Meaning

“Look through”是一个常用的英语短语动词,具有多种含义和用法。在不同的情境下,它可以表示不同的意思。

1. 仔细查看或检查

在这个用法中,“look through”表示仔细查看或检查某物。例如,当你翻阅一本书或浏览一份文件时,你可能会使用这个短语。例句:“I need to look through these reports before the meeting.”(我需要在会议前仔细检查这些报告。)

2. 浏览或略读

“Look through”也可以表示快速浏览或略读某物,而不是详细地阅读。这个用法通常用于描述快速扫视大量信息的行为。例如:“She looked through the magazine while waiting for her appointment.”(她在等待预约时浏览了杂志。)

3. 透过某物看

在一些情况下,“look through”表示通过某个透明或半透明的物体看东西,例如窗户或玻璃。例句:“He looked through the window to see if it was still raining.”(他透过窗户看外面是否还在下雨。) 通过理解这些不同的用法,学习者可以更好地掌握“look through”的含义,并在适当的情境中正确使用它。

Today's Sentences

01

I spent the weekend looking through old photographs.

Situation

What did you do over the weekend?

你周末做了什么?

I spent the weekend looking through old photographs.

我花了整个周末翻看旧照片。

Are you missing family?

您想念家人吗?

I think I wanted to go back in time for a moment.

我想我那一刻希望能回到过去。

02

Did you look through that drawer near the desk?

Situation

Have you seen my passport anywhere?

您有没有看到我的护照?

Not sure.
Did you look through that drawer near the desk?

不确定。
你查看了靠近桌子的那个抽屉吗?

No, I haven’t checked there yet.
I’ll do that now.

不,我还没有检查那里。
我现在就去看看。

I think that’s where you usually leave it.

我想那是你通常放置它的地方。

Writer's Note

"Look through" is an intransitive and inseparable phrasal verb.

“Look through” 是一个不及物且不可分的短语动词。
  1. Intransitive - It requires a direct object—you always "look through" something such as a document, list, drawer, or person (metaphorically).
    Example 1: I looked through the report and found nothing noteworthy.
    Example 2: They’re looking through their notes before the presentation.
    Example 3: He looked through the magazine while waiting at the salon.
  2. Intransitive - 需要一个直接宾语——你总是“look through”某物,例如文档、列表、抽屉或人(比喻意义上)。
    Example 1: I looked through the report and found nothing noteworthy.
    Example 2: They’re looking through their notes before the presentation.
    Example 3: He looked through the magazine while waiting at the salon.
  3. Inseparable - You cannot place the object between "look" and "through".
    Example 1: They looked through the antique collection at the flea market.
    Example 2: She looked through the collection of books at the new bookstore.
    Example 3: Both parties looked through the contract for the transfer of ownership of the property.
  4. 不可分离 - 你不能把宾语放在“look”和“through”之间。
    例子 1: 他们在跳蚤市场looked through古董收藏。
    例子 2: 她在新书店looked through书籍收藏。
    例子 3: 双方looked through了有关产权转移的合同。

Related words: Browse, comb through, dig through, examine, flip through, glance through, inspect, peruse, pore over, rifle through, scan, scour, skim, rifle through, thumb through.

相关词汇:Browse, comb through, dig through, examine, flip through, glance through, inspect, peruse, pore over, rifle through, scan, scour, skim, rifle through, thumb through.
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