"look down" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 看不起
• 向下看

Definition

低下頭或眼睛看下面的東西；也指認為某人或某事不重要或不夠好。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Look down'後多接'on'表示看不起某人（look down on someone）；沒'on'時指身體動作，需依上下文判斷。

Examples

Please look down and check if you dropped your keys.

請**低頭看看**你是不是掉了鑰匙。

He always looks down on people who have less money.

他總是**看不起**沒錢的人。

She felt shy and looked down when meeting new people.

她害羞時見生人會**低頭**。

Don't look down on others—you never know their story.

不要**看不起**別人——你不知道他們的故事。

I had to look down from the tall building, but it made me dizzy!

我得從高樓上**向下看**，結果頭暈了！

Whenever she succeeds, her coworkers look down on her achievements.

每當她成功時，同事們總會**看不起**她的成就。