英语中经常碰到下面这样句子,
【例句1】The guard looked us up and down and then let us in. (警卫上下打量我们,然后让我们进去。)
【例句2】 Raul looked him up and down, eyes opened wide with derision. (劳尔上下打量着他,眼睛因嘲笑而睁得大大的。)
两个例句的动词后面都直接有代词。这个代词从现代语法角度来看,肯定是宾语。不过,look在大部分场合都是不及物的,所以上述的奇怪用法就被很多词典标为习语(idiom)。
look someone or something up 也是用的,如
【例句3】 I lost track of Sally. I'll try to look her up and get in touch with her. (我失去了莎莉的踪迹。我会努力寻找她并与她取得联系。)
【例句4】 I don't recognize his name. I'll look him up and see what I can find. (我不认识他的名字。我会去找他,看看我能找到什么。)
Look someone or something down是不用的。
Look someone or something over是可以的。基本语义与look someone or something up and down相同,但可以用于逻辑、内部、抽象对象(up and down 总是让你想起“物理的上下”,如
【例句5】The school nurse looked me over and said I was fine to go back to class. (学校护士检查了我,说我可以回去上课了。)
【例句6】I think you had better have the doctor look you over. (我想你最好让医生给你检查一下。)
【例句7】I picked up the receipt and looked it over before signing it.(我拿起收据看了看,然后签字。)
【例句8】We looked over the proposal before the meeting. (我们在会前审查了提案。)
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