喜樂美語
  1. 1看一眼、瞧一下（口語）

    A look-see is a quick look — you go, you glance, you check, you come back. People say have a look-see, take a look-see, want a look-see. It is informal and a little old-fashioned or now; some speakers still like it, others find it cute. It does not mean a long study or an official inspection, though a boss might use it lightly for a short visit (“I’ll pop over for a look-see”). You can use it as a verb too, but the noun is the usual one. It is not the same as look like or look after.

    「look-see」指很快看一下，去看、瞄一眼、確認，然後再回來。常見的說法有「have a look-see」「take a look-see」「want a look-see」。這是口語，現在聽起來有點老派或帶著玩笑，有人仍然喜歡用，也有人覺得它很可愛。它不是指長時間的研究，也不是正式的檢查；老闆偶爾會輕鬆地用它來指短暫拜訪，例如「I'll pop over for a look-see」（我順路去瞧一眼）。

    它也可以當動詞用，不過通常是當名詞用。它和 look like（看起來像）或 look after（照顧）不同。

From the word’s history

Borrowed from Chinese Pidgin English look-see.

借自中式洋涇濱英文的 look-see。

Wiktionary

組成From Chinese Pidgin English look-see — English look stuck to Chinese-style see, both meaning “look”. English later borrowed the pair as one word.

同家族的字

  • lookthe first half, in its ordinary “use your eyes” sense
  • seethe second half; in the Pidgin phrase it also just meant “look”

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

look-seenoun

  • 1

    informalA brief examination, a peek or glance.

    • I’ve had a look-see at your work, and I think you’ve done a pretty good job of things.
    • I'll just take a look-see at the problem and come right back, then we can go to lunch.
  • 2

    A person who serves as lookout or scout.

    • Once we have them localized, I can send in some look-sees to get a better idea of how many and whether there's actually a nuke in there with them.
  • 3

    An audition attended by an actor or model so that they can be visually appraised.

    • The basic use of the comp is to allow an art or casting director to select the model type needed for a particular assignment. This is generally followed by a casting call or a "look-see" for a more detailed evaluation of the models.
    • J. is dating P. at NYU and modeling on the side. They're planning to meet us in Paris for spring break so J. can go to some look-sees (and eat some escargot, obv.).

look-seeverb

  • 1

    To make a quick inspection, especially as a lookout or scout.

    • I told Kola and he went down in the p.m. to look-see.
    • When I look-saw my brother's sunstone I knew it was mighty powerful magic.

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。