| 单词 | to look over |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto look over to look over 1. transitive. To cast one's eyes over; to scrutinize, inspect, examine; to read, peruse (written matter). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > investigate, examine [verb (transitive)] > look through, examine oversee1348 searcha1387 laita1400 overlooka1400 to look overc1400 to run through ——c1449 oversearch1532 overview1549 tumble1597 coursea1616 perquest1892 c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) l. 5819 (MED) Þe kyng of his stede aliȝth, And steeȝ on þe wal anon-riȝth And loked ouer what hij dede. ?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 11 (MED) Saynt cuthbert lyfe..Who so lykes to luk it oure, He sall fynde it part in foure. 1533 T. More Apologye iii. sig. C.iiv It is lytle meruayle that yt seme long and tedyouse vn to them to rede yt ouer wyth in, whom yt irketh to do so myche as loke yt ouer wythout. 1598 I. D. tr. L. Le Roy Aristotles Politiques ii. iv. 84 He painted his writings, that is to say, that hee looked them ouer, and corrected them must curiously. a1655 J. Tillinghast Elijah's Mantle (1658) 288 Wee never read of a Saint so holy in Scripture, but look him over, and wee shall finde some spot upon him here or there. 1666 J. Bunyan Grace Abounding 94 My heart hath been so dead and drie unto it [sc. the Bible], that I could not conceive the last dram of refreshment, though I have lookt it over. 1706 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1885) I. 201 Dr. Kennett..look'd them [sc. Robert Dodsworth's manuscripts] all over. 1780 T. Davies Mem. Life David Garrick I. ix. 85 Mr. Garrick..received this letter; after looking it over, he put it into the colonel's hand. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas IV. xi. ii. 262 The minister..looked me over from head to foot. 1892 Temple Bar Apr. 467 I have a number of papers to look over. 1920 M. Lynn Free Soil v. 40 ‘She must have got a wrong impression somehow,’ John persisted, looking the letter over again. 1964 Life 7 Aug. 64/1 As they accepted his gifts..they looked him over. 2011 B. Wiggins Shifting xvii. 159 I put the menu between us again and began looking it over. 2. intransitive. colloquial. To read from or examine a book, etc., with another person. Cf. to look on 2 at Phrasal verbs 1. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > reading > [verb (intransitive)] > at the same time as another person to look over1837 to look on1893 1837 Minutes of Evid. Chester & Birkenhead Railway Bill 320 in Parl. Papers (H.L. 107.1) XVII. 1 At Woodside Mr. Poole looked over with me, and gave me the total Number of Passengers. 1913 School Educ. Dec. 4/1 The poor boy sometimes ‘looked over’ with his more favored fellow. to look over —— to look over —— 1. intransitive. To think over, consider, examine.In quot. ?c1400 as part of an extended metaphor. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > consider, deliberate [verb (transitive)] i-thenchec897 showeOE i-mune971 thinkOE overthinkOE takec1175 umbethinkc1175 waltc1200 bethinkc1220 wend?c1225 weighc1380 delivera1382 peisea1382 considerc1385 musec1390 to look over ——a1393 advise?c1400 debatec1400 roll?c1400 revert?a1425 advertc1425 deliberc1425 movec1425 musec1425 revolvec1425 contemplec1429 overseec1440 to think overc1440 perpend1447 roil1447 pondera1450 to eat inc1450 involvec1470 ponderate?a1475 reputec1475 counterpoise1477 poisea1483 traversec1487 umbecast1487 digest1488 undercast1489 overhalec1500 rumble1519 volve?1520 compassa1522 recount1526 trutinate1528 cast1530 expend1531 ruminate1533 concoct1534 contemplate1538 deliberate1540 revolute1553 chawa1558 to turn over1568 cud1569 cogitate1570 huik1570 chew1579 meditatec1580 discourse1581 speculate1599 theorize1599 scance1603 verse1614 pensitate1623 agitate1629 spell1633 view1637 study1659 designa1676 introspect1683 troll1685 balance1692 to figure on or upon1837 reflect1862 mull1873 to mull over1874 scour1882 mill1905 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) Prol. l. 328 (MED) And forto loken over this, If Ethna brenne in the clergie, Al openly to mannes ye At Avynoun thexperience Therof hath yove an evidence. ?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) v. pr. iv. l. 4781 Þe eye of intelligence..lookeþ ouer..þilk same symple forme of man þat is perdurably in þe deuyne þouȝt. 1530 Proper Dyaloge Gentillman & Husbandman (new ed.) sig. A.ivv Loke ouer the hoole worlde to and fro. 1692 R. South 12 Serm. I. 558 Look over the whole Creation, and you shall see, that the Band or Cement that holds together all the Parts of this great and glorious Fabrick, is Gratitude. 1693 T. Creech tr. Juvenal Satires xiii. xv. 164 Look o're the present and the former time. 1735 D. Forbes Thoughts conc. Relig. 2 In looking over the whole animal creation one sees infinite variety of instincts. 1791 N.Y. Mag. Jan. 29/2 If we look over the geographical history of the world, we will find that no place ever had such commercial prospects, since the building of Alexandria in Egypt. 1827 J. Epps Internal Evid. Christianity deduced from Phrenol. i. 53 If I look over the earth, I behold much misery. 1882 A. Muir Lady Beauty iii. iv. 161 If one looks over one's life, it is surprising to notice how many mishaps..become on review matters of congratulation. 1923 Boys' Life Oct. 18/3 You will find, if you look over our great men of the past, that..they were generally good sportsmen in the finest sense of the term. 2005 T. L. Friedman World is Flat v. 231 If you look over the sweep of history, every time we had more trade, more communications, we had a big upswing in economic activity and standard of living. 2. intransitive. To inspect or peruse, esp. cursorily; to glance through the contents of (a book, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > communication > reading > [verb (intransitive)] > skim or browse browse1818 to look over ——1855 riffle1919 page1927 skim-read1931 skip-read1977 1529 T. More Supplyc. Soulys Ep. Ded. f. iv Thys pore boke..whyche yt may please you..at your leysure to loke ouer. 1590 R. Greene tr. O. Rinaldi Royal Exchange sig. C3 In the day to looke ouer the Lecture he hath to reade. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iv. ii. 33 Euery man looke ore his part. For..our play is preferd. View more context for this quotation 1676 A. Marvell Mr. Smirke sig. D I looked over the Canons, the Rational, the Ceremonial, the Rubrick. 1769 Gardener's Kalendar 80/1 in Compl. Farmer (ed. 2) Look over your flowering plants. 1780 C. A. Burney Jrnl. 4 July in F. Burney Early Diary (1889) II. 288 My father and him next went to looking over the prints. 1819 W. Irving Sketch Bk. i. 10 I look over..the hints and memorandums I have taken down. 1855 Ld. Houghton Let. in T. W. Reid Life Ld. Houghton (1890) I. xi. 527 E. C. Gaskell asked me to come and look over Miss Brontë's papers. 1928 Rotarian Apr. 48/2 We spent the first part of the morning looking over the beautiful industrial city. 1951 M. Reynolds Case of Little Green Men 200 He walked over to the Vio-Box and looked over its selection. 2005 R. Horsfall Dancing on Thorns xxviii. 435 From time to time..doctors came to shine penlights into his eyes and to look over his notes. 3. intransitive. To pass over, ignore, overlook. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > ignoring, disregard > ignore, disregard [verb (transitive)] > dismiss from consideration to put out of ——a1250 to lay awaya1400 to set asidec1407 to lay by1439 to lay asidec1440 to let (something) walkc1450 to set apart?1473 reject1490 seclude?1531 to let go1535 to put offc1540 to set by1592 sepose1593 to think away1620 to look over ——a1640 prescind1650 seposit1657 decognize1659 inconsider1697 to set over1701 shelf1819 sink1820 shelve1847 eliminate1848 to count out1854 discounta1856 defenestrate1917 neg1987 society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > forgiveness > forgive [verb (transitive)] > specifically an offence forgiveOE atletc1200 to pass overa1425 sparea1425 remit1457 dispense1563 dismissa1616 condonate1656 condone1851 to look over ——1887 a1640 W. Fenner Divine Message to Elect Soul (1645) 89 The Lord winked at them, and did not so narrowly watch them, but looked over mens ignorance. 1666 J. Bunyan Grace Abounding ⁋38 Though I endeavoured at the first to look over the business of Faith. 1800 M. Edgeworth Castle Rackrent 13 She had Scotch blood in her veins, any thing else I could have looked over in her from a regard to the family. 1887 Murray's Mag. 2 425 He forgave her, and looked over her conduct. 1920 Educator-Jrnl. Dec. 228/2 I'll look over it this time 'cause that's jest like a Mother. 4. intransitive. Of God: to look after, take care of. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care for, protect, or have charge of [verb (transitive)] > take care of or look after yknowOE knowlOE to care forc1230 bihedec1250 beseec1300 to look to ——c1300 seea1325 await1393 observea1425 procurea1425 to look after ——1487 to take (also have) regard to (or of)a1500 regard1526 to see after ——1544 to look unto ——1545 attendc1572 to take care of1579 curea1618 tend1631 to look over ——1670 1670 W. Lucy Treat. Nature of Minister Ep. Ded. sig. *2v Do you praise God daily for that, whose Providence invisibly looked over and protected you from those evils. a1796 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 505 Royal George, the Lord leuk o'er him! 1866 Dublin Rev. Aug. 226 Oh, may the Lord my God look over them. 1971 in A. Heilbut Gospel Sound xi. 207 I'm thankin' God for looking over me and my children one more week, for keeping Satan away, for stepping in when I needed him most. 2003 M. Odom Apocalypse Dawn xviii. 193 God, look over him. Keep him safe till I can get help here, or take him home with You if that's what You feel is best. < as lemmas |
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