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单词 stares
释义

stare

1 of 2

verb

ˈster How to pronounce stare (audio)
stared; staring

intransitive verb

1
: to look fixedly often with wide-open eyes
2
: to show oneself conspicuously
the error stared from the page
3
of hair : to stand on end : bristle
also : to appear rough and lusterless

transitive verb

1
: to have an effect on by staring
2
: to look at with a searching or earnest gaze
starer noun

stare

2 of 2

noun

: the act or an instance of staring
a blank stare
Phrases
stare one in the face
: to be undeniably and forcefully evident or apparent

Synonyms

Verb

  • blink
  • gape
  • gawk
  • gawp [chiefly British]
  • gaze
  • goggle
  • peer
  • rubberneck

Noun

  • aspect [archaic]
  • eye
  • gape
  • gaze
  • regard
  • scrutiny
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Example Sentences

Verb She stared out the window. His mother told him not to stare. Noun They looked at me with accusing stares. caught the child's wide-eyed stare on film
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
When a business owner enters the Tank, there's a painfully awkward moment when the sharks stare at them. Janaya Wecker, Good Housekeeping, 9 Feb. 2023 My general response has been to stare placidly at these folks and decline to engage. Lizzy Acker, oregonlive, 17 Jan. 2023 To Google him is to stare straight into the stan-culture abyss. Vulture, 9 May 2022 And while the virtual ship featured a number of bars, my avatar was not able to order a drink or snack, and could only stand and stare – perhaps hungrily – in front of them. Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2022 Boy and tiger stare at each other, face close to face, before bending their heads to jointly devour a large sea turtle. Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Dec. 2022 People with this type of focal seizure may just stare into space and not react normally to their surroundings. Jordan Strickler, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2022 Some play and then suddenly stare blankly—at the floor, at the sky. Men's Health, 28 Nov. 2022 However, those leaders who are able to rise above any feelings of insecurity, who are willing to let their guard down and stare their imposter syndrome in the face, can encourage others to do the same and channel self-doubt in a more positive way. London Business School, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
Noun
With a deadpan stare, Sirianni needed just one word to answer and move on. Scott Thompson, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2023 Barrel-chested with a piercing stare, Sorvino always found ways to bring specificity and surprise to roles that might’ve seemed vague on the page — even when his characters were better described as controlled, contained, repressed. The Opera, Vulture, 27 July 2022 Everyone in the Dragonstone council room bends the knee, except Rhaenys, who gives a stone-cold stare. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 23 Oct. 2022 Karen O and Zauner are sitting in a studio in the Arts District, meeting in person for the first time and looking back on their text exchanges from around the period of that million-mile stare. Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2022 My pre-Florida, no-practice-watching, no-depth-chart, stare-at-the-roster-for-three-months prediction: 10-2. Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022 Bass is the type of leader who gets things done with a smile rather than a sneer or a threatening stare. George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2022 His emptiness and blank stare were not lost on the families in their victim impact statements. Dallas News, 14 Oct. 2022 A few feet to his left, point guard Reggie Jackson looked ahead with a thousand-yard stare, still in his blue uniform a half hour after the final buzzer had finally ended a night where little had gone right. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Old English starian; akin to Old High German starēn to stare, Greek stereos solid, Lithuanian starinti to stiffen

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

1553, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

stare

1 of 2 verb
ˈsta(ə)r How to pronounce stare (audio)
ˈste(ə)r
stared; staring
: to look hard and long often with wide-open eyes
stare at a stranger
starer noun

stare

2 of 2 noun
: the act or an instance of staring

stares 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stare
as in gazes
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise her friends stared in disbelief upon seeing her walking arm in arm with her ex-husband

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • gazes
  • gawks
  • glares
  • peers
  • gapes
  • gawps
  • rubbernecks
  • goggles
  • blinks
  • watches
  • glowers
  • leers
  • eyes
  • gloats
  • ogles
  • fixates
  • peruses
  • stares down
  • observes
  • studies
  • considers
  • outfaces
  • regards
  • outstares
  • pores (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • glances
  • peeks
  • peeps
  • scans
  • dips (into)
  • glimpses
  • browses
  • winks (at)
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stares

2 of 2

noun

plural of stare
as in eyes
a fixed intent look caught the child's wide-eyed stare on film

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • gazes
  • eyes
  • glares
  • gapes
  • regards
  • attentions
  • scrutinies
  • glowers
  • observations
  • watches
  • aspects
  • fixations
  • surveys
  • contemplations
  • inspections
  • studies
  • observances
  • examinations
  • perusals
  • surveillances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • glances
  • glimpses
  • flashes
  • sights
  • peeks
  • blinks
  • peeps
  • scans
  • stimes
  • ogles
  • oeillades
  • browses
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