gaze /ɡeɪz/ CET4 TEM4 ( gazing, gazed, gazes )

• 1. 

  V-I If you gaze at someone or something, you look steadily at them for a long time, for example because you find them attractive or interesting, or because you are thinking about something else. 凝视

  例：

  ...gazing at herself in the mirror.

  …凝视着镜中的她自己。

  例：

  Sitting in his wicker chair, he gazed reflectively at the fire.

  坐在他的柳条椅中，他若有所思地凝视着火焰。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT You can talk about someone's gaze as a way of describing how they are looking at something, especially when they are looking steadily at it. 凝视 [书面]

  例：

  The Monsignor turned his gaze from the flames to meet the Colonel's.

  这位阁下把他凝视的目光从火焰上移开，与上校的目光相遇。

  例：

  She felt increasingly uncomfortable under the woman's steady gaze.

  她在那女人目不转睛的凝视下感到愈发不舒服。

• 3. 

  PHRASE If someone or something is in the public gaze, they are receiving a lot of attention from the general public. 受公众关注

  例：

  You won't find a couple more in the public gaze than Michael and Lizzie.

  你找不到比迈克尔和莉齐更受公众关注的夫妻了。