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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。
看；一瞥
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
看；一瞥
the act of looking; a glance.
I did some looking around the store for a gift.
我在商店里四处看看找礼物。
看的行为；一瞥。
The act of one who looks; a glance.
After a quick looking around the room, she found her keys.
快速环顾房间后，她找到了钥匙。
A careful looking through the documents revealed the mistake.
仔细查看文件揭示了错误。
He spent the whole afternoon in a futile looking for his lost wallet.
他整个下午都在徒劳地寻找丢失的钱包。
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。
表示经过一段时间的寻找之后，常用于句首。
After some looking, I finally found my keys.
找了一阵之后，我终于找到了钥匙。
表示值得关注或研究，后接at或into表示具体方向。
This book is worth looking at for its illustrations.
这本书的插图值得一看。
Not this
I need to have a looking at this document.
Use this
I need to have a look at this document.
固定短语'have a look'中应使用名词'look'，而不使用'looking'。'looking'作为名词通常表示'搜寻的动作'，不用于此结构。
Not this
His looking is very attractive.
Use this
His looks are very attractive.
表示'外貌'时，英语常用名词'looks'（复数形式），而'looking'作为名词表示'搜寻的动作'，不可替代'looks'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
敬你，亲爱的。
This famous toast from the 1942 film Casablanca uses looking in an idiomatic way.
这是1942年电影《卡萨布兰卡》中的著名祝酒词，其中looking用于习语表达。
我一直在错误的地方寻找爱情。
This lyric from the soundtrack of the 1980 film Urban Cowboy made looking for love a popular expression.
这是1980年电影《都市牛仔》原声带中的一句歌词，使looking for love成为流行说法。
Use looking naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆：look(看)+ing，想象‘正在看’的瞬间被定格，就是一次‘一瞥’。
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。
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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