448　look，gaze，glance，glare，peek和stare

① look意为“看，瞧”，一般用词。

Look both ways before you cross the street. 穿越马路前要先看看马路两边。

She looked out of the window and saw the mailman. 她朝窗外望去，看到邮递员来了。

She looked him in the face. 她直视他的脸。

② gaze指由于好奇、羡慕或着迷而长时间地看或凝视。

Ralph gazed out of the train window during the trip to Chicago. 拉尔夫在去芝加哥的旅途中，两眼凝视着车窗外面。

③ glance指由于对所看对象已有了解或由于匆忙而扫视。

I only glanced at your essay，but it seems to be good. 我只是粗略地看了一下你的文章，似乎还是不错的。

④ glare指用力地或有威胁性地看，强调敌意和惊恐。

He was glaring at his opponent. 他怒视着自己的对手。

⑤ peek指很快地瞥视，偷看，窥视。

They caught him peeking through the key hole at what was going on in the room. 他们捉住他时，他正通过锁孔往房间里窥视。

⑥ stare可指由于惊愕、羡慕或惊恐而睁大眼睛看，也可指自己意识到的不礼貌地看。

Children should be taught not to stare at handicapped people. 应教育儿童不要盯着残疾人看。