| 单词 | staring |
| 释义 | staring (once / 228 pages) adj Staring — an open-eyed look of interest or amazement — is most often used as a verb but can also be an adjective. The man asked what you were staring at and his staring eyes seemed to look right through you. The word staring comes from the root word stare, a fixed gaze. Its early meaning was "to be rigid," or "to stiffen," and later became "to look fixedly at." Staring is often rude, unless the person you are staring at is putting on a performance. Staring at the sun is not a good idea, since it can damage your eyes. When an answer is "staring you in the face," it should be obvious. WORD FAMILYstaring: staringer+/stare: stared, starer, stares, staring/starer: starers USAGE EXAMPLESThere were kids in soccer gear and a woman in a sari staring at her cellphone. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) The staring, the double looks, the raised eyebrows. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) “For me, one of the highlights of high school was staring at mealworms,” he said. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1adj (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder staring eyes Syn agaze open, opened used of mouth or eyes 2adj without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers stark staring mad Syn arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter unmitigated not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier |
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