stare

/steə/ v. / n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

凝视；盯着看；凝视；注视

释义与例句

v. 凝视；盯着看
to look at something or someone for a long time without moving your eyes
  1. She stared at him in disbelief.
    她难以置信地盯着他看。
  2. Don't stare at people — it's rude.
    不要盯着别人看——这很不礼貌。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. He stared out of the window, lost in thought.
    他凝视着窗外，陷入沉思。
n. 凝视；注视
a long, fixed look at someone or something
  1. He gave her a cold stare.
    他冷冷地瞪了她一眼。
  2. Her stare made him feel uncomfortable.
    她的注视让他感到不自在。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The child's wide stare showed her surprise.
    孩子瞪大的眼睛显示出她的惊讶。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 stare 与 star（星）形近——像盯着星星看一样，长时间凝视。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • staring 凝视的；显眼的
    stare 的现在分词作形容词，如 a staring error（明显的错误）。
同义词
  • gaze 凝视；注视
    gaze 常含欣赏、惊奇或深情；stare 更直接，可能因惊讶、无礼而盯着看。
    She gazed at the beautiful sunset for a long time. 她久久地凝视着美丽的日落。
反义词
  • glance 瞥；扫视
    glance 是快速地看一眼，与 stare 的长时间凝视相反。
    He glanced at his watch and left quickly. 他瞥了一眼手表就匆匆离开了。
常见搭配
  • stare at 盯着看
    It is impolite to stare at strangers. 盯着陌生人看是不礼貌的。
  • stare in disbelief 难以置信地瞪着
    The fans stared in disbelief as their team lost again. 球迷们难以置信地瞪着，因为他们的球队又输了。
  • give sb a stare 瞪某人一眼
    She gave him an angry stare. 她愤怒地瞪了他一眼。