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look /lʊk/ Most idioms containing look are at the entries for the nouns or adjectives in the idioms, for example look your age is at age . 大多数含 look 的习语列在该类习语中的名词或形容词相关词条下,如 look your age 在词条 age 下。 ► SEE ALLby/from the look(s) of it/thingslook badnot look goodlook goodlook here!look sb up and down(not) look yourselfnot be much to look atto look at sb/sthby the look of sb/sth ●by/from the ˈlook(s) of it/things (informal) judging from the way things seem to be 从外表看;看样子◆From the look of it, there’s going to be another war. 看样子又要打仗了。◆By the looks of things, we’re going to be late. 看样子我们要迟到了。●look ˈbad●not look ˈgood1. (of behaviour 行为) give a bad impression 看上去举止不佳;失礼,不得体◆It will look bad if you don’t go to the meeting. 你不去开会就不太好。◆It doesn’t look good if you forget people’s names. 忘记别人的名字可不太礼貌。2. suggest probable failure, problems, etc. 看上去可能发生不好的事;预示失败(或出问题等)◆Things don’t look good for the economy at the moment. 目前的经济形势看起来不妙。●look ˈgoodshow success or that sth good might happen 看上去不错;看来充满希望;看好◆This year’s sales figures are looking good. 今年的销售数字看上去不错。●ˌlook ˈhere! (old-fashioned) used when you are going to say sth important to sb and you are annoyed or angry (用于某人生气时,让人注意听要说的话)听着◆Look here, I’ve been waiting to be served for half an hour. The service here is terrible. 喂,我已经等了半个小时了,怎么没人理我,这里的服务真是糟透了!◆Look here, I paid a lot of money for this car. I certainly didn’t expect it to break down after a month. 喂,我买这辆车花了很多钱,当然不想它一个月后就出故障。●look sb ˌup and ˈdown (informal) openly look at sb from head to foot in a way that makes them feel embarrassed 公然上下打量,审视(某人)◆When I started working there, I could feel people looking me up and down and wondering what I was like. 刚到那里工作时,我感觉到人们都在仔细打量我,想知道我是何许人也。●(not) look yourˈself (informal) (not) look as healthy as you normally do 气色(不)像往常那样好;看来(不)如常◆She wasn’t looking herself at all yesterday. 她昨天气色很不好。◆He looks more himself this morning. His temperature’s come right down. 今天早上他气色好多了,体温也降下来了。●not be much to ˈlook at (informal) not be very attractive 相貌平平;不起眼◆The boat is not much to look at but it’s easy to sail. 这条船看上去不起眼,但是非常好用。◆He’s not much to look at, but he’s got a great sense of humour. 他相貌平平,却很有幽默感。●to ˈlook at sb/sth●by the ˈlook of sb/sth (informal) judging from the way sb/sth appears 从外观判断;看起来◆To look at him, you wouldn’t think he was the richest person in the country. 从他的外表看,你想不到他是全国首富。◆To look at them, you’d never imagine that they tasted so delicious. 从外观看,谁也想不到它们如此美味。 |