look on
US
UK look on vi phrasal: (watch)
SC 观测 guān cè
TC 觀測
TC 觀測
SC 观察 guān cè，guān chá
TC 觀察
TC 觀察
While my father taught me to swim, my mother looked on from the shore.
父亲教我游泳的时候，母亲在岸边看着我。
look on [sb] as [sth], look upon [sb] as [sth] vtr phrasal insep: (regard, consider: as)
SC 把…视为
TC 把…視為
TC 把…視為
SC 把…看成
I always looked upon him as a brother.
我总是把他视作兄弟。
look on [sth], look out on [sth] vi + prep: (have a view)
SC 看得见 kàn de jiàn
TC 看得見
TC 看得見
SC 望得见 kàn de jiàn，wàng de jiàn
The window looks on the meadow.
从这扇窗可以看见草地。
look back on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep: (recall, reminisce about)
SC 回首
SC 回顾 huí gù
TC 回顧
TC 回顧
SC 回忆 huí yì
TC 回憶
TC 回憶
I look back on my years in school and smile.
look down on [sb], look down upon [sb] vtr phrasal insep: figurative (feel superior to) (比喻)
SC 看不起，鄙视 kàn bù qǐ，bǐ shì
TC 看不起
TC 看不起
It is wrong to look down on people less fortunate than yourself.
看不起不如自己幸运的人是错误的。
look down on [sth], look down upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep: figurative (consider inferior)
SC 看不上
These were rich girls who looked down on cheap clothes.
这些有钱女生看不起廉价的衣服。
look in on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep: (visit or check in passing)
SC 短暂拜访某人 duǎn zàn bài fǎng mǒu rén
While I'm in town I should look in on my parents.
Please look in on the baby and make sure she's tucked in.
look on the bright side, look on the bright side of things v expr: informal (consider positive aspects)
SC 看光明面 kàn guāng míng miàn
SC 看有利的一面 kàn guāng míng miàn，kàn yǒu lì de yí miàn
SC 往好处看
If you always look on the bright side, you will be a much happier person.
如果你遇事多往好处看看，你就会快乐得多。
Look on the bright side interj: informal (consider positive aspects)
SC 往好处想
TC 往好處想
TC 往好處想
SC 乐观一点
Look on the bright side: if you have nothing, you've got nothing to lose!