look-around

look-around — phrasal verb

  • look-aroundbase form
  • look-arounds3rd person singular
  • look-arounding-ing form
  • look-aroundedpast simple

1. to walk through a building, town, or other area while looking at what is there,

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釋義

to walk through a building, town, or other area while looking at what is there, usually to decide if you like it or to learn more about it

例句

Amara and Diego looked around the flat, then told the landlord they would take it.

collocation: look around + [property] for evaluation

Chen looked around the art gallery for nearly an hour before choosing a painting to buy.

phrasal verb with time duration: look around [place] for [time]

同義詞
  • explore

    suggests a more thorough, curious investigation of a place

  • browse

    specifically about looking at goods in a shop or market without a firm intention to buy

  • wander around

    emphasises walking without a fixed plan or purpose

文法句型

look around [place]

look around for [time period]

用法筆記

In British English, look round is equally common. This sense does not take a direct object meaning 'a lost item' — searching for a specific object uses the different pattern look around for + [item].

常見錯誤

❌We looked around and around the museum but could not find the exit.
✅We looked around the museum but could not find the exit.
💡'Around and around' implies circling repeatedly; do not duplicate 'around' after the phrasal verb.
❌She looked around her keys everywhere in the house.
✅She looked around the house for her keys.
💡When the purpose is searching for a lost item, use 'look around [place] for [item]', not 'look around [item]'.