词组 | stare |
释义 | verb | noun stare1 /steə $ ster/ verb to look at someone or something for a long timeadverbsstare hard/intently (=very steadily, with a lot of attention) She stared hard at him, as if she couldn’t believe he was there.stare fixedly (=without moving your head or eyes) He refused to look at me, staring fixedly out of the window.stare blankly (=without emotion, understanding, or interest) The child stared blankly at the teacher.stare unseeingly/blindly literary (=not noticing anything, although your eyes are open) She sat on the bed, staring unseeingly at the wall.stare vacantly (=seeming not to notice or be thinking anything) The man was staring vacantly at the fire.stare moodily (=rather unhappily) One customer was staring moodily into his glass.prepositionsstare at sth/sb She didn’t say anything; she simply stared at me with her mouth open.phrasesstare in disbelief/horror/amazement etc He stared in disbelief at the newspaper headline.stare into space (=look for a long time at nothing) The kids just lie on the sofa staring into space.stand and stare People just stood and stared as the building collapsed before their eyes. verb | noun stare2 /steə $ ster/ noun a long steady look at someone or somethingverbsgive sb a stare The detective gave her a long stare.fix sb with a stare literary (=stare at someone) He fixed her with a cool stare.return sb’s stare (=stare back at them) I returned his stare and he looked away.meet sb’s stare (=look back at them) She met his angry stare calmly.adjectivesa hard stare (=very steady, with a lot of attention) As he passed, he gave us a hard stare.a long stare The man fixed him with a long deliberate stare.a blank stare (=showing no emotion, understanding, or interest) Mention his name and you get mostly blank stares.a vacant stare (=seeming not to notice or be thinking anything) She was gazing out of the window with a vacant stare.a fixed/unwavering/unblinking stare (=with your eyes not moving at all) His unwavering stare was making me feel uneasy.a cold/stony/hostile stare (=unfriendly) I smiled and said “hello” but only got a cold stare.a curious/inquisitive stare (=showing that you want to find out information) As a new arrival in the village, you will probably receive a few curious stares. |
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