Word · Frequency #23139
leer
媚眼；秋波；恶意的瞥视
a suggestive or sneering look or grin
- 1.
A significant side glance; a glance expressive of some passion, as malignity, amorousness, etc.; a sly or lecherous look.
带有恶意或爱慕等情感的斜视。
- 2.
An arch or affected glance or cast of countenance.
故作妩媚或夸张的眼神。
带有恶意或爱慕等情感的斜视。；故作妩媚或夸张的眼神。；秋波；媚眼；恶意的瞥视
In use
The man at the bar leered at her until she turned away.
Please stop leering at the guests; it makes them uncomfortable.
She noticed the driver leering at her through his car window.
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。
n. give somebody a leer
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。
n. with a leer
with a leer 作方式状语，常出现在表示看的动作后面。
Connections
Collocations
- leer at
- 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。
- give someone a leer
- 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。
- suggestive leer
- 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。
- nasty leer
- 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。
- with a leer
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
leer 的 lee 像两只斜眼，r 像歪嘴——送秋波或恶意斜睨的样子。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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