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

b. to look as if (also though).

(a) With following clause. To suggest by appearance that something is the case. Formerly also †to look as.

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the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > render similar to [verb (transitive)] > look as if or appear to be

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c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) l. 1092 (MED) Jn herte he gynneþ fecche mood And lokeþ as he were wood.

a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 233 He leuket as he culd lern tham a.

1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 2nd Pt. sig. G8^v The houses burnt, wil looke as if they mourn'd.

1611 B. Jonson Catiline iv. sig. L3 Looke they, as they were built to shake the world?

1656 New Case put to Old Lawyer 7 Three or four..decayed followers, who looked as though they had been Prison-powder'd.

1700 J. Dryden Flower & Leaf in Fables 385 I took the way, Which through a Path, but scarcely printed, lay;..And look'd, as lightly press'd, by Fairy Feet.

1789 Walker's Hibernian Mag. Jan. 44/2 His blood vessels looked as though they would burst with plenitude.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. v. i. 279 Pedro was dumb-founded, and looked as if he could not help it.

1898 F. Montgomery Tony i. 9 She looked as if she were thoroughly bored.

1939 W. S. Maugham Christmas Holiday iii. 78 With his hair all tousled he looks as if he was sixteen.

1982 ‘L. Cody’ Bad Company x. 64 She looked as if she was enjoying herself.

2012 S. Townsend Woman who went to Bed for Year i. 2 A Clara Bow mouth that always looked as though she were about to speak.

(b) With indefinite subject and following clause, as it looks (or things look) as if, etc.: it appears as though, seems likely that (something is the case).

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1655 Bp. J. Taylor Vnum Necessarium Ep. Ded. A5 It looks as if men had no designe in the world, but to be suffered to die quietly.

1700 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical ix. 91 It looks as if Physicians learnt their Gibberish for no other purpose, than to embroil what they do not understand.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 11 It looks to me as if I were in a great crisis.

1830 S. E. Dwight Life President Edwards xxvii. 523 It looked as though the great struggle was over.

1892 St. Nicholas Mag. 14 538/1 It looked as if there was going to be a free fight.

1927 Rattle of Theta Chi Jan. 66/2 With the coming of track and basketball next quarter things look as if we would have a new number a little nearer the top.

1955 E. Hillary High Adventure vi. 102 Now it looked as though they might have done it.

2004 Daily Tel. 1 Apr. 28/5 After five years in the job, it looked as if he would lose out on another key promotion.

单词	to look as if
释义	> as lemmas to look as if (also though) b. to look as if (also though). (a) With following clause. To suggest by appearance that something is the case. Formerly also †to look as. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > render similar to [verb (transitive)] > look as if or appear to be to look as ifc1400 c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) l. 1092 (MED) Jn herte he gynneþ fecche mood And lokeþ as he were wood. a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 233 He leuket as he culd lern tham a. 1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 2nd Pt. sig. G8^v The houses burnt, wil looke as if they mourn'd. 1611 B. Jonson Catiline iv. sig. L3 Looke they, as they were built to shake the world? View more context for this quotation 1656 New Case put to Old Lawyer 7 Three or four..decayed followers, who looked as though they had been Prison-powder'd. 1700 J. Dryden Flower & Leaf in Fables 385 I took the way, Which through a Path, but scarcely printed, lay;..And look'd, as lightly press'd, by Fairy Feet. 1789 Walker's Hibernian Mag. Jan. 44/2 His blood vessels looked as though they would burst with plenitude. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. v. i. 279 Pedro was dumb-founded, and looked as if he could not help it. 1898 F. Montgomery Tony i. 9 She looked as if she were thoroughly bored. 1939 W. S. Maugham Christmas Holiday iii. 78 With his hair all tousled he looks as if he was sixteen. 1982 ‘L. Cody’ Bad Company x. 64 She looked as if she was enjoying herself. 2012 S. Townsend Woman who went to Bed for Year i. 2 A Clara Bow mouth that always looked as though she were about to speak. (b) With indefinite subject and following clause, as it looks (or things look) as if, etc.: it appears as though, seems likely that (something is the case). ΚΠ 1655 Bp. J. Taylor Vnum Necessarium Ep. Ded. A5 It looks as if men had no designe in the world, but to be suffered to die quietly. 1700 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical ix. 91 It looks as if Physicians learnt their Gibberish for no other purpose, than to embroil what they do not understand. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 11 It looks to me as if I were in a great crisis. View more context for this quotation 1830 S. E. Dwight Life President Edwards xxvii. 523 It looked as though the great struggle was over. 1892 St. Nicholas Mag. 14 538/1 It looked as if there was going to be a free fight. 1927 Rattle of Theta Chi Jan. 66/2 With the coming of track and basketball next quarter things look as if we would have a new number a little nearer the top. 1955 E. Hillary High Adventure vi. 102 Now it looked as though they might have done it. 2004 Daily Tel. 1 Apr. 28/5 After five years in the job, it looked as if he would lose out on another key promotion. extracted from lookv. < as lemmas
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