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leer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++leer /lɪə $ lɪr/ verb [intransitive]  SMILEto look at someone in an unpleasant way that shows that you think they are sexually attractive 色迷迷地斜眼看leer at She was sick of old men leering at her. 她讨厌老男人色迷迷的目光。leer noun [countable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
leer"Hey, baby. Do you like what you see?" he said, leering.The man with the gold tooth leered and slapped his hand on her knee.My boss was a disgusting man who used to leer at me whenever he passed by my desk.Stopping his work for a second, the garage attendant leered at the girls in the car.The old man leered suggestively at the waitress.leer atThe man leered at her from the other end of the bar.
Origin leer (1500-1600) Perhaps from leer cheek, face ((11-19 centuries)), from Old English hleor
leer verbChinese
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leer
leer /lɪə $ lɪr/ verb [intransitive]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Origin: Perhaps from leer 'cheek, face' (11-19 centuries), from Old English hleor
to look at someone in an unpleasant way that shows that you think they are sexually attractive
    leer at
    She was sick of old men leering at her.
—leer noun [countable]


leerBrE /lɪə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /lɪr/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they leer BrE /lɪə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /lɪr/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it leers BrE /lɪəz/ 🔊 NAmE /lɪrz/ 🔊past simple leered BrE /lɪəd/ 🔊 NAmE /lɪrd/ 🔊past participle leered BrE /lɪəd/ 🔊 NAmE /lɪrd/ 🔊 -ing form leering BrE /ˈlɪərɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈlɪrɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] ~ (at sb) to look or smile at sb in an unpleasant way that shows an evil or sexual interest in them 邪恶地(或色迷迷地)看;奸笑;淫笑

beam, expression, frown, grimace, grin, leer, scowl, smirk, sneer, wince

leerBrE /lɪə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /lɪr/ 🔊 nounan unpleasant look or smile that shows sb is interested in a person in an evil or sexual way 邪恶的(或色迷迷的)目光;奸笑;淫笑He looked at her with an evil leer. 他用不怀好意的目光看着她。🔊🔊