peek

Compared meaning: to look at something (verb).

比较义项：看，注视（动词）。

• stare

  To look steadily and intensely for a long time, often considered rude or a sign of surprise; usually implies direct, unblinking eye contact.

  长时间死死地盯着看，常显得无礼或表示惊讶；通常指目光直接、一动不动地盯住某人或某物。

  It's rude to stare at people just because they look different.

  仅仅因为别人长得不一样就盯着人家看，是很不礼貌的。

• look

  The plain, neutral verb for directing your eyes somewhere; it carries no sense of duration, intensity or secrecy and works as a general command or description.

  最普通、最中性的“看”，只表示把目光投向某处，不带有持续时间长短、强烈程度或偷偷摸摸的含义，常用作一般性的指令或描述。

  Look up and you'll see hundreds of stars tonight.

  抬头看，今晚你会看到成百上千颗星星。

• gaze

  To look steadily at something for a long time, usually with a soft, admiring, dreamy or thoughtful feeling rather than rudeness.

  长时间凝视，通常带有柔和、爱慕、恍惚或若有所思的感情色彩，而不是无礼的意味。

  She gazed lovingly at the sleeping baby.

  她深情地凝视着熟睡的婴儿。

• peek 本词

  To take a quick, brief look, often secretly, cautiously or through a small gap, the opposite of a long stare or gaze.

  快速地看一眼，常常是偷偷地、小心翼翼地或透过一个小缝隙看，与长时间盯着看（stare/gaze）相反。

  She peeked through the curtains to see who was at the door.

  她透过窗帘偷看了一眼，想看看是谁在门口。

Stare, look, gaze and peek all mean to look at something, but differ. Look is the plain, neutral word. Stare means looking steadily and long, often rudely. Gaze means looking long, but softly or dreamily. Peek means a quick, secret look. Look also means 'appear'.

这几个词都表示“看”这个动作，但持续时间和态度不同：stare 表示长时间盯着看，常带无礼或惊讶的意味；look 是最中性、最常用的说法，只表示把目光投向某处；gaze 也表示长时间凝视，但通常带有柔和、着迷或若有所思的感情色彩；peek 则表示快速地、常常是偷偷地看一眼。这里不比较 look 作“看起来”（look like）等其他用法。