“张望”常见的英文表达是 “look around” 或 “peer around/about” ,具体使用取决于语境和想要表达的细微差别:
look around:
这是一个较为常用且通用的表达,强调在周围环境中查看、观察,通常带有随意或寻找某物的意味。
例如:He looked around the room to see if anyone was there.(他环顾房间,看看是否有人在。)
peer around/about:
“peer”有“眯起眼睛看;仔细看;窥视”的意思,“peer around/about”更强调费力地、仔细地或偷偷地张望,常带有好奇、探究或隐秘的意味。
例如:She peered around the corner to see if the coast was clear.(她从墙角偷偷张望,看看周围是否安全。)