| 释义 |
looking /ˈlʊkɪŋ/► SEE ALLbe just lookingbe looking over your shoulderbe looking to do sthlike looking for/trying to find a needle in a haystack
●be just ˈlookingused in a shop/store to say that you are not ready to buy sth （不想买）只是看一看◆‘Can I help you?’ ‘I’m just looking, thank you.’
“请问您要买什么？”“谢谢，我只是看看。”●be looking over your ˈshoulderbe anxious and have the feeling that sb is going to do sth unpleasant or harmful to you 小心提防；严密监视◆Many employees are looking over their shoulders, because jobs are at risk and nobody knows who’ll be next.
很多雇员都提心吊胆，因为公司在裁员，没人知道下一个会轮到谁。●be looking to do sthtry to find ways of doing sth 想方设法做某事◆The government is looking to reduce inflation.
政府正在想办法控制通货膨胀。●like looking for/trying to find a ˌneedle in a ˈhaystackvery difficult to find 大海捞针◆How can we ever find the quotation if you don’t even know what part of the book it comes from? It’ll be like looking for a needle in a haystack.你连这句话在书的哪部分都不知道，我们怎么找得到呢？这简直是大海捞针。 |