ogle

IPA/ˈəʊɡl/
KK[ˈoɡəl]IPA/ˈəʊɡl/

ogle — verb

  • ogle,present simple I / you / we / they
  • oglepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • ogleshe / she / it
  • ogledpast simple
  • ogling-ing form

1. to keep looking at a person in a way that makes your sexual attraction to them u

1.動詞及物 / 不及物C1
釋義

to keep looking at a person in a way that makes your sexual attraction to them uncomfortably obvious

例句

A group of men stood at the bar, ogling every woman who walked past them.

transitive: ogling + direct object (every woman)

Kwame felt uncomfortable when he caught his neighbour ogling his wife at the barbecue.

passive construction: caught + someone + ogling

同義詞
  • leer at

    focuses more on the unpleasant sideways expression of the face rather than the act of staring

  • eye up

    British informal; similar meaning but can be less aggressive in tone

  • check out

    informal; broader meaning that can be neutral or sexual, less offensive than 'ogle'

反義詞
  • look away

    the deliberate opposite of staring at someone

  • ignore

    to pay no attention at all, the opposite of showing any interest

文法句型

ogle + someone

ogle at + someone

用法筆記

Usually carries a negative or disapproving tone. The continuous form (was ogling / were ogling) is very common because the action involves sustained looking.

常見錯誤

❌He was ogling to the woman at the party.
✅He was ogling the woman at the party.
💡'ogle' is transitive and does not take 'to' before the object.

ogle — noun