stare
stare — 動詞
- starepresent simple I / you / we / they
- stareshe / she / it
- staredpast simple
- staring-ing form
1. to fix your eyes steadily on a person or thing without moving them away, keeping
注視；凝視
長時間睜大眼睛專注地看
to fix your eyes steadily on a person or thing without moving them away, keeping your eyes wide open — often because you feel surprised, shocked, curious, or absorbed in thought
Ingrid stared at the old photograph for several minutes, trying to recognise the faces.
Ingrid 盯著那張舊照片看了好幾分鐘，努力想認出照片裡的人。
stare + at + noun
The children stared in amazement as the magician pulled a white rabbit from his hat.
孩子們驚奇地瞪大眼睛，看著魔術師從帽子裡變出一隻白兔。
stare + in + emotion noun (amazement, shock, disbelief)
Nala sat on the bench, staring out at the ocean and thinking about what came next.
Nala 靜靜坐在長椅上，凝視著深色的大海，思考著自己的未來。
Ayesha noticed that Christopher was staring at him across the library and smiled.
Ayesha 注意到 Christopher 在圖書館另一頭盯著他看，於是露出了微笑。
stare + across + noun (space)
Eve stared blankly at the computer screen, unable to think of what to write next.
Eve 茫然地盯著電腦螢幕，完全想不出接下來該寫什麼。
- stare blankly
- stare intently
- stare hard
- stare in disbelief
- stare in shock
- stare in amazement
- stare at the wall
- stare into the distance
- stare out the window
文法句型
stare + at + noun/pronoun
stare + into + noun
stare + adverb (blankly, intently)
用法筆記
Patient is introduced by at or, for abstract directions, into (stare into the distance, stare into space). This sense is rarely used transitively except in fixed expressions like stare someone down.
常見錯誤
stare someone down
phrasal verbto look at someone so steadily and intensely that they become uncomfortable and look away first
瞪退對方
Eleni stared her opponent down across the chess table before making the first move.
The two dogs stood facing each other, each trying to stare the other down.
stare out
phrasal verbTo look at someone or something for a long time without looking away, often to show power or to make them feel uncomfortable.
瞪視
The cat stared out the window at the birds for hours.
Why did you stare out the stranger on the bus?
to be very obvious and easy to notice, especially after being missed for some time
顯而易見
The answer to the puzzle had been staring Hoa in the face all along, but she kept looking in the wrong place.
Sayaka could not believe she had missed such a simple mistake — it was staring her right in the face.
to be unable to avoid something unpleasant or dangerous that is about to happen
無法避免
After the company lost its biggest client, the manager knew they were staring bankruptcy in the face.
Sofia realised she was staring a long prison sentence in the face if the case went to trial.
stare — 名詞
- staresingular
- staresplural
1. a long, fixed look directed at someone or something, with the eyes wide open, of
瞪視；凝視
長時間睜大眼睛盯著看的動作
a long, fixed look directed at someone or something, with the eyes wide open, often showing surprise, shock, curiosity, or unfriendly interest
Henrik gave his brother a cold stare and left the room without a word.
Henrik 冷冷地瞪了他哥哥一眼，一句話也沒說就走出了房間。
give + a + adjective + stare
The dog sat still, fixing its owner with an expectant stare.
那隻狗靜靜坐著，用期待的眼神注視著主人，讓人很難不理會。
Emre felt uncomfortable under the suspicious stare of the security guard near the entrance.
Emre 在警衛懷疑的注視下感到很不自在。
under + a + adjective + stare
Ilan returned his colleague's angry stare with a calm smile, refusing to be intimidated.
Ilan 對同事憤怒的目光報以冷靜的微笑，絲毫不退縮。
return + a + stare
Sofia tried to ignore the rude stares from the next table, but her face turned red anyway.
Sofia 想假裝沒看到隔壁桌那些不禮貌的目光，但她的臉還是紅了。
- cold stare
- blank stare
- vacant stare
- suspicious stare
- angry stare
- give someone a stare
- fix someone with a stare
- return a stare
- under someone's stare
文法句型
a + adjective + stare
give/return + a + stare
用法筆記
Often paired with adjectives describing the emotion behind the look (cold, blank, vacant, angry, suspicious). The verb give + a + adjective + stare is a common collocation pattern.
常見錯誤
同根字
- staring形容詞B2
- starer名詞C1