glare
/ɡleər/ (bre, ipa) · /ɡler/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgler/ (ame, mw) · /ɡleə(r)/ (bre, ipa)
glare — 名詞
- glaresingular
- glaresplural
1. a fixed, angry way of looking at someone to show that you are annoyed with them
怒視
憤怒且長久的注視
a fixed, angry way of looking at someone to show that you are annoyed with them or strongly disagree with what they have done
The teacher shot a glare at the boy who was whispering during the exam.
老師對考試時交頭接耳的男生投去一道怒視。
collocation: shoot + a glare at someone
Fatima's mother gave her a glare when she tried to leave the table without finishing her vegetables.
Fatima 試圖沒吃完蔬菜就離開餐桌時，母親瞪了她一眼。
collocation: give + someone + a glare
A glare from the security guard was enough to send the teenagers walking the other way.
警衛的一道怒視就足以讓那群青少年轉身離開。
Carlos met his father's glare with a guilty look and quietly put the car keys back on the hook.
Carlos 用愧疚的表情迎接父親的怒視，默默把車鑰匙掛回鉤子上。
- stare
a long, fixed look that can show many emotions (curiosity, surprise, anger). Glare is always angry.
- scowl
an angry expression on someone's face, but not necessarily directed at a person. A glare is specifically aimed at someone.
- frown
a facial expression of worry or concentration, not as strong as a glare.
- smile
a friendly facial expression, opposite in emotion to a glare.
文法句型
a glare
give/shoot + someone + a glare
用法筆記
Usually describes a single, deliberate look. It is stronger than a stare — a glare always carries anger, disapproval, or hostility.
常見錯誤
2. a very strong, bright light that hurts your eyes or makes it hard to see
強光
刺眼且令人不適的光線
a very strong, bright light that hurts your eyes or makes it hard to see
The glare of the midday sun on the water was so strong that Priya had to close her eyes.
正午陽光在水面上的強光太強烈，Priya 不得不閉上眼睛。
pattern: the glare of + noun
Drivers often complain about the glare from oncoming headlights on dark country roads.
駕駛人經常抱怨在昏暗鄉間小路上對向車頭燈的強光。
pattern: glare from + noun
Yuki put on her sunglasses to protect her eyes from the glare bouncing off the fresh snow.
Yuki 戴上太陽眼鏡，保護眼睛免受新雪反射的強光傷害。
Special anti-reflective film on windows can cut down the glare of the afternoon sun in an office.
窗戶上的抗反射膜可以減弱午後陽光射進辦公室時的強光。
文法句型
the glare of + noun
glare from + noun
用法筆記
Commonly appears after 'of' (the glare of the sun) or 'from' (glare from car lights). The noun is usually uncountable; do not say 'a glare' when talking about light.
常見錯誤
glare — 動詞
- glarepresent simple I / you / we / they
- glareshe / she / it
- glaredpast simple
- glaring-ing form
1. to give off such a strong and unpleasant light that it is painful or difficult t
發出強光
光線強烈刺眼
to give off such a strong and unpleasant light that it is painful or difficult to look at
The summer sun glared down on the beach, forcing most visitors into the cool water.
夏日太陽強烈照射著沙灘，迫使大部分遊客躲進清涼的水裡。
pattern: sun + glares down
A single bare bulb glared from the ceiling of the small windowless room.
那間沒有窗戶的小房間天花板上，一顆裸露的燈泡發出刺眼的光。
Car headlights glared through the front window, casting strange shadows across the living room wall.
車頭燈穿過前窗發出刺眼光線，在客廳牆上投下奇怪的影子。
The desert sun glared so fiercely that the road ahead seemed to shimmer and disappear.
沙漠的陽光如此強烈刺眼，前方的道路似乎閃爍著消失了。
The spotlight glared onto the empty stage while the audience waited for the show to begin.
舞臺上的聚光燈強烈地照射著空蕩蕩的舞臺，觀眾則等待表演開始。
- blaze
to burn or shine very brightly, often with heat. Glare emphasises uncomfortable brightness more than heat.
- dazzle
to blind someone with light temporarily. Glare describes the quality of the light itself, not its effect on vision.
- beat down
a phrasal verb meaning the sun shines very hotly; more about heat than glare.
文法句型
[light source] + glares
glares + adverb (down, out)
用法筆記
Typically used of natural light sources (the sun) or artificial lights (headlights, spotlights). The verb is intransitive — you cannot 'glare something' in this sense.
2. to look at someone or something with your eyes wide open in a fixed, angry way,
瞪視
怒目注視；瞪眼看
to look at someone or something with your eyes wide open in a fixed, angry way, expressing strong annoyance or opposition
The librarian glared at the group of students who were laughing loudly near the bookshelves.
圖書館員對那群在書架旁大聲說笑的學生怒目而視。
pattern: glare at + someone (intransitive)
When the meeting ended, the manager glared his disapproval at the team who had missed every deadline.
會議結束時，經理用眼神向錯過所有截止日期的團隊表達了他的不滿。
transitive: glare + emotion noun (disapproval)
An elderly man in the front row glared back at the speaker and shook his head slowly.
前排一位老先生回瞪著演講者，並緩緩搖了搖頭。
Instead of shouting, the coach simply glared at the player who had broken the team rules.
教練沒有大吼大叫，只是瞪著那位違反隊規的選手。
- stare
to look fixedly at someone or something; can show curiosity or surprise, not necessarily anger.
- glower
to look angrily at someone, usually with a frown. Glower suggests a darker, more threatening expression than glare.
- scowl
to make a frowning expression of anger; can be directed at a person or just show general bad mood.
文法句型
glare at + someone
glare + emotion noun (anger, hatred, disapproval)
用法筆記
The most common pattern is glare at + person. The transitive use (glare + emotion, e.g. 'glared his anger') is literary; do not use it in everyday conversation. The intransitive pattern (glare at) works in all contexts.