leer

IPA/lɪə(r)/
IPA/lɪr/

leer — verb

  • leerpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • leershe / she / it
  • leeredpast simple
  • leering-ing form

1. to direct an offensive, sexually suggestive stare at someone, making the person

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

to direct an offensive, sexually suggestive stare at someone, making the person feel uncomfortable, threatened, or degraded

例句

A man at the bar leered at Heloísa until the bartender stopped him.

leer at + person — basic prepositional pattern

Tariq noticed his supervisor leering at the new assistant during the meeting.

同義詞
  • ogle

    also means to look with sexual interest, but can be flirtatious rather than threatening

  • sneer

    expresses contempt or mockery, not sexual interest, and involves curling the lip

反義詞
  • look away

    to deliberately turn your eyes from someone, the opposite of staring at them

  • avert one's eyes

    formal; to turn your gaze away out of respect or politeness

文法句型

leer at someone

用法筆記

Intransitive only; the person being looked at must follow the preposition 'at'. The subject is usually — though not always — masculine.

常見錯誤

❌He leered her from across the room.
✅He leered at her from across the room.
💡The verb 'leer' is intransitive and always needs 'at' before the object.
❌She leered at the cake in the window.
✅She looked hungrily at the cake in the window.
💡'Leer' implies sexual or unpleasant interest in a person, not general desire for food or objects.

leer — noun