏一支曲子时,我们才第一次瞥见那条蛇。
2 glance 瞥一眼;扫视;浏览
英文释义:To quickly look at someone or something. (快速扫视);To read something very quickly.(粗略浏览)
英文例句-动词用法:
The man glanced nervously at his watch.
那个男人神情紧张地瞥了一眼他的手表。
英文例句-名词用法:
He gave her a quickglance and smiled.
他迅速瞥了她一眼,随后脸上浮现出微笑。
glimpse和glance译为“瞥见”时的区别:
glimpse词源同gleam, glimmer(微光,闪烁),强调被某物吸引而瞥见、无意识地瞥见;
glance侧重故意瞥向某处而不想被其他人发现。
3 scan 端详;浏览
英文释义:To examine an area carefully but quickly. (仔细而又快速地查看);To look through a text quickly in order to find a piece of information that you want.(快速浏览以找出关键信息)
英文例句-“端详”:
She scanned his face, looking for signs of what he was thinking.
她端详着他的脸,探索着任何能表露其心事的迹象。
英文例句-“浏览”:
I scanned through the booklet but couldn't find the address.
我很快地翻阅了一遍小册子,但没有找到那个地址。
glance和scan译为“浏览”时的区别:
glance单纯指浏览的动作;
scan强调有目的性地浏览以寻找关键信息。
4 glare 怒视;瞪眼
英文释义:To look angrily at someone for a long time (一直生气地看着某人)
英文例句-动词用法:
"You can go if you want, but I'm staying, " Denise said glaring at him.
“你想去就去吧,反正我要留在这。”Denise瞪着他说道。
英文例句-名词用法:
She gave me a fierce glare.她恶狠狠地瞪了我一眼。
5 stare 凝视;注视
英文释义:To look at something or someone for a long time without moving your eyes.(一直盯着某处/某人看);
英文例句-动词用法:
Chuck sat quietly for hours staring into the distance, thinking of what might have been.
查克静静地坐了几个钟头,凝视着远方,寻思着事情本来可能会有的另一番情形。
英文例句-名词用法:
She gave him a long stare but didn't answer his question.
她久久地凝视着他,但没有回答他的问题。
6 gaze 凝视;注视;盯着
英文释义:To look at something or someone for a long time, especially in surprise or admiration.(因惊奇/羡慕而盯着看); To look at someone or something for a long time, often without realizing you are doing so.(走神,心不在焉地盯着某处看)
英文例句-“注视”:
Annette gazed admiringly at Warren as he spoke.
Warren说