| 单词 | to look to |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto look to —— to look to —— Cf. senses 1, 4, 6, and to prep. 1. intransitive. To turn one's gaze towards; to cast a look or glance to. Also occasionally figurative.Now chiefly with reference to a specified direction, or region of space, etc., than a particular person or object. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > look at or behold to look to ——eOE showeOE lookeOE lookOE behold971 beseec1000 seeOE to see on ——OE yseeOE yseeOE belookc1175 to look against ——c1225 to lay eyes onc1230 biwaita1250 holde1303 aseea1325 to see upon ——a1350 rewardc1350 to look of ——?c1400 eyea1425 visage1450 aviewa1513 gove1513 regard1523 to look unto ——1545 respect1567 survise1600 aspect1610 reflect1611 inspeculate1694 spectate1709 to look for ——1786 deek1825 lookit1908 lamp1916 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > look in specific direction to look unto ——a1400 respect1555 to look to ——1604 eOE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Tanner) iii. xix. 244 Þa onbrægd se his geþofta & locade to him [L. respexit eum], & þus cwæð: Eala broðor Ecgberht..hwæt dydest þu? OE Blickling Homilies 187 Þa locode Petrus to Paule & cwæþ, ‘Rære up þin heafod.’ a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 121 (MED) He lokeð nu fro heuene to us, and seð þat we..turnen fro his hese. c1300 Havelok (Laud) (1868) l. 2136 (MED) Þe knithes þouth of hem god gamen Hem forto shewe and loken to. c1480 (a1400) St. Mary of Egypt 356 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 306 Þane stud þe monk..to þe erde lukand. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) iv. 321 Than lukit [1489 Adv. lukyt] he awfully thame to. 1544 A. Cope Hist. Anniball & Scipio xx. f. 29 He withdrew the eies of his ennemies from lokyng to that place of embusshement. ?1587 A. H. tr. J. Guillemeau Worthy Treat. Eyes (new ed.) iii. i. sig. D6 The negligence of the Nurce..which maketh the children looking to the light to turne the eie on the side to it. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet i. iv. 55 + 3 The very place puts toyes of desperation..into euery braine That lookes so many fadoms to the sea And heares it rore beneath. 1611 Bible (King James) 1 Sam. xvi. 12 He was..of a beautifull countenance, and goodly to looke to . View more context for this quotation 1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium I. ii. iii. 464 He that thinks he serves God by looking to the East when he prayes..is a superstitious man. 1734 D. Hume Let. Mar. (1932) I. 12 Not being acquainted with the hand-writing, you will probably look to the bottom to find the Subscription. 1786 F. Burney Court Jrnls. & Lett. (2011) I. 305 I look to the Music Books, to see what's coming. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xviii. 123 We looked to the sky at intervals. 1893 Amer. Naturalist 27 70 They looked to the west and saw a black wave coming. 1988 D. Hogan Lebanon Lodge 91 Fiachra entered the cathedral..stopped, and looked to the rose window. 2005 Sport Diver May 94/2 We all kept looking to the blue and were rewarded with a couple of passes by ancient green sea turtles. 2. intransitive. To direct one's attention to; to consider, regard. Also occasionally in biblical use: to regard with favour (cf. to look on —— 3 at Phrasal verbs 2). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > favour > win favour with [verb (transitive)] > favour to let well ofc1330 favour1340 to take, accept, receive in greec1374 likea1393 smilec1400 to take agreea1425 agreec1450 to fawn on, upon1477 to bear good mind toa1516 to look upon ——c1515 to look on ——1540 vouchsafe1582 conceit1589 relish1594 to look to ——1611 impatronize1629 aspect1663 sympathize1828 to put one's money on1847 eOE King Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care (Hatton) (1871) xli. 299 To hwæm locige ic [L. ad quem respiciam] buton to ðæm eaðmodum? OE (Mercian) Rushw. Gospels: Matt. xxii. 16 Non est tibi cura de aliquo, non enim respicis ad personas hominum : nis ðe gemnis be ængum forþon þe þu ne locast to hadum monna. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 89 Hy ssolden loki to hare zoþe uorbysne Ihesu crist. a1425 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Galba) l. 28877 Crist lukes noght to þe almus dede,..Bot efter gude will of þe gifer. a1569 A. Kingsmill Conf. containing Conflict with Satan 5 in Most Excellent & Comfortable Treat. (new ed.) (1578) Loke to thy former wayes what they have bene. 1580 Sir P. Sidney tr. Psalmes David xviii. vii I walk'd his [sc. God's] waies,..Still to his judgmentes look't. 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iii. iii. 126 Speaking..of the qualitie of the windes, we must..looke to the coastes or partes of the world from whence they proceede. 1611 Bible (King James) Isa. lxvi. 2 To this man will I looke, even to him that is poore and of a contrite spirit. View more context for this quotation 1660 H. Peters Dying Fathers last Legacy 1 There are so many Books Printed, looking to all Cases, which I have often Commended to you. 1783 Brief & Impartial Rev. State Great Brit. (ed. 2) 74 Let us now look to the candidates for power. 1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France ii. 153 If we look to our stock in the Eastern world, our most valuable and systematick acquisitions are made in that quarter. 1844 J. S. Mill Ess. 87 If we look only to the effects which are intended. 1891 Law Times 92 18/2 We incline to think that there will be an appeal,..looking to the terms of sect. 49 of the Judicature Act. 1928 C. Dawson Age of Gods p. xiv The dominant fashion is to look to the racial factor as the deus ex machina of the human drama. 1967 Life 27 Oct. 4/3 There is a danger in looking to it as any kind of solution. 2008 M. Feener in F. Trix et al. Muslim Voices & Lives in Contemp. World x. 145 Pak Koesnoe looked to such things with a view to understanding what they did to establish and maintain harmony and social justice. 3. intransitive. a. To depend upon, have trust in; to rely on (a person, etc.) for something, or to do something. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > take notice of, heed [verb (transitive)] > direct attention, thought, etc. lookeOE i-thenchec897 to look to ——OE send?c1420 to look upon ——c1515 to look unto ——1526 face1630 turn1842 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > confident hope, trust > trust in, rely on [verb (transitive)] to set one's heart on (also (in)c825 littenc1175 leanc1230 fie1340 trusta1382 resta1393 reappose1567 repose1567 lite1570 rely1574 to set (up) one's rest1579 rely1606 to look back1646 recumba1677 to pin one's faith (also hope, etc.) on (also to) a person's sleeve1791 to look to ——1807 bank1884 OE Old Eng. Martyrol. (Julius) 22 Aug. (2013) 164 Loca to þam ðe on heofonum ricsaþ. a1225 (c1200) Vices & Virtues (1888) 115 (MED) Alle hie..to ðe lokið, all hwat ðu send hem sume aliesendnesse. 1566 T. Becon New Postil ii. f. 8v Obeye not the deuill and the fleshe, but looke to God and his will. 1582 R. Browne Life & Manners all True Christians (new ed.) li. sig. D3v/1 The weaker churches seeke helpe of the stronger..: or else the stronger looke to them for redresse. 1611 Bible (King James) Ecclus. xxxiv. 15 Blessed is the soule of him that feareth the Lord: to whom doeth he looke? View more context for this quotation 1691 D. Williams Vanity Childhood & Youth 88 Look to me for help, for there's help no where else. 1726 J. Barker Lining of Patch-work Screen 193 He told the People of the House, that they must look to me for payment of the Lodgings. 1807 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 8 217 ‘Man and steel, the soldier and the sword’, were the only productions of a country that could be looked to with confidence for its protection and security. 1885 Law Times Rep. 53 226/2 The consignee is the person to whom a carrier looks for the price of the carriage of goods. 1892 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 151 220/2 I look to you to help us. 1955 D. Webb Deadline for Crime iii. 52 Provincial police forces looked to him for help when they wanted their towns cleared of the ‘whiz mob’, as English pickpockets are known in the underworld. 2008 Time Out N.Y. 19 June 42/4 Look to your neighbors for suggestions—we like the smooth, dry urakasumi paired with snacks like pickled squid and rice crackers. b. To look forward to; to expect, count upon, or aim at. ΘΚΠ 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 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expect [verb (transitive)] > rely on to presume on, upon, or of?a1475 reckon1547 lot1633 compute1674 count1711 to look to ——1782 to bargain for1801 calculate1802 to figure on or upon1904 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expect [verb (transitive)] > look to someone to wait on ——1682 to look to ——1824 1782 W. Cowper Table Talk in Poems 495 A terrible sagacity informs The poet's heart, he looks to distant storms, He hears the thunder ere the tempest lowers. 1804 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1835) II. 407 The French have never ceased to look to the re-establishment of their power. 1824 Examiner 108/1 Baron Gifford..looks to the Seals, when Lord Eldon retires. 1844 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. India 47 Clerkships in the public offices is the line of employment which the body of them look to. 1963 P. Colum Thomas Muskerry (new ed.) in Three Plays 136 It is not what I was looking to. 1986 Times 1 Dec. 23/6 Before the issue price was set, many analysts were looking to a price of 130p. 2008 Church Times 22 Aug. 11/2 As a gay and partnered Anglican looking to a civil partnership and blessing next year, I am nearly exploding with frustration. 4. intransitive. Now archaic or colloquial. Cf. to see to —— at see v. Phrasal verbs 2. a. To take care of, look after, attend to, be concerned with. Cf. to look till —— at sense 3a.In early use spec. with reference to care of a sick or injured person. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > take care about [verb (transitive)] > see to or about yemec897 to look to ——c1300 attendc1315 seea1350 to see to ——a1382 attenda1400 await?c1430 to wait to ——c1440 to see unto ——a1470 intentc1500 visit?1518 to see after ——1544 to look unto ——1545 attend1611 to see about ——1710 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 the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > practice of healing art > practise the healing art [verb (transitive)] > tend the sick to look to ——a1450 norrya1450 watch1526 attendc1572 assist1664 nurse1751 nurse-tend1792 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 > specifically a person > a sick person to look to ——a1450 c1300 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Otho) (1978) l. 11205 Ich þe wolle loke to, þat no king ne sal þe mis-do. c1350 Gregorius (Cleo.) (1914) l. 1088 An holy man..Þat dygne were þer to done [sc. to be made pope] And cristendome to loke to. a1450 Castle of Love (Bodl. Add.) (1967) 1659 And ȝe comforted me in prison eke, And loked to me when I was seke. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. clijv After the death of this prelate,..the affayres in Fraunce, were neither well loked to, nor [etc.]. 1548 H. Latimer Notable Serm. sig. B.iii Ye that be prelates loke well to your offyce. 1611 Bible (King James) Jer. xxxix. 12 Take him, and looke well to him, and doe him no harme. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) v. i. 415 Come go with vs, wee'l looke to that anon. View more context for this quotation 1702 J. Savage Antient & Present State Germany viii. 208 In the Hunting-House..are Fifteen Bears very well provided for, and look'd to. 1840 W. M. Thackeray Paris Sketch Bk. I. 294 Mother would never let me leave her, because I looked to my little brothers. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. ii. vii. 232 The yard gate-lock should be looked to, if you please; it don't catch. 1936 D. Barnes Nightwood ii. 52 No man needs curing of his individual sickness, his universal malady is what he should look to. 1983 R. K. Narayan Tiger for Malgudi 115 Each was looking to his own safety and escape. b. In imperative, or in the context of a warning: to concern oneself with (someone or something), as requiring protection, maintenance, improvement, etc. to look to one's laurels: see laurel n.1 2c. to look to one's hits: see hit n. 3b. ΚΠ 1486 J. Mirk's Liber Festiuall (Rood & Hunte) sig. rivv/2 She callid to the norse and seide loke to the childe. 1525 in B. Cusack Everyday Eng. 1500–1700 (1998) 108 Looke well to yor awn seruauntis for the kepe noughty ruele. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II v. iii. 37 My leige beware, looke to thy selfe. View more context for this quotation 1602 2nd Pt. Returne fr. Parnassus iv. ii. 1880 Fellow looke to your braines; you are mad. 1630 J. Hales Let. conc. Weapon-salve 23 Nov. 281 in Golden Remains (1673) The Refuter must be sure to look to the strength of his reasons. 1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 238 Love your Friend, but look to your self. 1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. vii. 180 Look to your steps! 1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab iv. 57 Look to thyself, priest, conqueror, or prince. 1889 C. Smith Repentance Paul Wentworth II. v. 118 Then look to your own ways and manners, sir! 1926 People's Home Jrnl. Feb. 26/3 If you are inclined to ‘cold sores’ or ‘fever blisters’—those most disfiguring and often painful afflictions—look to your diet. 1974 B. Friel Freedom of City in Sel. Plays (1984) 123 Michael: Five children? Lily: Five? God look to your wit! Eleven, young fella. Eight boys and three girls. 2000 D. Adebayo My Once upon Time (2001) iv. 75 Look to your woman, star. If she your woman. c. to look to it: to be careful, take heed, beware. In later use chiefly with following clause: to take care, make sure, see that. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > be cautious or take care [verb (intransitive)] warea1000 biwaitc1456 to look to it1548 to look out?1553 to play safe1601 to be on the sure side1668 to mind out1823 to keep one's powder dry1837 to play it safe1873 to have a care1876 to watch it1916 to watch (or mind) one's step1934 1548 P. Nicolls Godly Newe Story sig. B.viii Loke to yt (O ye Magystrates) for ryght sharpe iudgement shalbe done on these yt be in auctorite. a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) iii. i. 4 Looke to it, Finde out thy brother wheresoere he is. View more context for this quotation 1672 Duke of Buckingham Rehearsal i. 10 Thun. Let the Critiques look to 't. Light. Let the Ladies look to 't. a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 30 And they have reason to look well to it. 1749 Merlinus Liberatus sig. C3 Let Honest Travellers, nay, and House-dwellers too, look to it, for they will find Highwaymen and Foot-padders very busy. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Dora in Poems (new ed.) II. 34 In my time a father's word was law, And so it shall be now for me. Look to't. 1892 Good Words May 292/1 She would look to it that they had a roof over their heads. 1917 Boys' Life Sept. 42/2 Look to it that you do not fall into his treacherous hands! 2008 E. Teller in Washington Times (Nexis) 18 Sept. a18 People in general must make the decisions, and we scientists must look to it that people understand what they are deciding about. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > keeping watch > keep watch on [verb (transitive)] biwitieOE to look to ——c1330 watchc1330 to make or lay await onc1386 markc1400 to wait to ——c1440 to keep (also have) an (or one's) eye on (also upon)a1450 waken1535 to look unto ——1594 to carry a wary (also watchful, etc.) eye on (also upon)1596 to look after ——a1616 overwatch1618 snokea1652 to look up1855 surveil1960 c1330 Gregorius (Auch.) (1914) l. 988 (MED) Þe cardinals..bisouȝt god..Anholi man to vnder fo Þat digne were to ben in rome..And holi chirche loke to. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 97 Lokis well to þe listis þat ne lede passe. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry V f. lviijv His kepers looked more narowly to hym then thei did before. 1593 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1889) IV. 238 That all the alhousess of the back syd of the town may be loukte tow. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 83 For two yeares hee [sc. a prisoner] was strictly lookt too. 1685 J. Jackson et al. Annot. Holy Bible II. sig. Pp4/2 You have substituted others in your rooms, made Officials, and Surrogates, and Curats to look to the Gates. 1752 J. Louthian Form of Process (ed. 2) 209 And then desires the Keeper to take A. B. the Prisoner from the Bar, and look to him, for he stands convicted of High Treason. 1801 M. Edgeworth Forester in Moral Tales I. 204 Constable, look to your prisoner. 1819 P. B. Shelley Cenci iv. iv. 73 Sound the alarm; Look to the gates that none escape! ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > relate to [verb (transitive)] > show affinity to to look to ——1835 1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xxiv. 514 The bear seems to look towards the sloth; and the feline race, in their whiskers and feet, look to the hares and rats. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。