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TOEFL BNC: 1192 COCA: 1131

stare

1 stare /ˈsteɚ/ verb
stares; stared; staring
1 stare
/ˈsteɚ/
verb
stares; stared; staring
Learner's definition of STARE
[no object]
: to look at someone or something for a long time often with your eyes wide open盯着看;凝视
often + at
often used figuratively常用作比喻
Synonyms see: gaze

stare daggers (at someone)

see dagger

stare down

(US) [phrasal verb] or British stare out
stare (someone) down/out or stare down/out (someone)
: to look directly into someone's eyes without fear until he or she becomes uncomfortable and looks away盯得(某人)不再敢对视
often used figuratively常用作比喻

stare (off) into space

see 1space

stare (someone) in the face

also chiefly US stare (someone) in the eye(s)
: to look directly into the eyes of (someone)盯着(某人的)眼睛
usually used figuratively通常用作比喻
2 stare /ˈsteɚ/ noun
plural stares
2 stare
/ˈsteɚ/
noun
plural stares
Learner's definition of STARE
[count]
: the act of looking directly at someone or something for a long time : the act of staring盯着看;凝视

fix (someone) with a stare

see 1fix
TOEFL BNC: 1192 COCA: 1131

stare

1 of 2

verb

stared; staring

intransitive verb

1
: to look fixedly often with wide-open eyes
2
: to show oneself conspicuously
the error stared from the page
3
of hair : to stand on end : bristle
also : to appear rough and lusterless

transitive verb

1
: to have an effect on by staring
2
: to look at with a searching or earnest gaze
starer noun

stare

2 of 2

noun

: the act or an instance of staring
a blank stare
Phrases
stare one in the face
: to be undeniably and forcefully evident or apparent

Example Sentences

Verb She stared out the window. His mother told him not to stare. Noun They looked at me with accusing stares. caught the child's wide-eyed stare on film
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Rublev could only stare back at him, not sure what to make of an opponent suddenly playing the best tennis of his life. Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 The only thing better than getting to stare up at the Milky Way with the naked eye? Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2022 As in, people in Copenhagen were breaking their necks to stare at it during our drive of a Europe-spec Buzz. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 6 Sep. 2022 Now, the girls have joined forces in the glass box and stare ominously at the camera as if ready to break out, while a booming, alarm-like instrumental closes out the 17-second teaser. Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2022 It’s in downtown Bend, with a grassy area gradually sloping right down to the Deschutes River that provides plenty of space to spread a blanket and stare at the trees or grab one of the many picnic tables. oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2022 In 1995, astronomer Robert Williams had the idea to make the Hubble Space Telescope stare for 10 days at a part of the sky that appeared to contain absolutely nothing. Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022 In the French tragedian Racine’s 17th-century version of the tragedy, as well as in Euripides, the onlookers all stare at the ground. Rachel Hadas, The Conversation, 8 July 2022 Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and several kid actors stare at something offscreen with a look of wonder and awe. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2022
Noun
Turns out Baranski, like many of the social media users who praised her stare, isn’t too fond of the tech billionaire. Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022 But both have steely glares that allow their messages to resonate with a simple stare. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2022 Not surprisingly, most people say no, dismissing him with a blank stare, a shake of the head, and once in a while, a dirty look. Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com, 21 Apr. 2022 This summer, markets like Austin and Las Vegas are experiencing a stare-down between buyers and sellers. Lance Lambert, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2022 Riley Greene led off the fourth inning with a double, then after a Reyes strikeout, Baez was hit by a pitch and gave Civale a long stare-down before slowly making his way to first base. Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 11 Aug. 2022 Griner appeared to react to the sentencing with very little emotion, listening to the verdict with a blank stare on her face. Ariana Garcia, Chron, 4 Aug. 2022 The portrait has an intense stare, and the right side of his face is in shadow, while his left ear is clearly visible. Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, 14 July 2022 Jonathan Banks can do so much with a dour stare, and he's never been better than his last look down at the two dead men. Darren Franich, EW.com, 12 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Old English starian; akin to Old High German starēn to stare, Greek stereos solid, Lithuanian starinti to stiffen

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

1553, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stare was before the 12th century
TOEFL BNC: 1192 COCA: 1131
stare

verb

ADVERB | VERB + STARE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBfixedly, hard, intently, unblinkingly凝視;使勁盯着看;專注地凝視;眼睛一眨不眨地盯着看I could see a man staring at me intently.我能看到有個男人正專注地盯着我看。steadily直盯着看impassively冷漠地盯着看absently, blankly, uncomprehendingly, vacantly心不在焉地/面無表情地/茫然不解地/呆滯地盯着看She stared blankly at the brick wall in front of her.她面無表情地盯着面前的磚牆。disbelievingly, incredulously, open-mouthed, wide-eyed, wildly不敢相信地盯着看;目瞪口呆地盯着看;瞪大眼睛盯視;熱切地盯視I stared at him open-mouthed, unable to speak.我目瞪口呆地盯着他,一句話也說不出來。bleakly, gloomily, glumly, helplessly, morosely陰鬱地/憂傷地/憂鬱地/無助地/愁眉苦臉地凝視He stared at me bleakly and said nothing.他陰鬱地盯着我,什麼也沒說。coldly, coolly, defiantly, fiercely, stonily冷冷地盯着看;蔑視;兇狠地瞪着眼;冷酷無情地凝視She stared at him stonily as he came in.他進來時她冷冷地盯了他一眼。curiously, quizzically, suspiciously, thoughtfully好奇地/探詢地/滿腹狐疑地/若有所思地凝視silently默默無言地凝視just, merely, simply只是盯着看;僅僅盯着瞧(for) a moment盯着看一會兒For a long moment they just stared at each other.有很長一段時間他們只是相互盯着對方看。still還盯着看He was still staring at himself in the mirror.他還在盯着鏡中的自己。across, ahead, around, back, down, out, straight ahead, up瞪眼掃視;盯着前方;注視周圍;向後注視;盯着下面看;向外注視;直勾勾地盯着前方;抬起頭盯着看She stared back at him.她也盯着他作為回應。He stared straight ahead and did not move.他直勾勾地盯着前方,一動不動。VERB + STAREseem to好像盯着看continue to繼續盯着看turn to轉頭盯着看Everyone in the room turned to stare at her.屋裏的每個人都轉過來盯着她。pause to, stop to停下來盯着看PREPOSITIONat瞪眼看across, around, through掃視⋯;瞪眼看⋯各處;透過⋯盯着看after盯着⋯的背影She stalked off, leaving them all staring after her.她昂首闊步地走了,剩下他們目不轉睛地盯着她的背影。into, out of往⋯裏盯着看;從⋯往外盯着看in, with⋯地盯着看I stared in horror at his bloody mouth.我恐懼地瞪着他血淋淋的嘴巴。He just stared at her with disbelief.他只是怔怔地看着她,不敢相信。PHRASESsit staring, stand staring目不轉睛地坐着/站着I sat staring at the ruins of the building.我呆呆地坐着,盯着大樓的廢墟。sit and stare, stand and stare, stop and stare坐着/站着/停下發呆It was too cold to stand and stare.太冷了,不能傻站着。stare into the abyss (figurative) 凝視着無盡的深淵His party was staring into the abyss.他的政黨正面臨無盡的深淵。stare into space茫然地瞪着眼睛She was just sitting there, staring into space.她只是坐在那兒,瞪着眼睛發呆。

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