Verb Master 動詞達人

【一次精通一單字】Look
「越簡單的字越難」，Look，核心動詞，共有五十多種變化~

封面故事：
He’s not much to look at.
(他長得實在不怎麼樣 – Ice Age 2002)

樹懶席德和兩名美女泡澡，被長毛象蠻尼叫開，兩名美女私下聊起席德…

母樹懶甲：
He's not much to look at, but it's so hard to find a family guy.
(他長得實在不怎麼樣，但是現在顧家的男人太少了)

母樹懶乙：
Tell me about it. All the sensitive ones get eaten.
(還用得著說嗎？體貼的男人都被吃光了)

Not much to look at，沒啥好看的，指相貌等，強尼戴普在全面進化也講了這句話，請參閱內文~

【動詞的Look】
動詞Look，除了看(Look at)和尋找(Look for)，還有許多不同的Look

Look Bad/Stupid
讓人難堪
* 用make someone look bad或look stupid

Your performance makes me look bad.
(你的優異表現讓我難堪)
Your words make me look stupid.
(你的話讓我覺得很丟臉)

Looking Good
情況很看好、進度很理想 (= look promising)
* 反義looking bad

Your future is looking good.
(你的未來相當看好)

Look in the eye/eyes
眼睛看著人說話
* 單數的eye和複數的eyes，感受不同
* 單數的eye，用詞嚴厲，看著我眼睛說話
* 複數的eyes，語氣溫和，請看著我的眼睛

Look me in the eye and say that again!
(看著我的眼睛對我再說一遍)

When you look me in the eyes, I see heaven.
(當妳看著我的眼睛，我見到天堂)

常用詞：Look the other way
視而不見、袖手旁觀

The guards looked the other way as he was beaten up by fellow prisoners.
(當他被獄友痛打的時候，警衛假裝沒看見)
You may choose to look the other way but you can’t say you did not know.
(你可以轉頭假裝沒看見，但你不能說你不知道)

常用詞：Look no further
不用再找了、這就是你要的
* 推銷用語

Look no further. Best rate guaranteed.
(不用再找了，保證最低價)
Looking for a new job? Look no further!
(找工作嗎？這裡就有一份！)

常用詞：Forward-Looking
前瞻性的、有遠見的

Dr. Sun was a forward-looking Chinese statesman.
(孫醫生是中國有遠見的政治家)

常用詞：Inward-Looking
封閉的、封建的、只關心本土的
* 只關心和自己切身有關的事情，不理會外界變化，如清朝閉關自守和台…

Mao Zedong was a inward-looking politician.
(毛澤東是本土封建的短視政客)

【Look搭配介係詞To】

常用片語：Look Forward To something
期待 (= anticipate something)
* 此片語最常出錯在to後面，必須接名詞或doing動名詞

I’m looking forward to it.
(我期待)
I’m looking forward to seeing you again.
(我期待下次見面)

常用片語：Look To do something
計畫要、預期要(= plan to, expect to)
* 此片語常常和look forward to混淆
* Look forward to是被動的期待，Look to是主動的預期

I look to hear from them within a week.
(我預計一星期內得到他們回覆)
It looks to be a very difficult job.
(這看起來不太容易)
We are looking to buy a new house.
(我們打算要買一棟新房)

常用片語：Look To someone
指望、仰賴 (= depend on someone)

God, I look to you.
(上帝啊，我全指望祢了)
I look to the bank for the loan.
(我指望銀行能給我貸款)
We’re looking to you to make a difference.
(我們全指望你扭轉局勢)

常用片語：Look To something
照料、看管 (= pay attention to, take care of)

You have to look to your own affairs.
(你必須看管好自己分內的事)
Look to the future.
(放眼未來、展望未來)

常用片語：Look Up To someone
崇拜或尊敬某人( = admire)

She looks up to the rich and famous.
(她崇拜有錢名人)
The younger need someone to look up to in order to make sure of their own life.
(年輕人需要有值得景仰的人，用來明確自己的人生道路)

【Look 搭配介係詞On】

常用片語：Look On
冷眼旁觀、旁觀待命
* Look on不一定是袖手旁觀，比方父母在一旁看小朋友們玩耍、警方在一旁待命
* Onlooker，旁觀者

While the lion cubs played, the lioness looked on contentedly.
(小獅子在玩的時候，母獅再在一旁很滿意地觀看)
The police officers looked on while the beating took place.
(鬥毆的時候，警察們在一旁旁觀待命)

常用片語：Look On someone
視作
* 也可以用look upon
* 搭配介係詞as
She looked on me as a good friend.
(她當我是好朋友)
They looked on Jim as an idiot.
(他們認為Jim是白癡 – 美國派2)

常用片語：Look Down On someone
輕視或看不起某人
Never look down on someone unless you’re helping them up.
(除非你幫人站起來，否則不要低頭看人)
People who look down on others don’t end up being looked up to.
(瞧不起人的人得不到人的尊敬)

【Look 搭配介係詞Out】

常用片語：Look Out something
找出來
* 從一堆東西找需要的

I will look out some of my DVDs for you.
(我會找出一些DVD給你)

常用片語：Look Out for something
留意、照料 (= pay attentions to)

Look out for moving vehicles.
(小心路上車輛)
Look out for my kids while they arrive at Jurassic World.
(我孩子到侏儸紀世界的時候，幫忙關照一下)

常用詞：Look out!
小心！(= Watch out!)

Look out! It’s a trap.
(是陷阱，小心！)

常用片語：On the Lookout
密切注意中

We have to be on the lookout for any new business opportunities.
(我們必須密切注意任何新的市場機會)

The police are on the lookout for a sex offender.
(警方正在密切注意一位性犯罪者)

常用片語：Keep a Lookout
提高警覺
* keep a lookout是身處於危險當中的on the lookout

American soldiers keep a lookout for enemy aircraft.
(美國士兵提高警覺防範敵軍空襲)

Justin Bieber does illegal graffiti while his body guards keep a lookout.
(小賈斯汀非法塗鴉，保鑣們提高警覺把風)

【Look 搭配介係詞Up】

常用片語：Looking Up
向上看、情況改善、欣欣向榮

Things are looking up!
(情況開始好轉)
To those who don’t look down, things are always looking up.
(不往下看的人，都會欣欣向榮)

常用片語：Look Up something
查閱
* Look up的受詞是你不懂的東西
* 查字典，很容易誤寫成Look up dictionary，正確的是Look up a word in the dictionary

Look the word up in the dictionary.
(從字典查這個字)
Look up the answer from Google.
(從Google尋找答案)
Never memorize something that you can look up.
(查得到的就不要浪費腦力記憶 愛因斯坦)

常用片語：Look Up someone
探望某人
* Look up通常是去探望一位離鄉背井的人

Don’t forget to look me up when you come to Kingmen.
(來金門時記得來看我)

【Look 搭配介係詞Through】

常用片語：Look Through something
仔細查閱

I’ve looked through the newspaper but I can’t find the news.
(我查遍報紙，就是找不到這篇新聞)

常用片語：Look Through someone
視而不見、故意不睬

I saw Fiona in the street and she looked straight through me.
(我昨天在路上見到Fiona，但是她當我是空氣)
You can look through me, but you can’t look inside me.
(你可以看穿我，但你無法看透我)

【Look 搭配其他介係詞】

常用片語：Look After，照顧

I can look after myself.
(我會自己照顧自己)

常用片語：Look Ahead
向前看、計畫未來

It’s better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.
(與其事後後悔，不如事先做好準備)

常用片語：Look Around For something
四處尋找

She starts to look around for a new job.
(她開始找新工作)
Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.
(找一個地方撒些種子)

常用片語：Look Back，回頭想、反思
* 搭配介係詞on

When I looked back on those days, I still can’t realize why you were so mad at me.
(我回想過去那些日子，還是不能了解妳生哪門子氣)
Looking back on it, you didn’t deserve me.
(回頭想想，妳不配我)

常用片語：Look Over something
大致檢查、大略查看

Have you got a few minutes to look over the samples?
(你有時間大致查看這些樣品嗎？)

常用詞：Not much to look at
長得不怎樣、沒啥好看的

This place is not much to look at but it’s a perfect place for our lab.
(這地方實在不怎麼樣，卻是我們實驗室最佳地點 – 全面進化2014)

常用詞：Look for trouble
找麻煩、挑釁

Looking for trouble? Look no further.
(想找麻煩嗎？我們就是麻煩，不用找了)

【名詞的Look】

常用詞：Take a Look，瞧一瞧
* 搭配介係詞at，仔細瞧瞧
* 搭配介係詞around，四周瞧瞧

I took a quick look at her report.
(我很快看一點她的報告)
I took a long hard look at her proposal.
(我很仔細看過一遍她的報告)
Take a good look at yourself.
(好好看看你自己吧)

Son, take a good look around. This is your hometown.
(孩子，好好看看四周，這是你的家鄉)
* Bruce Springsteen, My Hometown, 1983

常用詞：Give someone a Look，給人臭臉
* 通常是給臭臉、輕蔑的眼神，dirty look, nasty look

She’s been giving me dirty looks all morning.
(她整個早上都給我一張臭臉)

常用詞：I don’t like the Look of it
情況似乎不對勁

Let’s go now. I don’t like the look of it.
(快走吧，情況似乎不妙)

常用詞：by the look of it
從外表上來看

She is a nice person by the look of it.
(她看起來像是不錯的人)
He seems quite full by the look of it.
(他看起來好像吃飽了)

常用詞：Looks，長相、外貌
* 必須用複數
* Good Looks，美貌 (不分男女)

Good looks fade, but a good heart keeps you beautiful forever.
(美貌會衰老，善良的心讓你永遠漂亮)
When Fiona lost her looks, she found it hard to live her life.
(當Fiona人老珠黃後，她覺得自己活不下去)
I’ve got the brains, you’ve got the looks. Let’s make lots of money.
(我用智慧、妳用相貌，我們一起來賺大錢)
* Pet Shop Boys, Opportunities, 1985

常用詞：Give someone a New Look，改觀

This hairstyle will give you a new look.
(這個髮型可以讓你有新的樣貌)
This photo will give you a new look at Ethiopia.
(這張照片會讓你對衣索比亞改觀)

常用詞：New Look，改頭換面、全新的氣象
* 可當形容詞用，改頭換面的

It’s a new-look sales team.
(這是全新的業務團隊)
It’s a new-look Expendables.
(這是改頭換面的浴血任務)