- To stare is to fix your eyes on a subject. As hard as it might be to resist looking at them for long periods of time, it's not polite to stare at celebrities.
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- v. 凝视，盯着看
- n. 凝视；注视
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1. I screamed and everyone stared.
我尖叫一声，众人都盯着我看。
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2. I stared blankly at the paper in front of me.
我茫然地看着面前那张纸。
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3. She looked at them with dark staring eyes.
她那双深邃的眼睛专注地看着他们。
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4. Defeat was staring them in the face.
他们必遭失败。
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5. She gave him a blank stare.
她面无表情地看了他一眼。
- stare (n.1) late 14c., "power of sight," from stare (v.). From c. 1700 as "a fixed gaze."
- stare (n.2) "starling," from Old English (see starling).
- stare (v.) Old English starian "to stare, gaze, look fixedly at," from Proto-Germanic *staren "be rigid" (source also of Old Norse stara, Middle Low German and Middle Dutch staren, Old High German staren, German starren "to stare at;" German starren "to stiffen," starr "stiff;" Old Norse storr "proud;" Old High German storren "to stand out, project;" Gothic andstaurran "to be obstinate"), from PIE root *ster- (1) "stiff."
stare ★ / steə(r) ; NAmE ster / verb , noun stare stares stared staring verb ★ [intransitive ] stare(at sb/sth) to look at sb/sth for a long time 盯着看；凝视；注视 ◆ I screamed and everyone stared. 我尖叫一声，众人都盯着我看。 ◆ I stared blankly at the paper in front of me. 我茫然地看着面前那张纸。 ◆ He sat staring into space (= looking at nothing). 他坐在那儿凝视着前方。 ◆ She looked at them with dark staring eyes. 她那双深邃的眼睛专注地看着他们。 IDIOMS be staring sb in the ˈface 1 to be obvious or easy to see 明摆着；显而易见 ◆ The answer was staring us in the face. 答案明摆在我们面前。 2 to be certain to happen 必定发生 ◆ Defeat was staring them in the face. 他们必遭失败。 be staring sth in the ˈface to be unable to avoid sth 不可避免 ◆ They were staring defeat in the face. 对他们来说，失败不可避免。 PHRASAL VERB ˌstare sb ˈout ( BrE) ( also ˌstare sb ˈdown NAmE, BrE ) to look into sb's eyes for a long time until they feel embarrassed and are forced to look away 盯得某人转移目光（或慌了神） noun ★ an act of looking at sb/sth for a long time, especially in a way that is unfriendly or that shows surprise （尤指不友好或吃惊的）盯，凝视，注视 ◆ She gave him a blank stare. 她面无表情地看了他一眼。 ☞synonyms at look SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 stare gaze ◆peer ◆glare These words all mean to look at sb/sth for a long time. 以上各词均含盯着看、凝视、注视之意。 ■ stare to look at sb/sth for a long time, especially with surprise or fear, or because you are thinking 尤指吃惊、害怕或深思地盯着看、凝视、注视： ◆ I screamed and everyone stared. 我尖叫一声，众人都盯着我看。 ■ gaze ( rather formal) to look steadily at sb/sth for a long time, especially with surprise or love, or because you are thinking 尤指吃惊、爱恋或深思地凝视、注视、盯着： ◆ We all gazed at Marco in amazement. 我们都惊异地注视着马可。 ■ peer to look closely or carefully at sth, especially when you cannot see it clearly 尤指看不清楚时仔细看、端详 ■ glare to look angrily at sb/sth for a long time 指怒目而视： ◆ I looked at her and she glared stonily back. 我看了她一眼，她便冷冷地回瞪着我。 PATTERNS ◆ to stare/gaze/peer/glare atsb/sth ◆ to stare/gaze/peer/glare suspiciously ◆ to stare/gaze/peer anxiously / anxiously ◆ to stare/gaze/glare wildly / wildly stare / steə(r) ; NAmE ster /
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