“看”的动词有许多 但“角度”不尽相同
英语中表示“看”的动词有许多，但“角度”不尽相同：有的动词赋予动作复杂的情绪或感情；有的动词表现动作多变的方式；有的动词强调行为结果；有的动词表达不同含义的“看”。这里把与“看” 有关的动词归纳如下，让读者朋友一饱“眼”福。一、传达各种情绪的动词
1．gape张着嘴注视
The country visitors gaped at the shining neon-lights in the streets.
乡下客人张口惊视街头闪烁的霓红灯。
2．leer斜视；不怀好意地瞥视
He leered at the girl.他不怀好意地瞥了女孩一眼。
3．gawk呆呆地看
The foreigners don't like to be gawked at.这些外国人不喜欢别人呆呆地盯着他们。
4．gawp直瞪瞪注视
What are they all gawping at? 他们都在看什么？
5．glare怒目而视
The youth glared defiance at the magistrate as he received a sentence of fifteen days in
prison.
当年轻人收到监禁15天的判决时，他挑衅地瞪着法官。
6．ogle注视,抛媚眼
He likes to ogle at the pretty girls.他爱盯着漂亮的女孩子。
7．glower怒目而视；凶狠地瞪着
The stranger glowered at me for no reason.陌生人莫名其妙地瞪了我一眼。
8．goggle睁视；转动眼睛望着 He goggled at her in surprise.他惊奇地注视着她。
9． scowl怒目而视；皱眉头
The prisoner scowled at the judge.那囚犯满面怒容地看着法官。
10．outface逼视；睥睨
The two men stood outfacing each other drunkenly, while the crowd looked on with amusement.
两人醉醺醺地虎视眈眈，其他人在一旁幸灾乐祸。
二、表现不同方式的动词
1．peep窥视，偷看（常与in, at, through, out, into等连用）
I peeped through the window to see whether she was there.我从窗户 看看她是否还在。
2．gaze凝视，盯（常与in, at, on连用）
The child gazed at the toys in the shop window.孩子的眼睛盯着商店橱窗里的玩具。
3．glance扫视，忽忽一看
On the bus I always manage to glance at the headlines in the newspaper.
在公共汽车上我总是扫视一遍报纸上的标题新闻。
4．scrutinize详察，细看，谛视
The boss came to scrutinize how things were going on for himself老板亲自详察工作进展情况。
5．scan细察；扫视；审视
He scanned the newspaper while having his breakfast.他在吃早餐时把报纸大略地翻阅了一下。
6．stare盯着看，凝视
It’s bad manners to stare at other people.盯着别人是不礼貌的行为。
7．peer窥视(半眯着眼好奇或吃力地细看，或站在遮挡物后注目凝视)
The moon peered out from behind a cloud.月亮从云中探出脸来。
8．contemplate凝视
She stood contemplating her figure in the mirror.她站在镜子前凝视自己的影子。
9．fixate视线转向；凝视
After looking around, he fixated the portrait on the wall.打量四周后，他把视线转向墙上的画像
。
10．survey眺望；俯视
We were able to survey the city from the top of the high building.在楼顶我们能俯视这座城市。
11．glimpse瞥见
I glimpsed her among the crowd.我看见她在人群里。
12． overlook俯视；远眺
The house on the hill overlooks the village. 从小山上的房子可以俯视村庄。
三、强调行为结果的动词
1．notice注意到
I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll
on some of my prize.我偶然在花园里散步，突然看到许多蜗牛在我的一些心爱的植物上悠闲地爬着。
2．see看见，留心(有意识的动作)
I looked but saw nothing.我看了看，但什么也看不见。
3、discern看清楚，目睹（经过一定时间细看终于看清）
I could barely discern him in the fog.我几乎看不清雾中的他。
4、spot认出，发现（从同类事物中认出某一个来）
The teacher spotted a mistake in his homework.老师发现了他家庭作业中的一个错误。
5、detect察觉，发觉
He detected a fault in my car.他发现我的汽车有故障。
6、spy侦察，发现
The hunter spied a rabbit in the bush.猎人发现丛林里有一只野兔。
7、recognize识出，辨别
I recognized him at the first sight.我一眼就认出他了。
8、find发现，找到（look for是过程“寻找”,find是结果“找到”，find
out是“发现真象”）
Lost time is never found again.时不可追。
9．discover发现（对于科学发现多用discover, 其它情况可与find互换）
Harvey discovered the circulation of blood.哈维发现了血液循环。
10．note注意（强调所看之物给大脑留下的印象）
He looked up and noted her drawn face and dull eyes.他抬头时注意到她的面部紧绷、双目呆滞。
observe观测到，留心观察
They were observed entering the bank. 有人见他们进了银行。
12． descry察看，发现（尤指远处之物）
The visitors descried the tower on top of the mountain.游人们在老远就看到山顶上的塔。
13．penetrate看透，洞察
Our eyes couldn’t penetrate the darkness.我们的眼睛在黑暗里看不见。
14．espy看到（与catch sight of意义相同）
He espied the traffic accident on the way to school。他在上学途中目睹了这场车祸。
15．witness亲见;目击
Only about a thousand persons could be admitted to witness the
ceremony. 仅允许大约1000人去参加典礼。
behold看到，看见不寻常之事
He beheld the whole thing.他目睹了事情的全过程。
四、表达不同意义的“看”的动词
1．look打量, 注视
The teacher asked us to look at the blackboard.老师要我们看着黑扳。
eye注视，看
He eyed me with suspicion.他怀疑地望着我。
read看,读
The old man likes reading newspaper.这老人喜爱看报。
watch观看（目标一般处于运动状态）
They watched the train until it disappeared in the distance.他们仔细观看直到火车在远处消失。
view观看，观察
The police viewed the scene of the crime.警察察看了犯罪现场。
examine察看
They examined our passports very carefully.他们非常仔细地察看我们
的护照。
tend看管，照管
Doctors tend patients.医生要照料患者。
guard看守，警惕
The soldiers guarded the prisoners.战士们看守着犯人。
9．shepherd看管
He will shepherd his flock.他会看管羊群的。
10．inspect视察
The visiting president inspected the troops.来访总统检阅了军队。
11．appear看起来
The apple appeared sound, but it’s rotten.这只苹果看起来是好的，可事实上已经烂了。
12．focus聚焦；注视
All eyes were focused on him.所有的注意力都集中在他身上。
13．nurse看护，照料
Mother has to nurse her baby.妈妈要照看婴儿。
五、含义为“看”的短语动词
1．clap eyes on（多用于否定句）看见；注视
I haven’t clapped eyes on him since 1960.1960年以后，我就没有看到过他。
2． keep an eye on照看
Please keep an eye on the baby.请照看一下孩子。
3．take a look at看一看
He took another look at himself in the glass.他又一次朝镜中打量自 己。
4．take notice of留意；偶然看到
They took no notice of his success.他们不在意他是否成功。
5．fix one’s eyes on注视
Looking up I saw his eyes fixed on me in curiosity.我抬头看时，发现他好奇地盯着我。
6．keep watch on监视
The authorities kept a close watch on every airport and seaport
following the escape of the prisoners from jail.犯人越狱逃跑后，当局密切监视着每个机场和港口
。
7．set eyes on看到；望见
I knew he was clever, the moment I set eyes on his.我一看到他就知道他很聪明。
8．pore over注视，凝视
When I went to visit him, he was poring over a novel.我去看他时，他正在研读一本小说。
9．look through浏览；匆忙地看
There are some papers I have to look through tonight.今晚有几份文件要看看。
10．see through识破；看穿
He can’t fool her; she should see through him every time.他骗不了她。每次都给她识破了。
综上所述，英语中表达“看”这一含义的动词众多，但意义各有侧重。只有联系语境，变换角度，才能正确措辞和准确理解对方要传达的信息。
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