Word · Frequency #1192
stared
凝视；注视；盯着看
stared is the past of stare.
to look at someone or something with fixed eyes for a long time
- 1.
To look fixedly (at something).
凝视(某物)。
- 2.
To influence in some way by looking fixedly.
通过凝视以某种方式影响。
- 3.
look at with fixed eyes
凝视
- 4.
To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, colour, or brilliancy.
因大小、突出、颜色或光辉而非常显眼。
- 5.
fixate one's eyes
注视
逼视；瞪视；显眼；惹眼；引人注目；凝视(某物)。；通过凝视以某种方式影响。；凝视
In use
It is rude to stare at people on the subway.
She stared at the painting for several minutes without saying a word.
The children were staring out of the window during the long car ride.
The students stared at the teacher with amazement
The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly
stare at sb/sth
She stared at the painting for a long time.
她长时间凝视着那幅画。
stare into sth
He stared into the distance, lost in thought.
Connections
Collocations
- stare at
- 盯着看；注视
- Don't stare at people like that; it's rude.别那样盯着别人看，那很不礼貌。
- stare blankly
- 茫然地凝视；木然地盯着
- He stared blankly at the screen, unable to focus.他茫然地盯着屏幕，无法集中注意力。
- stare in disbelief
- 难以置信地盯视；目瞪口呆地看着
- They stared in disbelief at the enormous bill.他们难以置信地盯着那张巨额账单。
- stare out of the window
- 出神地望着窗外；凝视窗外
- She often stares out of the window while thinking.她思考时常常出神地望着窗外。
- stare someone in the eye
- 直视某人；盯着某人的眼睛
- She stared him in the eye and said nothing.她直视着他的眼睛，一言不发。
- stare someone down
Learner notes
Memory Tip
看到同音的 stair（楼梯），想象一个人站在楼梯上 stare（凝视）远方，一动不动地盯着看。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交流、文学作品、新闻报道 “stare” 是常用中性词，多用于描述长时间注视某物或某人。在日常对话和书面叙述中都比较常见，没有明显的正式或非正式限制。
Grammar Note
可用于及物或不及物；不及物时常与at连用；及物时如 stare someone down.
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: stair, hair, fair, dare, share, care all end with the /ɛr/ sound, exactly like stare. Beware lookalikes that sound different: 'star' /stɑr/ and 'start' /stɑrt/ have a different vowel, and 'stare' itself is a homophone of 'stair'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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