look等短语用法阐述.doc

Look等短语用法详解 ?1. look about [around] (1) 环顾四周。如： The man kept looking about. 这个人不停地环顾四周。 (2) 随便看，到处看。如： A：What can I do for you, madam? 夫人，想买什么吗? B：No, I’m just looking around. 不是，只是随便看看。 (3) 到处寻找。如： I’m looking about for a house. 我在找一座房子。 (4) 仔细考虑。如： Look about carefully before making the decision. 先仔细考虑，然后再作决定。 2. look after 照顾，照料，关心。如： I can look after myself. 我能照顾自己。 Who is looking after the luggage? 谁在照看行李? 3. look at (1) 看……，注视……。如： He looked at me and smiled. 他望着我笑了。 Look at him jump [jumping]. 请看他跳。 (2) 看待。如： That’s the way I look at it. 我就是那样看待它的。 (3) 考虑(多用于含有否定意义的句子)。如： They refused to look at my suggestion. 他们拒不考虑我的建议。 (4) 检查。如： He came to look at the drainage. 他是来检查排水设备的。 4. look back (1) 回顾，回想。如： I still shudder when I look back on the past. 想起过去，我仍然不寒而栗。 (2) 停滞，畏缩，倒退(通常用于否定句)。如： From this time on, he never looked back. 从此以后，他便不断进步。 5. look down on [upon] 看不起，瞧不起。如： You shouldn’t look down upon the poor. 你不应该瞧不起穷人。 She likes tennis, but looks down on football. 她喜欢网球，但轻视足球。 6. look for (1) 寻找。如： I’ve looked for it everywhere. 我到处找过它了。 You are looking for trouble. 你是在自找麻烦。 (2) 期待，指望。如： We shall be looking for an improvement in your work this term. 我们期待你这学期学习进步。 It’s too soon yet to look for results. 现在就指望有结果，未免为时过早。 7. look forward to 期待，盼望。如： We’re looking forward to hearing from you. 我们盼望收到你的来信。 The children are looking forward to your visit. 孩子们都盼望着你的到来。 注：该结构中的 to 是介词，不是不定式符号，所以其后接动词时要用动名词，而不用动词原形。 8. look in (顺便)来访。如： Why don’t you look in (on) me next time you’re in town? 你下次进城来顺便来串串门好吗? I may look in at the party on my way home. 我回家时可能顺便到聚会处去看看。 9. look into 调查，研究，了解。如： We’ll look into that right away. 我们会马上调查此事。 The police are looking into the cause of the accident. 警方正调查事故原因。 10. look like (1) 看起来象。如： He looks like your brother. 他看上去象你哥哥。 What does he look like? 他长相如何? He looks like an honest man. 看来他象个老实人。 (2) 好象要，似乎要。如： It looks like rain [raining]. 好象要下雨了。 He looks like winning. 好象他要赢了。 11. look on (1) 旁观。如： No, I’m not playing; I’m just