look-see

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A brief examination, a peek or glance. informal
    — I’ve had a look-see at your work, and I think you’ve done a pretty good job of things.
  2. A person who serves as lookout or scout.
    — Once we have them localized, I can send in some look-sees to get a better idea of how many and whether there's actually a nuke in there with them.
  3. An audition attended by an actor or model so that they can be visually appraised.
    — The basic use of the comp is to allow an art or casting director to select the model type needed for a particular assignment. This is generally followed by a casting call or a "look-see" for a more detailed evaluation of the models.
动词 v.
  1. To make a quick inspection, especially as a lookout or scout. intransitive,transitive
    — I told Kola and he went down in the p.m. to look-see.

词形变化

look-sees plural looksee alternative looksie alternative looksy alternative look-sees present,singular,third-person look-seeing participle,present look-saw past look-seen participle,past looksee alternative looksie alternative looksy alternative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Chinese Pidgin English look-seebor.
English look-see
Borrowed from Chinese Pidgin English look-see.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Chinese Pidgin English look-seebor.
English look-see
Borrowed from Chinese Pidgin English look-see.
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