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单词 look-over
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look over

phrasal verb
If you look something over, you examine it quite quickly in order to get a general idea of what it is like.
They presented their draft to the president, who looked it over, nodded and signedit. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
He could have looked over the papers in less than ten minutes. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
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look over in British English

verb
1. (intr, preposition)
to inspect by making a tour of (a factory, house, etc)
we looked over the country house
2. (tr, adverb)
to examine (a document, letter, etc)
please look the papers over quickly
noun lookover
3. 
an inspection: often, specifically, a brief or cursory one

look over in American English

to examine; inspect
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Examples of 'look over' in a sentence
look over

Take a look over the page for more details on what to look out for to stay safe.
The Sun (2012)
No one looked over his shoulder.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She loved being able to say what she liked, without looking over her shoulder.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Nairobi is so jumpy, the city feels like it is looking over its shoulder.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The crew had no idea they had lost the barge - until one looked over the stern.
The Sun (2009)
I have no one looking over my shoulder.
The Sun (2008)
I had no idea he was looking over my shoulder.
John Fisher Tommy Cooper: Always Leave Them Laughing (2006)
All the properties will overlook some greenery, and a number of flats look over the main house and the panoramic city skyline behind it.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He says: 'I do look over my shoulder.
The Sun (2013)
We looked over the house; no Peter was there!
Elizabeth Gaskell Cranford (1853)
This time I had the correct documents so was able to move around the course without looking over my shoulder like a criminal.
Frankie Dettori with Jonathan Powell FRANKIE: The Autobiography of Frankie Dettori (2004)
The clubs around us are the ones looking over their shoulders, the ones with niggling doubts, nursing a nervous tic.
The Sun (2010)
Precious'We have got to be looking over our shoulders - but we have got good enough players to get out of this.
The Sun (2014)

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