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stare blankly at sth
blankly 常放在 stare/look/gaze 等视觉动词之后、介词之前，表示‘茫然地看’。
She stared blankly at the screen.
她茫然地盯着屏幕。
茫然地；毫无表情地
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
茫然地；毫无表情地
without expression; in a blank manner
She stared blankly at the screen.
她茫然地盯着屏幕。
茫然地；面无表情地
in a blank manner, especially showing no emotion or expression.
毫无表情地；茫然地
without expression; in a blank manner
He looked blankly at the screen, unable to understand the error message.
他茫然地看着屏幕，无法理解错误信息。
AI contextual example
When I asked her name, she just smiled blankly and said nothing.
当我问她名字时，她只是茫然地笑了笑，什么也没说。
AI contextual example
The audience blinked blankly during the confusing performance.
观众们在令人困惑的表演中茫然地眨着眼睛。
AI contextual example
she stared at him blankly
她茫然地盯着他。
WordNet
blankly 常放在 stare/look/gaze 等视觉动词之后、介词之前，表示‘茫然地看’。
She stared blankly at the screen.
她茫然地盯着屏幕。
直接引语后接 sb said blankly 是常见语序，表示说话时面无表情或茫然。
"I have no idea," she said blankly.
“我不知道。”她茫然地说。
Not this
She looked at me blank.
Use this
She looked at me blankly.
修饰动词短语 look at 的方式应用副词 blankly，而 blank 是形容词，只能作表语或定语，不能修饰动作。
Not this
His face went blankly.
Use this
His face went blank.
go 在这里是系动词，表示“变得”，后面接形容词作表语，不能用副词 blankly。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
茫然地凝视
He stared blankly at the paper, not seeing the words.
他茫然地盯着那张纸，一个字也没看进去。
茫然地看着
She looked blankly at the stranger in front of her.
她茫然地看着面前的陌生人。
呆呆地注视
He gazed blankly out of the window for a long time.
他呆呆地望着窗外很长时间。
茫然地回答
Asked for his name, the boy replied blankly.
被问到名字时，男孩茫然地回答。
Use blankly naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
blank是空白，想象脸上表情一片空白，blankly就是茫然地、毫无表情地样子。
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述人物表情或眼神 通常用于形容人眼神或表情茫然、没有反应，多出现在书面描写中，但口语里也会用，整体属于中性表达。
frankly 和 lankly 与 blankly 完全押韵（/æŋkli/）；blackly 拼写相似，但没有 /ŋ/ 音，因此不押韵。gangly 保留了 /ŋ/，但后面是 /ɡ/ 而不是 /k/，所以不是完全押韵。blank 和 ankle 共享 /blæŋ/ 或 /æŋk/ 的音，但没有 -ly 结尾。
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