Cái nhìn, cái dòm

to have a look at

nhìn đến, ngó đến

vẻ, vẻ mặt, nét mặt

a look of indignation

vẻ phẫn nộ

Ngoại hình, nhan sắc

good looks

vẻ đẹp, sắc đẹp

Phong cách, mặt

by the look of sb/sth

cứ theo bề ngoài của ai/cái gì mà xét

to give sb a dirty look

nhìn ai một cách ghê tởm

to take a long look at sth

Xem long

one must not hang a man by his looks

do not judge a man by his looks

không nên trông mặt mà bắt hình dong

nhìn, xem, ngó, để ý, chú ý

look! the sun is rising

nhìn kìa! mặt trời đang lên

mở to mắt nhìn, giương mắt nhìn

Don't look like that

đừng giương mắt ra như thế

ngó đến, để ý đến, đoái đến, lưu ý

look that the door be not left open

lưu ý đừng để cửa bỏ ngỏ

mong đợi, tính đến, toan tính

do not look to hear from him for some time

đừng có mong đợi tin gì của nó trong một thời gian nữa

hướng về, xoay về, quay về, ngoảnh về

the room looks west

gian buồng hướng tây

có vẻ, giống như

to look healthy

trông có vẻ khoẻ

it looks like rain

có vẻ như trời muốn mưa

to look about

đợi chờ

to look about one

nhìn quanh

đắn đo, nghĩ kỹ trước khi có kế hoạch làm gì

to look after

nhìn theo

trông nom, chăm sóc

to look after patients

chăm sóc người bệnh

để ý, tìm kiếm

to look at

nhìn, ngắm, xem

Xét, xem xét

that is not the way to look at our proposal

đó không phải là cách xem xét lời đề nghị của chúng tôi

he will not look at it

nó không thèm nhìn đến cái đó, nó bác bỏ cái đó

to look away

quay đi

to look back

quay lại nhìn, ngoái cổ lại nhìn

To look back upon

nhìn lại (cái gì đã qua)

to look back upon the past

nhìn lại quá khứ

to look down

nhìn xuống

hạ giá

(+ upon, on) ra vẻ kẻ cả

to look for

tìm kiếm

to look for trouble

chuốc lấy sự phiền luỵ

đợi, chờ, mong

to look for news from home

chờ tin nhà

to look forward to

mong đợi một cách hân hoan; chờ đợi một cách vui thích

I am looking forward to your visit

tôi mong chờ anh đến thăm

we look forward to hearing from you

chúng tôi rất mong nhận được tin ông

to look in

nhìn vào

ghé qua thăm, tạt qua, tạt vào

to look into

nhìn vào bên trong; xem xét kỹ, nghiên cứu

to look into a question

nghiên cứu một vấn đề

nhìn ra, quay về, hướng về

the window of his room looks into the street

cửa sổ buồng nó nhìn ra đường

to look on

đứng xem, đứng nhìn

nhìn kỹ, ngắm

to look on something with distrust

nhìn cái gì với vẻ nghi ngờ

(như) to look upon

to look out

để ý, chú ý cẩn thận, coi chừng

look out! there is a step

cẩn thận nhé! có một cái bực cầu thang đấy

tìm ra, kiếm ra

to look out someone's address in one's notebook

tìm ra địa chỉ ai trong cuốn sổ tay của mình

chọn, lựa

to look out for

để ý đợi chờ (một cái gì sẽ xảy đến)

to look out for squalls

đề phòng nguy hiểm

to look over

xem xét, kiểm tra

to look over accounts

kiểm tra các khoản chi thu

tha thứ, quên đi, bỏ qua

to look over the faults of somebody

bỏ qua những lỗi lầm của ai

nhìn bao quát, bao quát, ở cao nhìn xuống

the high mountain peak looks over the green fields

đỉnh núi cao bao quát cả cánh đồng xanh

to look round

nhìn quanh

suy nghĩ, cân nhắc

Don't make a hurried decision, look round well first

đừng nên quyết định vội vàng hây suy nghĩ kỹ đã

to look through

không thèm nhìn, lờ đi

to look through one's old friend

không thèm nhìn bạn cũ

nhìn kỹ từ đầu đến chân, xem lần lượt, xem kỹ, đọc kỹ; nhìn thấu

to look a translation through

đọc kỹ một bản dịch

Xem luớt qua, đọc lướt qua

to look through a translation

đọc lướt qua một bản dịch

biểu lộ, lộ ra

his greed looked through his eyes

lòng tham của nó lộ ra trong đôi mắt

to look to

lưu ý, cẩn thận về

to look to one's manners

cẩn thận trong lời ăn tiếng nói

look to it that this will not happen again

hãy lưu ý đừng để cho điều đó diễn lại nữa

mong đợi, đợi chờ (ở ai); tin vào, trông cậy vào, chắc vào (ai)

to look to someone for something

trông cậy vào ai về một cái gì

Quan tâm chu đáo đến điều gì

every government must look to maintaining the public order

chính phủ nào cũng phải quan tâm đến việc duy trì trật tự trị an

to look toward

(như) to look to

to look towards

(thông tục) nâng cốc, chúc sức khoẻ (ai)

to look up

nhìn lên, ngước lên

tìm kiếm

to look a word up in the dictionary

tìm (tra) một từ trong từ điển

(thương nghiệp) lên giá, tăng giá

the price of cotton is looking up

giá bỗng tăng lên

(thương nghiệp) phát đạt

đến thăm

to look up to

tôn kính, kính trọng

every Vietnamese looks up to President HoChiMinh

mọi người Viêt Nam đều tôn kính Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh

to look upon

xem như, coi như

to look upon somebody as...

coi ai như là...

to look alive

nhanh lên, khẩn trương lên

hành động kịp thời

to look black

nhìn giận dữ; trông vẻ giận dữ

to look blue

có vẻ đáng chán; có vẻ buồn bực thất vọng

to look daggers at

Xem dagger

to look down one's nose at

nhìn với vẻ coi khinh

to look in the face

nhìn thẳng vào mặt; nhìn thẳng vào sự việc không chùn bước e ngại

Don't look a gift-horse in the mouth

Xem gift-horse

to look for a needle in a haystack

Xem needle

to look sharp

đề cao cảnh giác

hành động kịp thời

khẩn trương lên, hoạt động lên

to look through colour of spectacles

nhìn sự việc không đúng với thực tế; nhìn sự việc qua cặp kính màu

to look oneself again

trông có vẻ đã lại người, trông có vẻ đã lại hồn

to look small

Xem small

to look someone up and down

nhìn ai từ đầu đến chân (một cách kỹ càng hay khinh bỉ)

look before you leap

Xem leap

to look one's age

trông đúng như tuổi thật của mình (chẳng già chẳng trẻ hơn tuổi thật)

nhìn

nhìn, quan sát

quan sát

Usually, look at. see, observe, consider, contemplate,regard, view, survey, inspect, scrutinize, study, scan; payattention, attend, notice, watch, witness; Literary behold,Slang US eyeball: Look at what you've done! Look at the way Ido it.

Seem (to be), appear (to be): That looks like auseful utensil. You certainly look healthy.

Face, front (on),overlook, look out on: The house looks over the sea at theback.

Look after. care for, take care of, be responsible for,attend, mind, watch, serve, wait on, nurse, protect: Rose willlook after your house while you're away. I need someone to lookafter me. 5 look down on or upon or US at. disdain, despise,contemn, scorn, disparage, derogate, spurn, sneer, misprize,Colloq turn one's nose up at, look down one's nose at: Theylook down on anyone with less money.

Look for. a seek,demand, require: We aren't looking for the same things in aperson. b hunt for, forage for, search for: I am looking for acup to match my set. c expect, hope, anticipate, count on,reckon on: I am looking for a better school report next term.7 look forward to. a anticipate, await, wait for: I am lookingforward to Sunday's match. b expect, count or rely on or upon:We were looking forward to your help.

Look into. examine,study, investigate, inspect, delve into, dig into, probe,scrutinize, explore, go into, research, check (out), check into:I shall have to look into the matter.

Look out. be careful,be alert, be vigilant, be on the qui vive, be watchful, watchout, beware, pay attention, be on guard: If you don't look out,you'll bang your head.

Look over. look at, examine, read,scan, study, check (out or over), Slang US eyeball: I haven'thad a chance to look over the material you gave me.

Look up.a seek, search for, hunt for, try to find, track or run down: Imeant to look up the etymology of 'picnic'. b get in touchwith, (tele)phone, ring (up), visit, call on, call up, look ordrop in on, go to see: I looked up a friend of mine when I wasin Chicago. c improve, get better, pick up, show improvement,progress, gain, make headway or progress: He was pleased to seethat business was looking up.

Look up to. admire, regardhighly, respect, esteem, honour, revere, extol, worship,idolize, venerate: The boy really looks up to you.

N.

Gaze, glance: Her look was inviting. He gave me adirty look. Let me have a look at you. 14 looks, appearance,aspect, bearing, manner, air, demeanour; expression,countenance, face, mien: I just didn't like the look of theman. He had a nasty look.

V.

A intr. (often foll. by at) use one'ssight; turn one's eyes in some direction. b tr. turn one's eyeson; contemplate or examine (looked me in the eyes).

Intr. amake a visual or mental search (I'll look in the morning). b(foll. by at) consider, examine (we must look at the facts).

Intr. (foll. by for) a search for. b hope or be on the watchfor. c expect.

Intr. inquire (when one looks deeper).

Intr. have a specified appearance; seem (look a fool; lookfoolish).

Intr. (foll. by to) a consider; take care of; becareful about (look to the future). b rely on (a person orthing) (you can look to me for support). c expect; count on;aim at.

Intr. (foll. by into) investigate or examine.

Tr.(foll. by what, where, etc. + clause) ascertain or observe bysight (look where we are).

Intr. (of a thing) face or beturned, or have or afford an outlook, in a specified direction.10 tr. express, threaten, or show (an emotion etc.) by one'slooks.

Intr. (foll. by that + clause) take care; make sure.12 intr. (foll. by to + infin.) expect (am looking to finishthis today).

N.

An act of looking; the directing of theeyes to look at a thing or person; a glance (a scornful look).2 (in sing. or pl.) the appearance of a face; a person'sexpression or personal aspect.

The (esp. characteristic)appearance of a thing (the place has a European look).

Int.(also look here!) calling attention, expressing a protest, etc.

Look after 1 attend to; take care of.

Follow with the eye.3 seek for. look one's age appear to be as old as one reallyis. look-alike a person or thing closely resembling another (aPrince Charles look-alike). look alive (or lively) colloq. bebrisk and alert. look as if suggest by appearance the beliefthat (it looks as if he's gone). look back 1 (foll. by on,upon, to) turn one's thoughts to (something past).

(usu. withneg.) cease to progress (since then we have never looked back).3 Brit. make a further visit later. look before you leap avoidprecipitate action. look daggers see DAGGER. look down on (orupon or look down one's nose at) regard with contempt or afeeling of superiority. look for trouble see TROUBLE. lookforward to await (an expected event) eagerly or with specifiedfeelings. look in make a short visit or call. look-in n.colloq.

An informal call or visit.

A chance ofparticipation or success (never gets a look-in). look a personin the eye (or eyes or face) look directly and unashamedly athim or her. look like 1 have the appearance of.

Brit. seemto be (they look like winning).

Threaten or promise (it lookslike rain).

Indicate the presence of (it looks likewoodworm). look on 1 (often foll. by as) regard (looks on youas a friend; looked on them with disfavour).

Be a spectator;avoid participation. look oneself appear in good health (esp.after illness etc.). look out 1 direct one's sight or put one'shead out of a window etc.

(often foll. by for) be vigilant orprepared.

(foll. by on, over, etc.) have or afford aspecified outlook.

Search for and produce (shall look one outfor you). look over 1 inspect or survey (looked over thehouse).

Examine (a document etc.) esp. cursorily (shall lookit over). look round 1 look in every or another direction.

Examine the objects of interest in a place (you must come andlook round sometime).

Examine the possibilities etc. with aview to deciding on a course of action. look-see colloq. asurvey or inspection. look sharp act promptly; make haste(orig. = keep strict watch). look small see SMALL. lookthrough 1 examine the contents of, esp. cursorily.

Penetrate(a pretence or pretender) with insight.

Ignore by pretendingnot to see (I waved, but you just looked through me). look up 1search for (esp. information in a book).

Colloq. go to visit(a person) (had intended to look them up).

Raise one's eyes(looked up when I went in).

Improve, esp. in price,prosperity, or well-being (things are looking up all round).look a person up and down scrutinize a person keenly orcontemptuously. look up to respect or venerate. not like thelook of find alarming or suspicious.

-looking adj. (incomb.). [OE locian f. WG]