look at something
phrasal verb with look verb uk/lʊk/ us/lʊk/
(THINK)
B2 思考，思索，考虑
to think about a subject carefully so that you can make a decision about it
Management is looking at ways of cutting costs. 管理层正在考虑削减成本的办法。
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- We're looking at the feasibility of building a shopping centre there.
- In this exercise, a word is blanked out and you have to guess what it is by looking at the context.
- We looked at the job applications in two batches.
- "Have you decided what to do?" "No, I'm still looking at the various possibilities."
- I'm going to spend some time looking at my options before I decide to apply for the job.
(HAVE OPINION)
（以某种方式）看待，考虑
to consider something in a particular way
If I'd had children I might have looked at things differently. 我如果有孩子，看问题的方式可能就会有所不同。
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- It all depends on how you look at it.
- She's always looked at life through rose-tinted glasses.
- We agreed to look afresh at her original proposal.
- I'd like to look at this question in some depth.
- I realized I was looking at the problem from the wrong angle.
(READ)
B2 检查;评阅
to read something in order to check it or form an opinion about it
Can you look at my essay sometime? 你能抽空看看我的论文吗？
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- I looked at the sales figures.
- Can you look at these figures?
- I need to look at the weather forecast.
- Can you look at my spelling, please?
- She asked me to look at her letter to see if it was forceful enough.
(EXAMINE)
B2 检验，检查
If someone, usually an expert, looks at something, they examine it.
Did you get the doctor to look at your knee? 你让医生检查膝盖了吗？
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- I asked the doctor to look at the rash.
- We'll need to get an engineer to look at the bridge.
- We can ask an accountant to look at the tax implications.
- A neurologist will be looking at the scans.
- Barry has agreed to look at the noise in my car.