英语词汇“look about”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. intransitive. To direct one's sight in various directions in succession; to survey one's surroundings; to look here and there, let one's eyes wander. Occasionally: to do this while walking or moving around a place, in order to view or explore interesting features. Formerly also: †to be vigilant, to be on the lookout (obsolete). Cf. to look about one at Phrasal verbs 2.

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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (intransitive)] > look around

to look abouta1200

to look round?1505

to look around1600

skim1817

rubber1896

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > be vigilant or on one's guard [verb (intransitive)]

watcha1225

warea1325

bewarea1400

keepc1400

waitc1400

lay good waitc1440

to lie in great waitc1440

to look out?1553

to look about1599

awake1602

advigilate1623

to keep an eye open1651

perdue1656

to look sharp1680

waken1682

tout1699

to keep a sharp look-out1827

to keep one's weather-eye open1829

to keep (also have) an eye out1833

to keep one's eyes peeled1844

to watch out1845

to skin one's eyes1851

to have (also keep) one's eye on the ball1937

to watch one's back1949

a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 173 (MED) Þo wreches..lokeð up and dun and al abuten, and sen buuen hem godes wraððe.

c1300 (?c1225) King Horn (Laud) (1901) l. 1122 He loked al aboute [Cambr. lokede him abute, a1350 Harl. lokede aboute] Mid hys kelwe snowte.

c1330 Otuel (Auch.) (1882) l. 1048 (MED) He lokede a-bouten in eche side.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 11744 As þei to gider talkyng were þei loked aboute fer & nere.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xix. 669 The fox..Lukit about sum hoill to se.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) xx. 445 And whan rowlande was come out of the cave, he loked about for to know where they were.

c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) l. 347 She loked euer about as though she had be mad.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 613/2 I loke aboute, as one dothe that taketh the vewe of a place or contray.

1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iii. v. 40 The day is broke, be wary, looke about .

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. ii. l. 480 What is't a Spirit? Lord, how it lookes about .

1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 164 'Twas time to look about.

1801 W. Beattie Fruits Time Parings 40 He'll gang forth and look about, An' raise the lads, ye needno' dout, To yoke them to the flail.

1881 Daily Tel. 5 July 2/1 These crank and nimble spinners [i.e. racing yachts] give you no chance of looking about.

1904 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 22 Nov. 9/4 Billy Lavigne, the Seattle boxing promoter, who manages the affairs of Tommy Burns, went to Portland over a week ago to look about.

1958 L. Uris Exodus i. i. 9 The taxi pulled to a stop. The bellboy gathered in Mark's luggage. Mark paid off his driver and looked about.

2004 D. Peace GB 84 452/2 I look about and see Big Chris with his handkerchief out.

2. intransitive. With for, †after. To look in various directions or places in search of; to be in search of.

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the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] > search about for

to search out?a1400

to look about1536

to feel after ——?1557

study1561

to feel for ——1569

to look out for1578

to lay out1624

to look round1630

to lay about1755

prospect1854

roust1870

to look around1927

1536 tr. G. Gnapheus Myrrour for Syke sig. kii^v I loke aboute for the flesshe pottes of Egypte, wherupon I was wont to sytte.

1566 W. Adlington tr. Apuleius .XI. Bks. Golden Asse xxx. f. 75^v The Shepherdes (looking about for a cowe that they had lost).

1613 T. Potts Wonderfull Discov. Witches sig. Y2^v Looke about for her, and lay hold on her, for shee is in the house.

1678 T. Smith Remarks Manners of Turks 186 He..looks about for water.

1704 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World II. x. 395 Like the Man who..looks about after the Candle which he has all the while on his own Head.

1750 Student 1 No. 9. 323 The fidler..soon after enter'd..and then every man look'd about for his partner.

1840 Merchants' Mag. Oct. 306 Men begin to look about for the causes of a change which produces so disastrous an influence upon their fortunes.

1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 10 Aug. (1956) IV. 298 We looked about for the very Portuguese Synagogue where Spinoza was nearly assassinated.

1921 Boys' Life Aug. 31/3 Looking about for something to rekindle his pipe.

1951 H. Wouk Caine Mutiny (1952) v. xxx. 362 His heart was that of a frightened rabbit, looking about for succor with wide shining eyes.

2002 A. Haslett You are not Stranger Here? (2003) 150 They wandered into the barn looking about for something to do.

单词	look about
释义	> as lemmas to look about to look about 1. intransitive. To direct one's sight in various directions in succession; to survey one's surroundings; to look here and there, let one's eyes wander. Occasionally: to do this while walking or moving around a place, in order to view or explore interesting features. Formerly also: †to be vigilant, to be on the lookout (obsolete). Cf. to look about one at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (intransitive)] > look around to look abouta1200 to look round?1505 to look around1600 skim1817 rubber1896 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > be vigilant or on one's guard [verb (intransitive)] watcha1225 warea1325 bewarea1400 keepc1400 waitc1400 lay good waitc1440 to lie in great waitc1440 to look out?1553 to look about1599 awake1602 advigilate1623 to keep an eye open1651 perdue1656 to look sharp1680 waken1682 tout1699 to keep a sharp look-out1827 to keep one's weather-eye open1829 to keep (also have) an eye out1833 to keep one's eyes peeled1844 to watch out1845 to skin one's eyes1851 to have (also keep) one's eye on the ball1937 to watch one's back1949 a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 173 (MED) Þo wreches..lokeð up and dun and al abuten, and sen buuen hem godes wraððe. c1300 (?c1225) King Horn (Laud) (1901) l. 1122 He loked al aboute [Cambr. lokede him abute, a1350 Harl. lokede aboute] Mid hys kelwe snowte. c1330 Otuel (Auch.) (1882) l. 1048 (MED) He lokede a-bouten in eche side. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 11744 As þei to gider talkyng were þei loked aboute fer & nere. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xix. 669 The fox..Lukit about sum hoill to se. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) xx. 445 And whan rowlande was come out of the cave, he loked about for to know where they were. c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) l. 347 She loked euer about as though she had be mad. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 613/2 I loke aboute, as one dothe that taketh the vewe of a place or contray. 1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iii. v. 40 The day is broke, be wary, looke about . View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. ii. l. 480 What is't a Spirit? Lord, how it lookes about . View more context for this quotation 1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 164 'Twas time to look about. 1801 W. Beattie Fruits Time Parings 40 He'll gang forth and look about, An' raise the lads, ye needno' dout, To yoke them to the flail. 1881 Daily Tel. 5 July 2/1 These crank and nimble spinners [i.e. racing yachts] give you no chance of looking about. 1904 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 22 Nov. 9/4 Billy Lavigne, the Seattle boxing promoter, who manages the affairs of Tommy Burns, went to Portland over a week ago to look about. 1958 L. Uris Exodus i. i. 9 The taxi pulled to a stop. The bellboy gathered in Mark's luggage. Mark paid off his driver and looked about. 2004 D. Peace GB 84 452/2 I look about and see Big Chris with his handkerchief out. 2. intransitive. With for, †after. To look in various directions or places in search of; to be in search of. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] > search about for to search out?a1400 to look about1536 to feel after ——?1557 study1561 to feel for ——1569 to look out for1578 to lay out1624 to look round1630 to lay about1755 prospect1854 roust1870 to look around1927 1536 tr. G. Gnapheus Myrrour for Syke sig. kii^v I loke aboute for the flesshe pottes of Egypte, wherupon I was wont to sytte. 1566 W. Adlington tr. Apuleius .XI. Bks. Golden Asse xxx. f. 75^v The Shepherdes (looking about for a cowe that they had lost). 1613 T. Potts Wonderfull Discov. Witches sig. Y2^v Looke about for her, and lay hold on her, for shee is in the house. 1678 T. Smith Remarks Manners of Turks 186 He..looks about for water. 1704 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World II. x. 395 Like the Man who..looks about after the Candle which he has all the while on his own Head. 1750 Student 1 No. 9. 323 The fidler..soon after enter'd..and then every man look'd about for his partner. 1840 Merchants' Mag. Oct. 306 Men begin to look about for the causes of a change which produces so disastrous an influence upon their fortunes. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 10 Aug. (1956) IV. 298 We looked about for the very Portuguese Synagogue where Spinoza was nearly assassinated. 1921 Boys' Life Aug. 31/3 Looking about for something to rekindle his pipe. 1951 H. Wouk Caine Mutiny (1952) v. xxx. 362 His heart was that of a frightened rabbit, looking about for succor with wide shining eyes. 2002 A. Haslett You are not Stranger Here? (2003) 150 They wandered into the barn looking about for something to do. extracted from lookv. to look about —— to look about —— 1. intransitive. With objective pronoun used reflexively. to look about one: to turn one's gaze or attention to one's surroundings; to consider or take account of one's situation and circumstances; to be vigilant. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see or look [verb (reflexive)] > look around belookc1230 to look about ——c1300 umbeholda1400 umblooka1400 umheeda1400 the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > be cautious [verb (reflexive)] umbelooka1300 umseea1400 to look about ——1562 c1300 (?c1225) King Horn (Cambr.) (1901) l. 1081 (MED) He lokede him abute [Laud loked al aboute, a1350 Harl. lokede aboute] Wiþ his colmie snute. ?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 87 Sum of þam..er lukand douneward to þe erthe and will noȝt luke aboute þam. 1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope v. v Whanne the catte was vpon a tree he loked aboute hym and sawe how the dogges [etc.]. 1562 T. Cooper Answere Def. Truth Pref. sig. E1^v, in Apol. Priuate Masse A man maye thinke they had good cause to startle at the matter, and somewhat to loke aboute them, leste they seemed altogether carelesse. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) i. ii. 138 Master, master, looke about you: Who goes there? ha. View more context for this quotation 1666 G. Harvey Morbus Anglicus vii. 36 If upon these Signs you find a wasting of your flesh, then look about you. 1712 J. Arbuthnot Law is Bottomless-pit xii. 21 John began to think it high time to look about him. 1741 J. Ozell tr. P. de B. de Brantôme Spanish Rhodomontades 104 [They] had found the Enemy upon them, before they could look about 'em. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 173 At length he returned; and, without having a single week to look about him,..he was at once set to rule the state. 1891 Strand Mag. 2 482/1 He looked about him anxiously. 1911 Harper's Mag. Apr. 772/2 In the midst of this angry justifying of herself,..she stopped suddenly and looked about her. 1967 T. Wilder Eighth Day ii. 238 He rose and looked about him wildly. 2010 T. McCarthy C (2011) 219 He looks about him, embarrassed, before remembering that there's no one else around. 2. intransitive. To gaze around, survey (a room, etc.). Also: To survey one's surroundings while walking or moving around (a place) (now somewhat archaic). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > survey supervidec1475 to look about ——1489 lustre1541 supervise1541 surview1567 surveyc1595 lustrate1623 resurvey1726 rake1848 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) iii. 579 Men mycht se mony frely fute About ye cost, yar lukand. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 614/1 I loke aboute the contraye, je pourjecte le pais. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Richard III f. xxviij [He] leapte out of his bed and loked about the chambre. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) ii. iii. 249 Iago, looke with care about the Towne. View more context for this quotation 1696 Arraignm., Tryal, & Condemnation P. Cooke 49 Did you look about the Room to see whether there were any new Company? 1789 R. Cumberland Arundel I. xxii. 134 When I awaked I looked about the room, and hardly could persuade myself it was illusion. 1817 A. Plumptre Narr. Resid. in Ireland during Summer 1814 ii. 7 We had intended stopping a day to look about the town. 1886 F. H. Burnett Little Ld. Fauntleroy iv. 71 He looked about the broad hall, at the pictures and stags' antlers and curious things that ornamented it. 1904 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 1 401 I began to wonder where I could have seen the name, and looked about the desk. 1966 J. J. Phillips Mojo Hand 153 Mr. Talbert rubbed his hands again and looked about the room. 1997 J. Ryan Dismantling Mr Doyle x. 135 He looked about the place, calmed by how everything was as it always was. extracted from lookv. < as lemmas
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