| 单词 | to look about one |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto look about one 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. E1v, 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. < as lemmas |
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