单词 | to look at |
释义 | > as lemmasto look at (also †on, upon) (a) to look at (also †on, upon): (as postmodifying clause following an adjective such as fair, nice, ugly, etc.): with respect to appearance.not to be much to look at: see much pron. and n. 1c. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > feeling of shame > be ashamed [verb (intransitive)] > be embarrassed to look ateOE not to know which way (also where) to look1566 to sink through the floor1839 to have (get, etc.) egg on one's face1964 eOE tr. Orosius Hist. (BL Add.) (1980) ii. iv. 43 Seo burg wæs getimbred an fildum lande.., & heo wæs swiþe fæger an to locianne. lOE King Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Bodl.) (2009) I. vi. 251 Þonne wyrð heo [sc. the sea] swiðe hraðe ungladu, þeah heo ær gladu wære on to locienne. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 3585 Crist iss..luffsumm onn to lokenn. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 23228 (MED) Fell dragons and tades bath þat ar apon to lok ful lath. ?a1475 (a1396) W. Hilton Scale of Perfection (Harl. 6579) i. lxxxv. f. 58 (MED) Þan is þis an vgli ymage for to loken vpon. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Zech. v. 6 Euen thus are they (yt dwell vpon the whole earth) to loke vpon. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 26v Large on to loke louely of shap. 1611 Bible (King James) Gen. xii. 11 I know that thou art a faire woman to looke vpon. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Evelyn Numismata ix. 314 What is large, procere, goodly, and beautiful to look on. 1740 A. Baxter Matho I. v. 316 A clear whitish Maggot, not unpleasant to look at. 1776 J. Kennedy Treat. Planting xi. 252 They will grow very large, and fine to look at, but will not be so high-flavoured. 1838 Maritime Scraps 103 So clean, and round, and plump, and fat, So nice to look at, and all that. 1876 London Society Jan. 54/1 She is coarse and ugly to look at; but this is not all, for she is malicious and deceiving. 1913 ‘A. Hallard’ tr. ‘P. de Coulevain’ Amer. Nobility ii. iii. 241 Oh, but it is awful to look at! 1976 Ebony Oct. 146 (caption) The printed crepe-de-chine jumpsuit is as easy to wear as it is lovely to look at. 2003 Dreamwatch Aug. 68/1 This latest effort from the House of Mouse is both nice to look at and enjoyable to watch. < as lemmas |
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