stare

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++stare1 /steə $ ster/ ●●● S3 W2 verb [intransitive]  1  LOOK ATto look at something or someone for a long time without moving your eyes, for example because you are surprised, angry, or bored 凝视，盯着看stare at What are you staring at? 你在盯着看什么？stare (at somebody) in disbelief/amazement/horror etc She stared at me in disbelief. 她不相信地看着我。 She sat there staring into space (=looking for a long time at nothing). 她坐在那里，出神地凝视前方。► see thesaurus at look2  be staring somebody in the face a) informalOBVIOUS if something is staring you in the face, it is very clear or easy to notice but you have not noticed it 就在某人眼前〔形容某事物非常明显，某人却注意不到〕 The solution was staring me right in the face all along. 解决办法其实一直就明摆在我的面前。 b) CERTAINLY/DEFINITELYto seem impossible to avoid 看来某人无法避免 Defeat was staring us in the face. 看来我们输定了。3.stare somebody out British English, stare somebody down American English phrasal verb LOOK ATto look at someone for so long that they start to feel uncomfortable and look away 盯得〔某人〕不敢再对视 → stark staring mad at stark2(2)n COLLOCATIONSadverbsstare 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.phrasesstare in disbelief/horror/amazement etcHilary 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.→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

stare• Some children scattered, turning to stare.• Dragan stared and felt his head burning.• Why are you staring at me like that?• Then you usually lie there just staring at the ceiling, thinking about everything that could go wrong.• She stared at the page for several minutes, trying to understand.• Ron kept silent and stared down at his food.• Fenton stood tall and stared down the gunmen.• Donna stared in horror as the man fell to the floor.• She was staring in pain at the sick horse.• He was silent around her; he sat reading Bible commentaries and writing his sermons and staring into the fire.• Clayt drew up his shoulders and stared into the middle distance, as though he were finished.• When he's depressed, he just sits there, staring off into space.• Everyone turned to look at him, and he stared stonily back.• He leaned against the rood screen and stared up at his newly repaired roof.• It's not polite to stare, you know.stare at• Zach stared at him in disbelief.stare2 ●●○ noun [countable]  1 LOOK ATwhen you look at something or someone for a long time in a steady way 盯视，凝视 She gave him a long hard stare. 她狠狠地盯了他好一会儿。 She laughed, ignoring the stares of everyone around her. 她大笑起来，不顾周围的人都在盯着她看。 His pleas were met by a blank stare (=a stare with no expression, understanding, or interest). 他的请求得到的回应是茫然空洞的目光。n COLLOCATIONSverbsgive somebody a stareDoyle gave her a long stare.fix somebody with a stare literary (=stare at someone)He fixed her with a cool stare.return somebody’s stare (=stare back at them)I returned his stare and he looked away.meet somebody’s stare (=look back at them)Alan met Susan’s outraged stare calmly.adjectivesa hard stare (=very steady, with a lot of attention)As he passed, he gave us a hard stare.a long stareThe man fixed him with a long, deliberate stare.a blank stare (=showing no emotion, understanding, or interest)Mention his name, and you get mostly blank stares.a vacant stare (=seeming not to notice or be thinking anything)She was gazing out of the window with a vacant stare.a fixed/unwavering/unblinking stare (=with your eyes not moving at all)His unwavering stare was making me feel pretty uneasy.a cold/stony stare (=unfriendly)I smiled and said "hello" but only got a cold stare.a cool stare (=calm)When I expressed surprise, he responded with a cool stare.curious staresThey ignored the curious stares directed at them.

Examples from the Corpus

stare• Up and down with giggles and stares.• The suspect was described as having a blank stare after the shooting spree.• The women raked us with their cold stares as Clarisa rose, picked Janir up and carried him off.• Charles didn't reply. He just gave his daughter an icy stare.• The person sitting on the low wall did not move, even when Pol cast a meaningful stare in its direction.• Their argument attracted the stares of passing shoppers.• With this stare, I thee covet.• Ruth saw a green trail of cloaks, light striking from silver helmets, and a cold transfixing stare.blank stare• But ask them when fund shareholders should sell their funds, and you get a blank stare.• Poindexter gave him a blank stare.• All he got in return was a blank stare and a cloud of fresh cigar smoke.• He hated Pops's blank stares.• As his eyes adjusted to the dimness he began to feel dominated by the blank stares of the plaster martyrs.• Julie found herself drawn almost hypnotically to the blank stares.Origin stare1 Old English starian

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stare¹ S3 W2 /steə $ ster/ verb [intransitive]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 stark²(2)
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ adverbs
   ▪ 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.
■ phrases
   ▪ 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 phrasal verb
  to look at someone for so long that they start to feel uncomfortable and look away

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stare² noun [countable]
when you look at something for a long time in a steady way:
    She gave him a long hard stare.
    She laughed, ignoring the stares of everyone around her.
    His pleas were met by a blank stare (=a stare with no expression, understanding, or interest).
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ give somebody a stare Doyle gave her a long stare.
   ▪ fix somebody with a stare literary (=stare at someone) He fixed her with a cool stare.
   ▪ return sb’s stare (=stare back at them) I returned his stare and he looked away.
   ▪ meet sb’s stare (=look back at them) Alan met Susan’s outraged stare calmly.
■ adjectives
   ▪ a hard stare (=very steady, with a lot of attention) As he passed, he gave us a hard stare.
   ▪ a long stare The man fixed him with a long, deliberate stare.
   ▪ a blank stare (=showing no emotion, understanding, or interest) Mention his name, and you get mostly blank stares.
   ▪ a vacant stare (=seeming not to notice or be thinking anything) She was gazing out of the window with a vacant stare.
   ▪ a fixed/unwavering/unblinking stare (=with your eyes not moving at all) His unwavering stare was making me feel pretty uneasy.
   ▪ a cold/stony stare (=unfriendly) I smiled and said "hello" but only got a cold stare.
   ▪ a cool stare (=calm) When I expressed surprise, he responded with a cool stare.
   ▪ curious stares They ignored the curious stares directed at them.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ look an act of looking at something: Let me have a look at the map. | I took a quick look around the room.
   ▪ glance a quick look at something before looking away again: Susan cast a quick glance at me (=she looked quickly at me). | He could not resist a sidelong glance (=quickly looking to the side) to see what was happening on the other side of the road.
   ▪ glimpse a short look at someone or something in which you do not see them very clearly: Fans were hoping to catch a glimpse of the singer as he left the hotel. | I had only a fleeting glimpse (=a very quick look) of the two men as they ran away.
   ▪ gaze a long steady look: Eddie fixed his gaze on the floor. | She looked up and met his gaze (=looked at him when he was looking at her).
   ▪ stare a long direct look, especially in an unfriendly way or in a way that shows you are surprised: He was watching me with a cold stare. | My cheery ‘Good Morning’ was met with a blank stare (=a stare which shows no emotion).
   ▪ glare an angry look at someone: She gave him a hostile glare as he entered the room.
   ▪ frown a confused or annoyed look: ‘Anyway,’ she said with a frown, ‘I don’t see how there could be a connection.’