Staring
“Staring” 是 “stare” 的现在分词,表示目不转睛地看、凝视。可描述惊讶、好奇、无礼或出神等状态;名词化时 “a long staring silence” 指令人不安的沉默对视。
- “He sat staring out the window for an hour.” (他坐着凝视窗外,足足一小时。)
- “Stop staring at people; it’s rude.” (别盯着别人看,这不礼貌。)
- “She found him staring at the painting in silence.” (她发现他一直默默盯着那幅画。)
“Stare” 源自古英语 “starian” 或中古英语 “staren”,意为固定地看,可能与僵硬、僵直的概念有关。
词根 “stare” 表示凝视;“-ing” 为现在分词后缀,表示正在盯着看的动作。
英语谚语 “staring won’t make it happen” 提醒人光看不行动无济于事;社交礼仪中长时间 staring 常被视为不礼貌。
- 原形: stare
- 过去式: stared
- 名词: stare
- 固定搭配: “staring at” (盯着), “staring contest” (瞪眼比赛), “blank staring” (茫然凝视)
“stare” 盯着看加 “-ing” 正在盯——staring 就是目不转睛地看。
“Embarrassed by everyone staring at her mistake, she laughed and moved on with the presentation.” (因大家都在盯着她的失误而尴尬,她笑了笑,继续完成演示。)