英语词汇“to look toward”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.

a. To direct one's sight in the direction of (something); to anticipate or consider.

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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (intransitive)] > look in specific direction

to look toward ——c1225

to look towards ——1534

respect1555

to look ahead1805

c1225 (?c1200) St. Juliana (Royal) l. 548 Iuliane þe edie openede hire ehnen ant lokede [c1225 Bodl. biheold] toward him.

a1250 Lofsong Louerde in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 211 Leoue louerd iesu crist loke toward me ase ich ligge lowe.

a1350 in K. Böddeker Altengl. Dichtungen (1878) 200 Iesu,..wiþ þine suete eȝen loke towart me.

c1475 tr. C. de Pisan Livre du Corps de Policie (Cambr.) (1977) 171 (MED) Whan all that othre loked into the est..he shulde loke toward the weste.

1550 J. Hooper Ouersight Jonas iv. f. lxxxv I wyll yet again loke toward thi holy temple.

1577 S. Batman Golden Bk. Leaden Goddes f. 18 The Three Graces were portraited naked with hand in hand, wherof two loked toward vs and the thyrd from vs.

1626 N. Breton Fantasticks sig. E2 The Milke-maids begin to looke toward their dayry.

1675 F. Fane Love in Dark ii. vii. 37 (stage direction) He stalks and looks toward Trivultio.

1745 J. Kirkby Capacity & Extent Human Understanding 213 Looking toward the Sea, I was greatly surprised to see an huge Body,..some Distance from the Land.

1798 Monthly Mirror June 333 Once more let me look toward the valley.

1848 Knickerbocker July 71 It is as if the voyager on the Hudson were to look toward the great range of the Catskills.

1878 J. D. Steele Physics 126 If we hold a small needle close to one eye and look toward the sun we see several needles.

1929 G. P. Merrill Minerals from Earth & Sky i. i. 1 It is only after sundown, and particularly when we look toward the Milky Way, that we begin to appreciate the vast number of bodies like our sun.

1982 Billboard 28 Aug. 39/3 In the past I've had success producing..in what I feel was a more traditional style. Now I'm looking toward a new audience.

2007 K. H. Hemmings Descendants iii. xxx. 188 I look toward the beach to see if the boy caught the wave.

b. colloquial (chiefly U.S.). to look toward (a person): to drink to a person's health. Chiefly as a toast, in I look toward you, here's looking toward you. Cf. to look towards —— 1b at Phrasal verbs 2, here's looking at you at Phrases 1a(h). Now rare.

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1860 F. C. L. Wraxall Only Woman III. vii. 142 ‘I look toward you sir, and madam,’ he remarked parenthetically, as he took a huge swig of brandy and water.

1893 Atlanta Constit. 13 May 4/6 So, here's looking toward you, gentlemen.

1923 Boston Sunday Globe 30 Sept. 58/2 I looks toward you commander.

1940 Delphos (Ohio) Herald 7 Sept. Here's looking toward you!

2. intransitive. To tend, incline, or lead toward; to aim for.

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1584 R. Cosin Answer to Two Fyrst & Principall Treat. xiii. 40 All the woords thereof looking toward this purpose any waie.

1631 J. Burges Lawfulnes of Kneeling in Receiving Lords Supper xxiv. 94 This answer looks toward the matter.

a1658 O. Sedgwick Bowels of Tender Mercy (1661) ii. x. 552 Though it [sc. the hardening of the heart] be not absolute Apostacy, yet it looks toward it.

1796 J. P. Andrews Hist. Great Brit. II. viii. v. 169 That branch of sculpture which looks toward medals.

1846 Niles' National Reg. 25 Apr. 119/2 They neither take themselves nor advise us to take a single step which looks toward a preparation for war.

1881 University Palladium (Univ. Michigan) 23 15 In the spring of 1877 a movement was begun among the alumni looking toward the securing of a chapter house.

1932 T. J. Grayson Leaders & Periods Amer. Finance xiii. 278 The thing to do was to take no precipitate action looking toward resumption.

1974 Rotarian May 35/1 His museum..looks toward a larger role in the world community of art.

2002 L. M. Friedman Amer. Law in 20th Cent. xi. 342 The new law..looked toward a cap on Western Hemisphere immigrants.

单词	to look toward
释义	> as lemmas to look toward —— to look toward —— 1. intransitive. a. To direct one's sight in the direction of (something); to anticipate or consider. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (intransitive)] > look in specific direction to look toward ——c1225 to look towards ——1534 respect1555 to look ahead1805 c1225 (?c1200) St. Juliana (Royal) l. 548 Iuliane þe edie openede hire ehnen ant lokede [c1225 Bodl. biheold] toward him. a1250 Lofsong Louerde in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 211 Leoue louerd iesu crist loke toward me ase ich ligge lowe. a1350 in K. Böddeker Altengl. Dichtungen (1878) 200 Iesu,..wiþ þine suete eȝen loke towart me. c1475 tr. C. de Pisan Livre du Corps de Policie (Cambr.) (1977) 171 (MED) Whan all that othre loked into the est..he shulde loke toward the weste. 1550 J. Hooper Ouersight Jonas iv. f. lxxxv I wyll yet again loke toward thi holy temple. 1577 S. Batman Golden Bk. Leaden Goddes f. 18 The Three Graces were portraited naked with hand in hand, wherof two loked toward vs and the thyrd from vs. 1626 N. Breton Fantasticks sig. E2 The Milke-maids begin to looke toward their dayry. 1675 F. Fane Love in Dark ii. vii. 37 (stage direction) He stalks and looks toward Trivultio. 1745 J. Kirkby Capacity & Extent Human Understanding 213 Looking toward the Sea, I was greatly surprised to see an huge Body,..some Distance from the Land. 1798 Monthly Mirror June 333 Once more let me look toward the valley. 1848 Knickerbocker July 71 It is as if the voyager on the Hudson were to look toward the great range of the Catskills. 1878 J. D. Steele Physics 126 If we hold a small needle close to one eye and look toward the sun we see several needles. 1929 G. P. Merrill Minerals from Earth & Sky i. i. 1 It is only after sundown, and particularly when we look toward the Milky Way, that we begin to appreciate the vast number of bodies like our sun. 1982 Billboard 28 Aug. 39/3 In the past I've had success producing..in what I feel was a more traditional style. Now I'm looking toward a new audience. 2007 K. H. Hemmings Descendants iii. xxx. 188 I look toward the beach to see if the boy caught the wave. b. colloquial (chiefly U.S.). to look toward (a person): to drink to a person's health. Chiefly as a toast, in I look toward you, here's looking toward you. Cf. to look towards —— 1b at Phrasal verbs 2, here's looking at you at Phrases 1a(h). Now rare. ΚΠ 1860 F. C. L. Wraxall Only Woman III. vii. 142 ‘I look toward you sir, and madam,’ he remarked parenthetically, as he took a huge swig of brandy and water. 1893 Atlanta Constit. 13 May 4/6 So, here's looking toward you, gentlemen. 1923 Boston Sunday Globe 30 Sept. 58/2 I looks toward you commander. 1940 Delphos (Ohio) Herald 7 Sept. Here's looking toward you! 2. intransitive. To tend, incline, or lead toward; to aim for. ΚΠ 1584 R. Cosin Answer to Two Fyrst & Principall Treat. xiii. 40 All the woords thereof looking toward this purpose any waie. 1631 J. Burges Lawfulnes of Kneeling in Receiving Lords Supper xxiv. 94 This answer looks toward the matter. a1658 O. Sedgwick Bowels of Tender Mercy (1661) ii. x. 552 Though it [sc. the hardening of the heart] be not absolute Apostacy, yet it looks toward it. 1796 J. P. Andrews Hist. Great Brit. II. viii. v. 169 That branch of sculpture which looks toward medals. 1846 Niles' National Reg. 25 Apr. 119/2 They neither take themselves nor advise us to take a single step which looks toward a preparation for war. 1881 University Palladium (Univ. Michigan) 23 15 In the spring of 1877 a movement was begun among the alumni looking toward the securing of a chapter house. 1932 T. J. Grayson Leaders & Periods Amer. Finance xiii. 278 The thing to do was to take no precipitate action looking toward resumption. 1974 Rotarian May 35/1 His museum..looks toward a larger role in the world community of art. 2002 L. M. Friedman Amer. Law in 20th Cent. xi. 342 The new law..looked toward a cap on Western Hemisphere immigrants. extracted from lookv. to look toward (a person) b. colloquial (chiefly U.S.). to look toward (a person): to drink to a person's health. Chiefly as a toast, in I look toward you, here's looking toward you. Cf. to look towards —— 1b at Phrasal verbs 2, here's looking at you at Phrases 1a(h). Now rare. ΚΠ 1860 F. C. L. Wraxall Only Woman III. vii. 142 ‘I look toward you sir, and madam,’ he remarked parenthetically, as he took a huge swig of brandy and water. 1893 Atlanta Constit. 13 May 4/6 So, here's looking toward you, gentlemen. 1923 Boston Sunday Globe 30 Sept. 58/2 I looks toward you commander. 1940 Delphos (Ohio) Herald 7 Sept. Here's looking toward you! extracted from lookv. < as lemmas
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