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单词 look-on
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phrasal verb
If you look on while something happens, you watch it happening without taking part yourself.
About 150 local people looked on in silence as the two coffins were taken into thechurch. [VERB PARTICLE]
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look on

or look upon
phrasal verb
If you look on or look upon someone or something in a particular way, you think of them in that way.
A lot of people looked on him as a healer. [V P n + as]
A lot of people look on it like that. [V P n prep/adv]
Employers look favourably on applicants who have work experience. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
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look on in British English

verb (intransitive)
1. (adverb)
to be a spectator at an event or incident
2.  Also: look upon (preposition)
to consider or regard
she looked on the whole affair as a joke
he looks on his mother-in-law with disapproval
Derived forms
looker-on (ˌlooker-ˈon)
noun

look on in American English

1. 
to be an observer or spectator
2. 
to consider; regard (as)
they looked on her as a born leader
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Examples of 'look on' in a sentence
look on

You were staring at the marina with a sad look on your face.
St. James, Ian FINAL RESORT
Graham sat down on the nearest banquette, a puzzled look on his face.
MacNeill, Alistair ALASTAIR MCLEAN'S 'NIGHT WATCH'
Everyone preferred to be glad for her; everyone wanted to look on the bright side.
Gee, Maggie LOST CHILDREN
Once she saw the grim look on her friend's face, she expected the worst.
Phillip Margolin TIES THAT BIND (2003)

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