词汇 | stare |
释义 | stare verb [ I or T ] uk/steər/ us/ster/ B2 (尤指惊讶、害怕或思考时)盯着看,凝视,注视 to look for a long time with the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened, or thinking Don't stare at people like that, it's rude. 不要那样盯着人看,很不礼貌。 Chuck sat quietly for hours staring into the distance, thinking of what might have been. 查克静静地坐了几个钟头,凝视着远方,寻思着事情本来可能会有的另一番情形。 During the press conference, each boxer tried to stare the other down (= force the other to look away by continual staring). 记者招待会上两位拳击手都瞪大双眼直视对方,想把对方压倒。
Related word: staring Idioms be staring at somethingidiom 面对,正视(糟糕的局面或问题) If you are staring at a bad situation or problem, you know you must experience it or deal with it very soon. By late in the first half the team was staring at almost certain defeat. 在上半场后半段这支球队就基本上是必输无疑了。 stare someone in the faceidiom informal 对(某人)来说显而易见;对(某人)来说是明摆着的 If something stares someone in the face, it is very easy to see or obvious. The answer has been staring us in the face all along! 答案一直就明摆在我们面前! (几乎)肯定会发生 to be certain or almost certain to happen A rise in interest rates is staring us in the face. 利率几乎一定会上升。 stare sth in the faceidiom 与(令人不愉快的)事件非常接近 to be close to having sth unpleasant happening to you At this point they were staring death in the face. 此时他们离死神只有一步之遥。 stare noun [ C ] uk/steər/ us/ster/ 凝视,注视 a long look at something or someone with your eyes wide open She gave him a long stare but didn't answer his question. 她久久地凝视着他,但没有回答他的问题。 |
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