英语词汇“to look forward”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. intransitive. With to (also occasionally †for, †into, †on). To anticipate, expect, consider (an event in) the future; (in later use esp.) to await eagerly.

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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expect [verb (intransitive)] > look ahead

to look forward1569

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expect [verb (transitive)]

weenOE

weenc1000

thinklOE

lookc1225

hopec1330

trusta1387

wait onc1390

supposea1393

to wait after ——1393

to look after ——c1400

thinkc1480

attend1483

suppone1490

expect1535

to expect for1538

aspect1548

respect1549

look1560

ween1589

attend1591

propose1594

await1608

to presume on, upon, or of1608

to look forwards1637

prospect1652

to look for ——a1677

augur1678

anticipate1749

to look to ——1782

spect1839

contemplate1841–8

to look forward1848

eye1979

1569 A. Golding tr. N. Hemmingsen Postill (new ed.) f. 320 When Abel slewe his sacrifices,..he looked forward too the thing y^t was signified [L. prospexit ad significatum].

a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iv. iii. 55 Looke forward on the iournie you shall go.

a1695 H. Wharton 14 Serm. preach'd Lambeth Chapel (1697) ix. 324 The Soul cannot but..look forward into the Ages to come, and be solicitous of its future State.

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison IV. xl. 285 As if I were looking forward to a reward.

1780 W. Lothian Hist. United Provinces Netherlands i. 7 They looked forward to the time when firmness and perseverance would force their enemies to grant honourable terms.

1848 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 III. i. 48 They..looked forward to the speedy expulsion of the intruders.

1862 W. M. Thackeray Adventures of Philip III. iii. 65 The way in which we looked forward for letters from our bride and bridegroom.

1892 Temple Bar Nov. 379 We were looking forward to a merry time.

1930 A. M. Lindbergh Let. 17 May in Hour of Gold (1973) 135 Most of the time I am either tired, looking forward to a nap, or fuzzy, just having risen from one.

1970 ‘O. John’ Diamond Dress xii. 139 I'd been looking forward to some delicious spaghetti alla carbonara and a bottle of Frascati.

2011 M. Roffey With Kisses of his Mouth 17 He said..that he was looking forward to meeting me.

2. intransitive.

a. Without construction. To await or consider the future; to be in a state of anticipation.

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1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. E3 Even naturall-providence would bid them look forward.

1684 J. Goodman Winter-evening Conf. 27 If we look forward, and forethink of so many years to come, we are apt to phansie we have an Ocean before us.

1737 A. Pope Epist. of Horace ii. ii. 19 Pleas'd to look forward, pleas'd to look behind.

a1766 F. Sheridan Hist. Nourjahad (1767) 71 The loss of Mandana imbitters all my joys, and methinks I begin to look forward with disgust.

1827 Christian Telescope 16 June 125/2 It is with heartful satisfaction that we look forward.

1883 M. Oliphant Hester II. v. 71 Now I can look forward with unmingled pleasure.

1946 H. W. Schneider Hist. Amer. Philos. xxv. 281 Some looked forward in the spirit of utopian reform.

2009 in J. Cassio & A. Rush Green Careers 59 Building inspection is a conservative field, although the green building stuff is challenging many of them to look forward.

b. looking forward: (esp. in business and management) in or for the future; looking ahead; starting from now. Cf. going forward at go v. Phrasal verbs 1.

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1987 World Econ. Outlook (Internat. Monetary Fund) Oct. 28/2 Looking forward, it is hard to dispute that..increased financing would have beneficial effects.

1995 R. S. Nickerson in D. N. Perkins et al. Software goes to School i. 18 Looking forward, there is the possibility of an effective synergism here.

2001 Daily Tel. 8 Mar. 28/1 Looking forward, earnings before interest depreciation and amortisation are growing at 25pc a year and are expected to hit £7.2 billion by 2002.

单词	to look forward
释义	> as lemmas to look forward b. With verbs, as look, think: esp. to look forward: to look ahead, to look expectantly towards the future or to a coming event. ΚΠ 1741 I. Watts Improvem. Mind i. i. 11 To think forward a little. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxv. 343 One, who can look forwarder than the Nine Days of Wonder. a1777 S. Foote Devil upon Two Sticks (1778) i. 12 Banish your fears, and let us look forward, my love. 1816 M. Keating Trav. (1817) II. 23 Like chess-players, they seem always to look three moves forward. 1837 B. Disraeli Venetia II. 1 His visit to the hall was looked forward to with interest. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 45 He looks forward to all future systems sharing the fate of the past. extracted from forwardadj.adv.n. to look forward to look forward 1. intransitive. With to (also occasionally †for, †into, †on). To anticipate, expect, consider (an event in) the future; (in later use esp.) to await eagerly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expect [verb (intransitive)] > look ahead to look forward1569 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expect [verb (transitive)] weenOE weenc1000 thinklOE lookc1225 hopec1330 trusta1387 wait onc1390 supposea1393 to wait after ——1393 to look after ——c1400 thinkc1480 attend1483 suppone1490 expect1535 to expect for1538 aspect1548 respect1549 look1560 ween1589 attend1591 propose1594 await1608 to presume on, upon, or of1608 to look forwards1637 prospect1652 to look for ——a1677 augur1678 anticipate1749 to look to ——1782 spect1839 contemplate1841–8 to look forward1848 eye1979 1569 A. Golding tr. N. Hemmingsen Postill (new ed.) f. 320 When Abel slewe his sacrifices,..he looked forward too the thing y^t was signified [L. prospexit ad significatum]. a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iv. iii. 55 Looke forward on the iournie you shall go. View more context for this quotation a1695 H. Wharton 14 Serm. preach'd Lambeth Chapel (1697) ix. 324 The Soul cannot but..look forward into the Ages to come, and be solicitous of its future State. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison IV. xl. 285 As if I were looking forward to a reward. 1780 W. Lothian Hist. United Provinces Netherlands i. 7 They looked forward to the time when firmness and perseverance would force their enemies to grant honourable terms. 1848 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 III. i. 48 They..looked forward to the speedy expulsion of the intruders. 1862 W. M. Thackeray Adventures of Philip III. iii. 65 The way in which we looked forward for letters from our bride and bridegroom. 1892 Temple Bar Nov. 379 We were looking forward to a merry time. 1930 A. M. Lindbergh Let. 17 May in Hour of Gold (1973) 135 Most of the time I am either tired, looking forward to a nap, or fuzzy, just having risen from one. 1970 ‘O. John’ Diamond Dress xii. 139 I'd been looking forward to some delicious spaghetti alla carbonara and a bottle of Frascati. 2011 M. Roffey With Kisses of his Mouth 17 He said..that he was looking forward to meeting me. 2. intransitive. a. Without construction. To await or consider the future; to be in a state of anticipation. ΚΠ 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. E3 Even naturall-providence would bid them look forward. 1684 J. Goodman Winter-evening Conf. 27 If we look forward, and forethink of so many years to come, we are apt to phansie we have an Ocean before us. 1737 A. Pope Epist. of Horace ii. ii. 19 Pleas'd to look forward, pleas'd to look behind. a1766 F. Sheridan Hist. Nourjahad (1767) 71 The loss of Mandana imbitters all my joys, and methinks I begin to look forward with disgust. 1827 Christian Telescope 16 June 125/2 It is with heartful satisfaction that we look forward. 1883 M. Oliphant Hester II. v. 71 Now I can look forward with unmingled pleasure. 1946 H. W. Schneider Hist. Amer. Philos. xxv. 281 Some looked forward in the spirit of utopian reform. 2009 in J. Cassio & A. Rush Green Careers 59 Building inspection is a conservative field, although the green building stuff is challenging many of them to look forward. b. looking forward: (esp. in business and management) in or for the future; looking ahead; starting from now. Cf. going forward at go v. Phrasal verbs 1. ΚΠ 1987 World Econ. Outlook (Internat. Monetary Fund) Oct. 28/2 Looking forward, it is hard to dispute that..increased financing would have beneficial effects. 1995 R. S. Nickerson in D. N. Perkins et al. Software goes to School i. 18 Looking forward, there is the possibility of an effective synergism here. 2001 Daily Tel. 8 Mar. 28/1 Looking forward, earnings before interest depreciation and amortisation are growing at 25pc a year and are expected to hit £7.2 billion by 2002. extracted from lookv. < as lemmas
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