stared
stared — verb
- staredpresent simple I / you / we / they
- stareds3rd person singular
- stareding-ing form
- starededpast simple
1. to keep your eyes wide open and direct them steadily at someone or something for
to keep your eyes wide open and direct them steadily at someone or something for quite a while, usually because you feel very surprised, scared, or are thinking deeply about something
Arjun stared at the maths problem for several minutes before he understood it.
stare + at + noun phrase for a period of time
The children stared in wonder as the magician pulled a white rabbit from his hat.
stare + in + emotion (wonder / surprise / disbelief)
Fatima stared out the train window while thinking about her job interview.
When the power went out, Mei-Lin stared into the darkness and listened carefully.
Kwame stared at his phone screen, unable to believe the news he had just read.
- gaze
softer and more admiring than 'stare'; implies looking steadily with interest or affection rather than surprise
- glare
a hostile or angry version of staring, with a sharper and more aggressive facial expression
- peer
suggests difficulty seeing and a need to look more carefully, not necessarily with wide eyes
- glance
a very quick, brief look — the opposite of a long, fixed gaze
文法句型
stare + at + noun phrase (person or thing being looked at)
stare + into + noun phrase (space, distance, darkness)
用法筆記
Frequently used with the preposition 'at' to indicate the target of the gaze. The subject's eyes are typically described as being wide open, which distinguishes 'stare' from 'gaze' or 'glance'.
常見錯誤
stared — noun
1. a long, steady look at someone or something with the eyes opened wide, often sho
a long, steady look at someone or something with the eyes opened wide, often showing surprise, fear, deep thought, or strong interest
Diego gave the waiter a cold stare when the wrong dish arrived.
give someone a stare — typical verb + noun pattern
Sofia met her neighbour's stare and quickly looked away with embarrassment.
meet someone's stare — reciprocal gaze pattern
The old cat's long stare made the puppy stop barking and back away.
Nora fixed an icy stare on the salesperson who had been rude to her grandmother.
- glance
a brief, quick look, the opposite of a long, sustained stare
文法句型
a + stare
give someone a stare
with a stare
用法筆記
Typically singular. The noun usually requires a determiner (a, the, her, that) and is often modified by an adjective (blank stare, icy stare, cold stare, hard stare). The verb 'give' is a common collocator: 'give someone a stare'.