| 单词 | to look around |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto look around to look around Cf. to look round at Phrasal verbs 1. 1. intransitive. To look around oneself in various directions; to survey one's surroundings; to do this while walking or moving around a place, in order to view or explore interesting features. Also: to turn one's head in order to look in another direction. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (intransitive)] > look around to look abouta1200 to look round?1505 to look around1600 skim1817 rubber1896 the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > think about, consider [verb (intransitive)] > comprehensively to look around1847 1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne xx. lxxxvii. 380 He lookt around [It. drizza gli occhi] to spie,..The man, whose stroake had laid him in that place. 1697 J. Tutchin Search after Honesty 8 He looks around, and stands amaz'd to see The Costly Splendid Luxury of the Sea. 1754 A. Murphy Gray's Inn Jrnl. No. 93 He looked around, and saw a reverend Form advance towards him. 1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest I. v. 183 Louis looked around in search of La Motte. 1847 L. H. Kerr tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Servia 239 When the Servians now looked around, they congratulated themselves on having made a successful campaign. 1880 N. Smyth Old Faiths in New Light (1882) ii. 32 We look around sceptical of our own impressions. 1911 Secret Service 10 Mar. 25/1 Alice was looking around, but the red curtain hid the secret panel. 1964 L. B. Honwana in R. Rive Mod. Afr. Prose 103 Chewing slowly, she looked around, and from time to time, with a careless gesture, she shooed away the fowls who came close to her hoping for crumbs. 2008 M. J. Varhola Ghosthunting Virginia xxvii. 221 Our waitress..appeared while we were looking around. 2. intransitive. To seek or search (for something); to examine or consider a situation with a view to taking some action, deciding on a course, etc.; to explore all possibilities. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > close examination, scrutiny > examine closely [verb (intransitive)] > explore all possibilities to look round1630 to look around1737 the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] > search about for to search out?a1400 to look about1536 to feel after ——?1557 study1561 to feel for ——1569 to look out for1578 to lay out1624 to look round1630 to lay about1755 prospect1854 roust1870 to look around1927 1737 R. Glover Leonidas i. 10 The mind, which knows..That wanting liberty ev'n virtue mourns, And looks around for happiness in vain. 1791 Lady's Mag. Dec. 629/2 The young adventurer looking around for a way into the vale. 1814 W. Scott Waverley I. xviii. 264 Waverley looked around for Evan Dhu and his attendants, who, he rightly judged, would be at no great distance. 1883 ‘M. Twain’ Life on Mississippi xliii. 437 I'll look around a little, and if I find I can't do better I'll come back and take it. 1927 H. Crane Let. 14 Mar. (1965) 290 I'm looking around for some sort of ‘avocation’. 1974 ‘M. Innes’ Appleby's Other Story x. 81 Upper servants are frequently left in residence as caretakers... If it happens at Elvedon, it will give you time to look around. 2005 T. Umrigar Space between Us (2007) xii. 134 She looks around for a food vendor. < as lemmas |
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