stare 1 S3 W2 / steə $ ster / 动词 [不及物动词]

1 to look at something or someone for a long time without moving your eyes, for example because you are surprised, angry, or bored

stare at

What are you staring at?

stare (at somebody) in disbelief/amazement/horror etc

She stared at me in disbelief.

She sat there staring into space (= looking for a long time at nothing ) .

2 be staring somebody in the face

a) informal if something is staring you in the face, it is very clear or easy to notice but you have not noticed it :

The solution was staring me right in the face all along.

b) to seem impossible to avoid :

Defeat was staring us in the face.

→ stark staring mad at stark 2 ( 2 )

COLLOCATIONS

副词

stare hard/intently (= very steadily, with a lot of attention ) She stared hard at him for a moment.

stare fixedly (= without moving your head or eyes ) Harry stared fixedly out of the window.

stare blankly (= without emotion, understanding, or interest ) Lucy stared blankly at the teacher.

stare unseeingly/blindly literary (= not noticing anything, although your eyes are open ) She sat down on the bed and stared unseeingly at the wall.

stare vacantly (= seeming not to notice or be thinking anything ) Mum was staring vacantly at the fire.

stare moodily (= rather unhappily ) He was staring moodily into his glass.

短语

stare in disbelief/horror/amazement etc Hilary stared in disbelief at the kitchen clock.

stare into space (= look for a long time at nothing ) Jo’s always lying on the sofa staring into space.

THESAURUS

look to turn your eyes towards someone or something, so that you can see them : You should never look directly at the sun. | After a while, he turned and looked at me.

have/take a look especially spoken to look at something quickly, especially in order to find or check something : I’ll have a look in my desk. | Take a look at this!

glance to look at someone or something for a short time and then look quickly away : Damien glanced nervously at his watch.

peek/peep ( also take a peek/peep ) to look quickly at something. Used especially when you are not supposed to look, or when you are looking through a small gap : The door was open so he peeked inside. | Katy peeped at her birthday present on the table.

peer to look very carefully, especially because you cannot see well : Kenji was peering at the screen.

glare to look at someone in an angry way : She glared at me as I got up to leave.

stare to look at someone or something for a long time without moving your eyes : It’s rude to stare. | She stared straight into the camera.

gaze to look at someone or something for a long time, often without realizing that you are doing it : She gazed out of the window. | He lay on his bed gazing at the ceiling.

gape to look at someone or something for a long time, usually with your mouth open, because you are very shocked or surprised : People gaped at him with wide-open mouths.

regard formal to look at someone or something, especially in a particular way : He regarded her steadily.

stare somebody out British English , stare somebody down American English 短语动词

to look at someone for so long that they start to feel uncomfortable and look away