Word · Frequency #14133
looking
/ˈlukiŋ/
noun
看；一瞥
核心释义
the act of looking; a glance.
- 1.
看的行为；一瞥。
The act of one who looks; a glance.
看的行为；一瞥。
用法In use
After a quick looking around the room, she found her keys.
用法提示：这里'looking'是名词，表示‘环顾’的动作。
A careful looking through the documents revealed the mistake.
用法提示：这里'looking'是名词，作为主语，表示‘查看’的行为。
He spent the whole afternoon in a futile looking for his lost wallet.
用法提示：这里'looking'是名词，作为介词'in'的宾语，表示‘寻找’的动作。
do some looking (around/in/for sth)
表示进行一番搜寻或观察的行为，常用于口语。
I did some looking around the store for a gift.
我在商店里四处看看找礼物。
after some looking
表示经过一段时间的寻找之后，常用于句首。
相关词与表达Connections
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- like looking for a needle in a haystack
- 大海捞针；极为困难地寻找Finding a parking spot here is like looking for a needle in a haystack.在这里找个停车位简直就像大海捞针。
- looking a gift horse in the mouth
- 对收到的礼物挑三拣四；不识好歹When she complained about the free tickets, she was looking a gift horse in the mouth.她抱怨免费票不好，真是对礼物挑三拣四。
- looking down one's nose at
- 瞧不起；蔑视He's always looking down his nose at people in lesser jobs.他总是瞧不起职位比他低的人。
流行文化与引用Pop culture & quotes
- Here's looking at you, kid.
- 敬你，亲爱的。This famous toast from the 1942 film Casablanca uses looking in an idiomatic way.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆：look(看)+ing，想象‘正在看’的瞬间被定格，就是一次‘一瞥’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary writing、formal essays 名词 looking 表示“看、一瞥”，多用于文学或正式书面语；日常口语中更常说 look 或 glance。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 looking（/ˈlʊkɪŋ/）同音韵的有 booking、cooking、hooking，都读 /ʊkɪŋ/。注意：locking（/ˈlɑːkɪŋ/ 或 /ˈlɒkɪŋ/）和 liking（/ˈlaɪkɪŋ/）拼写相近，但元音不同，并不押韵。
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