no obj., with adverbial of direction
- look steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought(尤指因为羡慕、吃惊或思考)盯着看, 凝视:
he could only gaze at her in astonishment.
他惊讶得只有盯着她看的份了。
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- a steady intent look凝视:
he turned, following her gaze
他转过身, 向她凝视的方向看去
offices screened from the public gaze.
避开公众注视的办公室。
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- in sing.(in literary theory) a particular perspective taken to embody certain aspects of the relationship between observer and observed(在文学中为表现观察者和被观察者之间的关系而采用的)特定视角, 特定角度:
the male gaze.
男性的视角。
派生词
gazer
noun词源
late Middle English: perhaps related to obsolete gaw (see GAWK).