v. leer at somebody
动词用法,常带贬义,指带着挑逗或恶意的目光看人。
He leered at me from across the bar.
他从酒吧那边色眯眯地斜睨我。
媚眼;秋波;恶意的瞥视
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媚眼;秋波;恶意的瞥视
a suggestive or sneering look or grin
He leered at me from across the bar.
他从酒吧那边色眯眯地斜睨我。
带有恶意或爱慕等情感的斜视。
A significant side glance; a glance expressive of some passion, as malignity, amorousness, etc.; a sly or lecherous look.
故作妩媚或夸张的眼神。
An arch or affected glance or cast of countenance.
The man at the bar leered at her until she turned away.
酒吧里的那个男人不怀好意地斜眼看她,直到她转过头去。
Please stop leering at the guests; it makes them uncomfortable.
请不要色眯眯地盯着客人看,那会让他们不舒服。
She noticed the driver leering at her through his car window.
她注意到那个司机隔着车窗不怀好意地斜眼看她。
动词用法,常带贬义,指带着挑逗或恶意的目光看人。
He leered at me from across the bar.
他从酒吧那边色眯眯地斜睨我。
名词用法,与 give 搭配,表示“向某人投去某种目光”。
She gave him a sinister leer and walked away.
她向他投去一个恶意的瞥视,然后走开了。
with a leer 作方式状语,常出现在表示看的动作后面。
He looked at her with a leer.
他带着猥琐的目光看着她。
Not this
He leered her across the room.
Use this
He leered at her across the room.
动词 leer 是不及物动词,不能直接跟宾语;需要先加介词 at 再接被看的人。中文的“向某人抛媚眼”里的“向”并不等于英语里的直接宾语结构,所以必须用 leer at someone。
Not this
She gave him leer and walked away.
Use this
She gave him a leer and walked away.
名词 leer 是可数名词,表示“一个(挑逗或恶意的)眼神”时前面需要不定冠词 a。这里 give him a leer 表示“给他一个媚眼”,不能省略冠词,否则句子不符合英语名词短语的语法。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
色眯眯地盯着;不怀好意地斜睨
The man leered at her across the room.
那个男人从房间对面色眯眯地盯着她。
向某人抛一个猥琐的眼神
He gave me a leer that made my skin crawl.
他向我抛了一个猥琐的眼神,让我浑身起鸡皮疙瘩。
挑逗的眼神;猥琐的目光
She couldn't stand his suggestive leer.
她受不了他挑逗的眼神。
恶意的斜睨;令人讨厌的目光
She flinched at his nasty leer.
她被他恶意的斜睨吓得退缩了。
带着猥琐的眼神
He looked at her with a leer.
他带着猥琐的眼神看着她。
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leer 的 lee 像两只斜眼,r 像歪嘴——送秋波或恶意斜睨的样子。
语域:mixed 常见场景:literary、conversational 该词通常见于文学叙事或日常口语,语体不固定,多表达不怀好意或带性暗示的目光,语气偏负面。
leer 读作 /lɪə/。peer、beer、cheer 拼写为 -eer,与 leer 押韵;hear、near 虽拼作 -ear,读音也与 leer 押韵。注意 wear 虽也以 -ear 结尾,但读 /weə/,与 leer 不押韵;拼写相近的 layer 读 /ˈleɪə/,读音也完全不同。
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