stare

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /stɛə/    美 /stɛɚ/|/steː/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A persistent gaze.
    — the stares of astonished passers-by
  2. A starling. archaic
    — The Stares be bigger than thoſe in England, as blacke as Crovves, being the most troubleſome, and injurious bird of all others, pulling up the cornes by the roots, vvhen it is young, […]
动词 v.
  1. To look fixedly (at something). intransitive
    — She found him staring with raised eyebrows at her.
    Fanny Hill
  2. To influence in some way by looking fixedly. transitive
    — to stare a timid person into submission
  3. To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, colour, or brilliancy. intransitive
    — staring windows or colours
  4. To stand out; to project; to bristle. intransitive,obsolete
    — Makest my blood cold, and my hair to stare.

词形变化

stares present,singular,third-person staring participle,present stared participle,past stared past stares plural stares plural

词汇关系

近义词
gaw gloar glom stare
上位词
look
下位词
gape gaze gawp gawk glad-eye glare glop glope glore glower goggle gorm gove look daggers ogle outstare
衍生词
astare outstare overstare stare at the wall stare daggers stare down staredown staree stare into space stare like a stuck pig stare out starer stare someone in the face stareworthy starey upstare

词源

词源 1
From Middle English staren, from Old English starian (“to stare”), from Proto-West Germanic *starēn, from Proto-Germanic *starjaną, *starāną (“to be fixed, be rigid”), from Proto-Indo-European *ster-.
Cognate with Dutch staren (“to stare”), German starren (“to stare”), German starr (“stiff”). More at start.
词源 2
From Middle English star, ster, from Old English stær (“starling”), from Proto-Germanic *starô (“starling”), from Proto-Indo-European *stor- (“starling”).
Cognate with German Star (“starling”), Danish stær (“starling”), Swedish stare (“starling”), Norwegian Nynorsk stare (“starling”), Icelandic stari (“starling”). Compare also Old English stearn (“a type of bird, starling”).
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