"peer at" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 仔細看
• 盯著看

Definition

小心或喫力地看某物或某人，通常會瞇起眼睛。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

偏正式或文學用語。表示試圖看清楚東西或在黑暗、遠處等困難情況下仔細看。不要與“stare”（直視、凝視）或“glance”（匆匆一瞥）混淆。常用於“through glasses”“into the distance”等表達。

Examples

He peered at the tiny writing on the label.

他**仔細看**標籤上的小字。

She peered at the computer screen in the dark room.

她在黑暗的房間裡**仔細看**電腦螢幕。

The boy peered at the bird through his binoculars.

男孩用望遠鏡**仔細看**那隻鳥。

I had to peer at the map to find the tiny street name.

我不得不**仔細看**地圖，才能找到那條小街的名字。

He was peering at the clock because he forgot his glasses again.

他又忘記戴眼鏡，所以在**盯著看**時鐘。

Everyone at the back of the room was peering at the board, trying to read the teacher's handwriting.

教室後排的每個人都在**仔細看**黑板，試著看清老師的字跡。