跟五官及表情相關的動詞最能使得表達更豐富,如果我們在這些字上多下一點功夫,我們的表達能力可以瞬間提升。基礎學習者至少要把see, look, watch, stare分清楚。
- To see 看。這是感官能力,只要睜開眼睛就「看見」了,無論有沒有認真看。
Every day, we open our eyes and see a lot of colors in the world. - To look 認真看。想看清楚是甚麼東西時用的字。
⭐通常搭配適當介係詞look at, look for, look into…
Look at the house. There is a cat on the roof. - To watch 注視,觀賞。觀賞時的「看」,看著移動中的事物的「看 」 。
Nature lovers often go to the mountain and watch different kinds of birds fly over. - To stare 盯著看。stare指的是長時間盯著看,通常令人不愉快的看著。
⭐通常搭配適當介係詞stare at…
Don’t stare at people. It is impolite. - To glance 迅速掃描。想快速看完所有的內容。
⭐通常搭配介係詞glance around, glance through, glance at…
May walked into the room and glanced around to see who was there. - To glimpse 瞥見,迅速地看。 就是我們平常走在路上看東西模式,沒有特定目的。
⭐可搭配介係詞,但也可以直接加受詞。
Dad glimpsed at my new dress and smiled.
The sailors glimpsed land througth the thick fog. - To gaze 凝視,盯著看 ,(因驚奇、羡慕或心不在焉) 長時間凝視。
⭐通常搭配介係詞gaze at, gaze over…
Jack gazed at Jill as if they hadn’t seen each other for years. - To squint 瞇起眼看。站在大太陽底下看東西時的狀況。
The scientist squinted through the telescope.
Jane squinted her eyes when the light was suddenly turned on. - To peek 窺視,偷看。看東西時怕被人發現的那種「看」。
⭐通常搭配介係詞peek at, peek over…
I saw him peeking at the answers on Jane’s test paper.
The boy peeked at his birthday presents while making a wish. - To peep (通常指透過小孔或遮蔽物) 窺視,偷看。Peeping Tom偷窺者。
Someone was peeping out through the curtains.
The man peeped through the keyhole to see what was inside.
