"look out of"是英语中常见的动词短语,核心含义是"从...(内部)向外看",强调"透过某个具体的位置/物体(如窗户、门、汽车等)向外观察"的动作。
表示"从某个封闭/半封闭空间的出口(如窗户、门、阳台等)向外看",突出"透过...看外面"的动作。
"look out of"是及物动词短语,后面必须接表示"观察出口"的名词(即"of"的宾语),说明"从哪里向外看"。常见搭配的名词有:
窗户:window
门:door
阳台:balcony
汽车/火车窗户:car/train window
舷窗:porthole(船/飞机的窗户)
肯定句:She looked out of the window and saw a rainbow.(她从窗户向外看,看到了一道彩虹。)
否定句:He didn't look out of the car window during the trip—he was sleeping.(旅行中他没从汽车窗户往外看——他在睡觉。)
疑问句:Did you look out of the balcony this morning?(你今早从阳台向外看了吗?)
进行时:The child is looking out of the door, waiting for his mom.(孩子正从门口向外看,等着妈妈回来。)
look out:单独使用时是警示语,意为"小心!留神!"(如:Look out! There's a bike coming! 小心!有辆自行车过来了!)
look out of:必须加宾语,强调"从...向外看"的动作(如:Look out of the window—there's a cat! 从窗户往外看——有只猫!)
"look out of"的关键是"透过某个具体位置看外面",结构为"look out of + 具体出口/位置名词",是描述"向外观察"动作的常用表达。