| 释义 |
stare
I. \ˈsta(a)](ə)r, ˈste], ]ə\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English staren, from Old English starian; akin to Middle Dutch staren to stare, Old High German starēn, Old Norse stara to stare, Latin strenuus active, strenuous, Greek stereos solid, Lithuanian starinti to stiffen; basic meaning: stiff
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to look fixedly often with wide-open eyes (as in fear, wonder, surprise, or impudence) : fasten an earnest and prolonged gaze on an object or look blankly into space
< he stared into her eyes — Clarissa F. Cushman >
< staring into the darkness beyond the circle of light — Sherwood Anderson >
b. archaic : to glare in anger or madness
2.
a. : to have a blank empty appearance
< staring rows of ghostly blue factory windows — American Guide Series: Michigan >
b. : to show oneself conspicuously
< loneliness … stares between the lines of this volume — V.S.Pritchett >
< staring white benches against the green — Fletcher Steele >
3.
a. of hair : to stand on end : bristle
b. : to appear rough and lusterless — used of the coat of an animal out of condition
transitive verb
1. : to have an effect upon by staring
< uncertain whether to stare the eye out of its hole — Christopher Isherwood >
2. : to look at with a searching or earnest overall gaze
< a fat old lady … with the most extraordinary insolence stared him up and down — H.J.Kaplan >
Synonyms: see gaze
•
- stare one in the face
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from staren, v.
1. archaic : a state of fear or amazement
2. : the act or an instance of staring : a prolonged fixed gaze (as of fear, astonishment, or admiration)
III. noun
(plural stares also stare)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stær — more at starling
archaic : starling |