440 look和seem
1 look 用作不及物动词,常同at 搭配,表示“看,瞧”。
Look at the stars. 瞧那些星星。
She looked at the children play with toys. 她看着孩子们玩玩具。(play前不可用to, 为look at sb. do sth. 结构 )
What are you looking at ? (正)你在看什么 ?
What are you looking ? (误)
2 look 用作连系动词,后跟形容词或名词作表语,表示“看上去,看起来”,在这层意义上不用于进行时,后面也不用副词。look 强调通过视觉来看,而seem 则表示根据某种判断而得出的印象或看法,含有较强烈的真实性。
He looks quite strong. 他看上去很强壮。
He looks a good man. 他看上去是个好人。
The girl seems to understand quite well. 这女孩似乎理解得十分好。
He seems very sure. 他似乎很有把握。
Be what you seem . 要表里如一。
She looks happy. (正)她看上去很幸福 。
She is looking happy. (误) (不用进行时 )
She looks happily . (误) (不用副词 )
3 look like 表示“看起来像”,后跟名词或动名词,不可跟不定式。
She looks like her mother. (正)她看起来像她母亲 。
She looks as her mother. (误) (这层意义上不用as )
It looks like rain .(正)看来要下雨了 。
It looks like raining . (正)
It looks like to rain . (误)
4 look 用作名词,表示“看”,常用作单数名词。
Let's have a look at the new car. 让我们看看这辆新车。
He gave her a strange look . 他用奇怪的眼光看了她一眼。
5 look around 意为“四处看看”。
She looked around , but could see nothing. 她四周张望,但什么也看不见。
6 look into 表示:①朝……内看,②调查。
They are looking into the hole. 他们在朝那个洞里看。
We'll look into the matter. 我们将调查这件事。
7 look out 意为“当心,小心(常用作祈使句,相当于be careful)”。
Look out ! There comes a bus. 当心,过来一辆公交车!
8 look over 意为“检查,仔细检查”。
I have to look over my homework. 我得把作业检查一下。
The doctor will look him over . 医生将给他检查一下。
9 look up 表示:①查(字典),②向上看。
She often looks up new words in the dictionary. 她经常在词典里查生词。
He looked up and saw a bird flying over. 他向上望,看见一只鸟飞过。
提示
“查字/词典”不可说look up the dictionary,因为dictionary是查寻的地方,不是查寻的对象,要说成look up the word/a word in the dictionary。