(1) ①scan可作“审视,审察”解;也可作“匆忙粗略地看,浏览,扫视”解。
- He scanned the newspaper while having his breakfast.
在用早餐时,他浏览了一下报纸。 - She scanned his face to see if he was telling the truth.
她审视着他的脸,看他是否在说实话。
②scan还可表示“用仪器(如雷达、X光等)扫描,搜索”。
- Our radar installations scanned the sky for signs of enemy craft.
我们的雷达设施在空中搜索敌机的迹象。
(2) ①see表示“看见,看到;参观,拜访;察看”。
- Let me see your ticket, please.
请让我看一下你的票。 - The sleepwalker's eyes were wide open but he didn't seem to be seeing anything.
这位梦游者的眼睛睁得很大,但他似乎什么也看不到。 - Talking of football, have you seen the Italian team play?
说到足球,你看到过意大利队踢球吗? - She must have seen spring up before her a great hope.
她一定是看到了很大的希望出现在面前。 - I want to see my uncle about something very important.
我想就一件非常重要之事拜访一下我叔叔。
②see还表示“想一想,看一看,看出,明白,了解”。
- I just don't see what the advantages are.
我就是看不出这好处究竟是什么。 - I can't come today. Let me see . How about tomorrow?
我今天不能来。让我想想看。明天怎么样?
(3) look是“(使用视觉器官有意地)看”,强调动作而非结果,但有时也可与see换用。
- I looked about, but couldn't see anything.
我向周围看了看,但什么也没看见。 - Mother looked on him coldly.
妈妈冷冷地看了看他。 - Look/See if the postman has come yet.
看看邮递员是否来了。 - Look what time the clock says.
看看钟几点了。
(4) have/take a look (at)意思是“看一看”,常用于口语。
- I hear you've bought a watch — let me have a look (at it) .
听说你买了块表——让我看看吧。
(5) peek和peep意思接近,都表示“偷看,窥视”,peep还表示“瞥见,隐约看见”。have/take/get a peek/peep at常用于口语,用get时常有“无意识地瞧见”的意思。
- Peep through the keyhole and see if anyone is at home.
从钥匙孔看看,是否有人在家。 - I wish she'd stop peeping at me.
我希望她不再偷看我。 - She peeped/peeked quickly at her sleeping child.
她很快瞥了一眼她熟睡的孩子。 - I just got a peep at the deer before it disappeared into the woods.
就在那头小鹿消失在树林中时我正好看见了。
(6) peer是“凝视,使劲瞧,眯着眼睛看”之意,也作“窥视”解。
- We peered through the mist, trying to find the right path.
我们透过迷雾使劲辨认,试图找到正确的路。 - She peered at him closely, as if not believing it could really be him.
她仔细地凝视着他,仿佛不相信真的就是他。 - The moon peered/peeped out from behind a cloud.
月亮从云朵后窥视着大地。
(7) watch的意思是“注视,仔细看”,宾语后的动词用动词原形或现在分词形式。
- A: What are you doing there?
你在那儿干什么呀?
B: I'm watching TV.
我在看电视。 - Watch the magician and try to figure out how he makes the rabbit disappear.
仔细看那魔术师,试着弄清他怎么使小兔消失的。 - I watched him eat/eating his breakfast.
我看着他吃早餐。
(8) ①gaze意为“凝视,注视”。
- What are you gazing at?
你在注视着什么? - Stop gazing round.
不要左顾右盼。
②gaze on/upon为正式用语,意思是“看见,看到”。
- She was the most beautiful woman he had ever gazed upon .
她是他所见到的最美的女子。
(拓展学习:小词详解 | gaze)
(9) ①glimpse表示“瞥见”,指短时间地看。
- I glimpsed her among the crowd just before she disappeared from sight.
就在她从视线中消失之前我在人群中一眼瞥见了她。
②have/get/catch a glimpse of也表示“瞥见,望见一眼”。
- I caught a glimpse of a river as the train passed over a bridge.
在火车经过一座桥时,我瞥见一条河。 - She drew aside the window curtain and had a glimpse of the river.
她把窗帘拉向一边,看了一眼大河。
(10) stare表示“凝视,注视,盯着看,瞪着眼睛看”,多作不及物动词用,有时也作及物动词。
- She was staring into the distance.
她凝视着远方。 - I stared him in the face to see if he was lying, but he seemed to be telling the truth.
我盯着他的脸,看他是否在撒谎,但他看上去是在讲真话。
(11) view意为“看,观察”,还表示“看待,考虑,认为”。
- This subject may be viewed in various ways.
这问题可以从各方面考虑。 - While we view this record with pride, we must note that the economic development in the urban and rural areas is uneven.
在我们自豪地看待这一纪录时,我们必须注意到城乡地区的经济发展还是不平衡的。 - Thousands turned out to view the Thanksgiving Day parade.
成千上万的人们出来观看感恩节游行。 - I don't think you view the matter in the right light.
我认为你对这问题的看法不对。 - Did you view/watch that TV play last night?
昨晚你看了那个电视剧了吗?
(12) ①glance意为“瞥见,匆匆一看”,侧重于很快地看,多与at连用。
- He glanced at the envelope and recognized his uncle's handwriting.
他看了一眼信封,就认出了他叔叔的笔迹。 - She glanced out of the window at the serene sky.
她透过窗户,看了一眼静谧的天空。
②glance有时与about, round/around连用,表示“向四处看了看,往各处看看”:
- She glanced about, and saw Mary in earnest conversation with a young man.
她向周围看了看,看见玛丽正与一个年轻男子进行认真的交谈。 - Perhaps you might like to glance around the campus here.
也许你想在校园里四下看看。
③glance back是“回头看了一下”。
- He glanced back to see if somebody was following.
他回头看了看是否有人在跟踪。
④glance through/over是“匆匆看一遍”。
- As a conscientious parent, she always glanced over/through her daughter's homework and signed it.
作为一位非常认真的家长,她总是要看完女儿的家庭作业,才在上面签名。
⑤glance用作名词,可与其他动词组成词组,如:throw a curious glance(at)(奇怪地看了一眼);steal a glance(at)(偷看一眼);take a glance at the newspaper(浏览一下报纸);give somebody an admiring glance(钦羡地看某人一眼)。
(13) eye作动词时表示“观看,定睛看,望着”,用作及物动词。
- He eyed me with suspicion.
他怀疑地看着我。 - She eyed me up and down.
她从上到下打量着我。