stare

verb

1. 盯着看；凝视；注视
   to look at sb/sth for a long time
   1. I screamed and everyone stared.
      我尖叫一声，众人都盯着我看。
   2. I stared blankly at the paper in front of me.
      我茫然地看着面前这张纸。
   3. He sat staring into space (= looking at nothing) .
      他坐在那儿凝视着前方。
   4. She looked at them with dark staring eyes.
      她那双深色的眼睛专注地看着他们。

noun

1. （尤指不友好或吃惊的）盯，凝视，注视
   an act of looking at sb/sth for a long time, especially in a way that is unfriendly or that shows surprise
   1. She gave him a blank stare.
      她面无表情地直视着他。

1. VERB 凝视;盯着看
   If you stare at someone or something, you look at them for a long time.
   1. Tamara stared at him in disbelief, shaking her head...
      塔玛拉一边狐疑地盯着他看，一边摇着头。
   2. Ben continued to stare out the window...
      本一直凝视着窗外。
   3. Mahoney tried not to stare.
      马奥尼尽力不去盯着看。
   4. Stare is also a noun.
      
   5. Hlasek gave him a long, cold stare.
      赫拉塞克冷冷地盯着他看了好久。

The verbs stare and gaze are both used to talk about looking at something for a long time. If you stare at something or someone, it is often because you think they are strange or shocking. Various families came out and stared at us. If you gaze at something, it is often because you think it is marvellous or impressive. A fresh-faced little girl gazes in wonder at the bright fairground lights.
动词 stare 和 gaze 都可以用来表示长时间地注视某物。stare at常常用来表示因某物怪异或令人震惊而瞪着眼睛看，如：Various families came out and stared at us (家家户户都出来盯着我们看)。gaze at则常常用来表示因所见之物精彩或壮观而盯着看，如：A fresh-faced little girl gazes in wonder at the bright fairground lights (一个脸蛋红扑扑的小女孩好奇地盯着游乐场里那些明亮的彩灯)。

2. PHRASE (局势、解决办法等)非常明显的，明摆在眼前
   If a situation or the answer to a problem is staring you in the face, it is very obvious, although you may not be immediately aware of it.
   1. Then the answer hit me. It had been staring me in the face ever since Lullington.
      接着我突然想到了答案。从在路林顿起它就一直摆在我的眼前。

1. Alberg gave him a bleak stare.
   阿尔伯格沮丧地凝视着他。
2. His dazed eyes stare at the eels, which still writhe and entwine
   他茫然地盯着仍在翻滚缠绕的鳗鱼。
3. Henry gave Paul a glassy-eyed stare.
   亨利木然地盯着保罗。
4. If you want to hold someone's attention, look them directly in the eye but don't stare
   如果想吸引住某人的注意力，就要直视他们的眼睛，但别死盯着。
5. Don't stare at me — it's impolite!
   别盯着我看——这是不礼貌的！
6. I gave Coe an impersonal stare.
   我不带任何感情地盯着科。
7. Her stare was malevolent, her mouth a thin line.
   她目光狠毒，唇紧抿。
8. He fixes you with a piercing stare.
   他用锐利的目光盯住你。
9. The people there, quite raggedy, stare at us.
   那里的人们，穿得很邋遢，盯着我们看。
10. I stare in rapture at the ball
    我欣喜若狂地盯着球。
11. With a glazed stare she revived for one last instant.
    她最后清醒了一会儿，眼神呆滞。
12. Tamara stared at him in disbelief, shaking her head
    塔玛拉一边狐疑地盯着他看，一边摇着头。
13. Ben continued to stare out the window
    本一直凝视着窗外。
14. Mahoney tried not to stare.
    马奥尼尽力不去盯着看。
15. I would rather stare at a clear, star-filled sky than a TV set
    我宁可凝视繁星满天的晴朗夜空也不愿盯着电视机。
16. She gave him an angry stare.
    她生气地白了他一眼。
17. It is bad manners to stare at people.
    瞪着眼睛看人是不礼貌的。
18. Don't just stare; let's go!
    别卖呆儿了，快走吧！
19. Sensing a catch in his words, I gave him a hard stare.
    我感觉他这句话里有馅子，便使劲儿瞪了他一眼。
20. If you stare at the other, she accuses you of flirting.
    你若是凝视某个女人，他会指责你到处对女生调情。
21. I just stare at my desk.
    我会盯着我的工作的。
22. Do not stare at my old house, you will have one of!
    别老盯着我的房子，你也会有一间的！
23. What fiend possesses you to stare back at me, continually, with those infernal eyes?
    你中了什么魔了，总是不停地用那对凶眼睛瞪我？
24. We have no time to stand and stare.
    我们没有时间来驻足和凝视。
25. I'll just stare at one corner and think of you.
    我仅仅是盯着一个角落在想着你。
26. Why just stare? Can't you greet me?
    为什么只是看？你不能和我打招呼吗？
27. It just stays there and stare at me.
    它呆在那里和凝视在我。
28. But he looked so different from his usual look that I stopped a moment to stare at him.
    可是他看来和平常的样子太不同了，我就盯了他一会。
29. I hate the way you drive my car, I hate when you stare.
    我痛恨你驾驶我车子的方式，特别是当你瞪我的时候。
30. We have already reached the time in the wilderness, I was a confused stare you in the mist!
    我们已经走到了时间的荒野，我在一片迷茫的雾霭中凝望你！

  gaze gape glare stare【导航词义：凝视】

  gaze v. 凝视，注视

〔辨析〕常指长时间无意识地或因好奇、惊讶等而盯着看。

  gape v. 目瞪口呆地凝视

〔辨析〕指因惊讶或震惊而张着嘴、瞪大眼睛呆看。

  glare v. 怒目而视

〔辨析〕指长时间用愤怒的目光凝视着某人或某物。

  stare v. 凝视，瞪视

〔辨析〕指因生气、惊讶、思考等而瞪大眼睛长时间地注视某人或某物。

stare sb out

1. 盯得某人转移目光（或慌了神）
   to look into sb's eyes for a long time until they feel embarrassed and are forced to look away
   1. I screamed and everyone stared.
      我尖叫一声，众人都盯着我看。
   2. I stared blankly at the paper in front of me.
      我茫然地看着面前这张纸。
   3. He sat staring into space (= looking at nothing) .
      他坐在那儿凝视着前方。
   4. She looked at them with dark staring eyes.
      她那双深色的眼睛专注地看着他们。

v.

be staring sb in the face

• 明摆着；显而易见
  to be obvious or easy to see
  1. The answer was staring us in the face.
     答案明摆在我们面前。
• 必定发生
  to be certain to happen
  1. Defeat was staring them in the face.
     他们必遭失败。

be staring sth in the face

• 不可避免
  to be unable to avoid sth
  1. They were staring defeat in the face.
     对他们来说，失败不可避免。

noun

1. a fixed look with eyes open wide

verb

1. fixate one's eyes
   1. The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly

2. look at with fixed eyes
   1. The students stared at the teacher with amazement

   Synonym:    gaze