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单词 gaze
释义 gaze
I. \ˈgāz\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English gasen, gazen, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect gasa to stare, Norwegian dialect gase fool, gasa to rush forward, and perhaps to Old Norse gassi reckless person, Icelandic, gander, Danish dialect gåse gander, Old Norse gās goose — more at goose
intransitive verb
: to fix the eyes in a steady and intent look : look with eagerness (as in admiration, wonder) or with studious attention
 < gazed delighted at the scurrying throng >
 < gazing after the slowly vanishing boat >
transitive verb
archaic : to view with attention : gaze on
Synonyms:
 gaze, gape, stare, glare, peer, and gloat can mean in common, but with marked differences, to look at long and attentively. gaze usually implies fixed and prolonged attention
  < gaze absently into the distance >
  < could only sigh, and gaze at her wonderingly — George Meredith >
  < she gazed into his faded blue eyes as if yearning to be understood — Joseph Conrad >
  gape usually implies an open-mouthed, often stupid, wonder
  < gape at an apparition in astonishment >
  < sit gaping at the spring sunshine >
  stare implies a fixed and direct, unwavering gaze
  < stare at a stranger impolitely >
  < stare at a TV screen >
  glare adds to stare the idea of intenseness, usually of fierceness or anger
  < he stared at her from doorways, and glared at her from passages as she went about with her partners; and the more he stared, the more taken was he — Rudyard Kipling >
  < glare at a disobedient child >
  < he put his paw on the prize, and glared across the water with a defiant growl — C.G.D.Roberts >
  peer suggests a looking closely or curiously, especially with partly closed eyes or from behind something
  < the haggard face … that peered at him out of the angle of the wall — Liam O'Flaherty >
  < we peered at the muddy waters through an intricate pattern of bridgework — David Fairchild >
  < she had peered at it keenly through her spectacles — Agnes S. Turnbull >
  gloat implies prolonged or frequent gazing upon something, usually with profound, often unholy satisfaction
  < there were residents of Boston who couldn't take their eyes from the passing carts, but stood and gloated — Kenneth Roberts >
  < as a boy he used to gloat in the Museum of Düsseldorf over the wood-carvings — G.G.Coulton >
  < spent hours gloating over his money >
II. noun
(-s)
1. archaic : an object gazed on
2.
 a. : act of looking fixedly
  < made a long slow gaze the length of the ridge >
 b. : a fixed intent look : a continued look of attention
  < his gaze was steady, his mien reproachful >

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