"look around" 是一个不及物动词短语(有时可后接宾语或介词短语),核心含义围绕“用视觉扫描周围环境或目标”,具体可分为3类常见用法:
强调“转动视线查看周围的空间/事物”,通常用于进入新环境、确认周围情况时。
When you enter a new room, it's natural to look around to get your bearings.(进入新房间时,环顾四周熟悉环境是很自然的。)
She looked around the café to see if her friend had arrived yet.(她环顾咖啡馆,看朋友是否已经到了。)
用于描述“花时间走访、查看某个地方(如城市、景区、商店等)”,强调“随意或系统地浏览”。
We spent the morning looking around the historic old town.(我们花了一上午游览这座历史悠久的老城区。)
Do you want to look around the mall before we go home?(回家前要不要逛逛商场?)
后常接介词 for,表示“为了找到某事物而四处查看”,相当于“search for”的口语化表达。
I'm looking around for a new apartment—my current one is too small.(我在找新公寓——现在的太小了。)
Let's look around the garage for the missing tool.(我们去车库找找丢失的工具吧。)
用于“为了做出决定而仔细检查某物/某地”(如买房、选商品时)。
Before buying the house, we need to look around thoroughly to check for any damage.(买房前,我们得仔细检查一遍,看看有没有损坏。)
"look around" 是不及物短语,若需接“查看的对象/地点”,需在后面直接加名词(因 "around" 可作介词):
✔️ Look around the museum.(参观博物馆)
❌ Look around to the museum.(错误)
若表示“寻找某物”,需加介词 for:look around for sth.
look about(与 look around 几乎同义,更偏向“快速环顾”)
scan the surroundings(更正式,“扫描周围环境”)
综上,"look around" 是一个非常实用的口语短语,覆盖“看环境、逛地方、找东西”等日常场景,结合上下文很容易理解~