“look at”是英语中高频基础短语,核心含义围绕“视觉关注”,但根据语境可延伸出不同用法,以下是详细解析:
1、 最核心:看;瞧(指向具体的人/物发出“看”的动作,强调“将目光投向某物”)
2、 延伸:审视;检查(更仔细、专注地看,带有“评估/核对”的意味)
3、 抽象:考虑;看待(引申为“从某种角度思考/评判某事”)
“look at”是及物动词短语(需接宾语),常见搭配如下:
直接指向“看的对象”,强调动作本身。
Look at that cute dog!(看那只可爱的狗!)
She looked at me and said nothing.(她看着我,什么也没说。)
What are you looking at?(你在看什么?)
可加副词(carefully, closely等)或介词短语(with...),说明“怎么看”。
The teacher looked at the student’s essay carefully.(老师仔细审视学生的作文。)
He looked at the map with confusion.(他困惑地看着地图。)
Look at the blackboard straight!(直视黑板!)
此时“look at”不再是字面的“看”,而是“从某种角度思考/评判”。
How do you look at this problem?(你怎么看待这个问题?)
We need to look at the plan from a practical angle.(我们需要从实际角度考虑这个计划。)
Don’t look at it as a failure—see it as a lesson.(别把它当成失败,要当成教训。)
look at oneself in the mirror:照镜子
eg. She looked at herself in the mirror and fixed her hair.(她照镜子整理头发。)
look at sb. straight in the eye:直视某人的眼睛(表示真诚/坚定)
eg. He looked me straight in the eye and told the truth.(他直视我的眼睛说出了真相。)
look at the time:看看时间(通常用来提醒“时间不早了”)
eg. Oh, look at the time! I need to leave now.(哦,看看时间!我得走了。)
不能省略“at”:“look”是不及物动词,后面接宾语时必须加“at”,否则语法错误!
❌ 错误:Look the picture.
✅ 正确:Look at the picture.
否定/疑问形式:
否定:Don’t look at your phone in class.(上课别玩手机。)
疑问:Are you looking at me?(你在看我吗?)
“look at”的本质是“将目光/注意力投向某处”,从字面的“看物体”到抽象的“看问题”,核心都是“聚焦”。结合语境灵活使用,就能掌握它的全部用法~