单词 | looking-for |
释义 | look /lŭk/intransitive verb
ORIGIN: OE lōcian to look lookˈer noun
-looking combining form Having a specified appearance or expression, as in sad-looking lookˈism noun A term formed on the analogy of racism and sexism, denoting an attitude of prejudice and discrimination against people who look different, eg because of some physical disability lookˈalike noun A person who closely resembles another in personal appearance, a double look and say noun (education) A method of teaching reading, whereby the pupil is trained to recognize words at a glance, and say them, rather than articulate the letters of the word one by one lookˈ-and-sayˈ adjective lookˈer-onˈ noun (pl lookˈers-onˈ)
lookˈ-inˈ noun
lookˈing-for noun (Bible) Expectation lookˈing-glass noun A mirror adjective Topsy-turvy (alluding to Through the Looking-Glass (1872) by Lewis Carroll) lookˈout noun
lookˈ-round noun Inspection lookˈ-see noun (informal) A look around lookˈup adjective (computing) Denoting a table giving a set of values for a variable be looking at (informal) To be able to expect (a possible price, length of time, etc) look after
look alive (informal) To rouse oneself for action look down on To despise look down one's nose at To regard with contempt look for
look forward to To anticipate with pleasure look here! (informal) Used to draw attention to something, or as an angry response look in To make a short visit look into
look like
look on
look out
look over
look sharp (informal) Be quick about it look small To appear or feel foolish and ashamed look the part To have, or assume, an appearance in keeping with one's role look to
look to be (informal) To seem to be look up
look up to To feel respect or veneration for look you (archaic and Welsh) Observe, take notice of this not much to look at (informal) Plain, unattractive |
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