late 13c., "to shine brightly," from or related to Middle Dutch, Middle Low German glaren "to gleam," from Proto-Germanic *glaz-; the whole group represents a rhoticization of the root of glass (n.). Sense of "stare fiercely" is from late 14c. Related: Glared; glaring.
glare (n.)
c. 1400, "bright light, dazzling glitter," from glare (v.); especially in reference to light reflected off some surface (17c.). From 1660s in sense of "fierce look." Old English glær (n.) meant "amber."
权威例句
1. Norma is said to dislike the glare of publicity.
据说诺尔玛不喜欢被人过多关注。
2. She attacked police in the full glare of TV cameras.
她在电视摄像机的镜头聚焦下公然袭击了警察。
3. The Duchess's glare was glacial.
公爵夫人冷漠地看着。
4. Special-purpose glasses reduce glare.
专用眼镜可使强光减弱。
5. His glasses magnified his irritable glare.
他那怒不可遏的眼神在眼镜片下显得愈发逼人。
词语辨析
【peer, peep, gape, glance, stare, gaze, glare, glimpse】
这组词都有“看”的意思,其区别是:
peer: v.指眯起眼睛仔细看,尤指看不清楚的情况下;费力地看,凝视。
• Being somewhat short-sighted, she has the habit of peering at people. 因为有点近视,她有眯着眼睛看人的习惯。
peep: v.窥视,偷看。
• The mother peeped into the bedroom to see if her child was asleep. 母亲偷偷向卧室看了一下,看她的孩子是否睡着了。
gape: v. (张着嘴、瞪大眼睛)呆看,强调一种吃惊的状态。
• The children gaped at the big elephant in the zoo. 在动物园,孩子们张大了嘴巴呆呆地看着大象。
glance: v. (粗略地、随便地)一瞥,看一眼。
• He glanced over the letter he had just received. 他把刚收到的那封信粗略地看了一遍。
stare: v.凝视,盯着,指由于好奇、惊讶、赞叹等原因而瞪大眼睛长时间地、直接地注视,常常含有粗鲁无礼的意思。
• I told my son to stop staring at that fat woman; it wasn't nice. 我告诉儿子不要盯着那个胖女人,那样看人不礼貌。
gaze: v.凝视,注视,指由于好奇、感叹、长时间目不转睛地看。
• She gazed at her beautiful new diamond ring. 她凝视着自己的这颗美丽崭新的钻戒。
glare: v.怒目而视,强调怀有敌意或在气愤的情绪下看;眩目地照射。
• The woman glared at the man after he shouted rudely at her. 那男人粗暴地冲她大声喊叫,她也怒目而视。
glimpse: v.与glance意思相近,短促地看一眼,一瞥。