stared
stared — 動詞
- 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
凝視；盯
長時間睜大眼睛看
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.
Arjun 盯著那數學題看了好幾分鐘，才終於理解了解法。
stare + at + noun phrase for a period of time
The children stared in wonder 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 (wonder / surprise / disbelief)
Fatima stared out the train window while thinking about her job interview.
Fatima 凝視著車窗外，一邊想著工作面試的事情。
When the power went out, Mei-Lin stared into the darkness and listened carefully.
停電以後，Mei-Lin 凝視著黑暗，仔細聽著周圍的動靜。
Kwame stared at his phone screen, unable to believe the news he had just read.
Kwame 盯著手機螢幕，不敢相信自己剛剛讀到的新聞。
- 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 — 名詞
1. a long, steady look at someone or something with the eyes opened wide, often sho
注視；凝望
長時間睜眼注視的動作
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.
Diego 冷冷地瞪了服務生一眼，因為送來的菜不對。
give someone a stare — typical verb + noun pattern
Sofia met her neighbour's stare and quickly looked away with embarrassment.
Sofia 對上了鄰居的目光，隨即尷尬地轉開了視線。
meet someone's stare — reciprocal gaze pattern
The old cat's long stare made the puppy stop barking and back away.
老貓長長的一瞪，讓小狗停止吠叫，退了開來。
Nora fixed an icy stare on the salesperson who had been rude to her grandmother.
Nora 冷冷地盯著那位對她祖母態度無禮的店員。
- 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'.