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Look up to 是什么意思?敬佩一个人,不只是抬头看

Look up to 表示敬佩、尊重。谈起从小崇拜的亲人,只换了一个介词,读者眼前却可能出现一个抬头的动作。

Look up to 表示敬佩、尊重某个人,并把对方当作榜样。通常用于年长或经验更丰富的人,例如父母、老师、经理或知名运动员。所敬佩的人放在 to 后面:I look up to my father。

想在对话中用 look up to 吗?

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开始学习

look up to + person; someone to look up to; be looked up to by + people

  • I've always looked up to my grandmother, who raised three children and ran a small business.
  • Many young players look up to the team captain because he trains harder than anyone.
  • A good manager is someone the team can look up to, not just someone who gives orders.

修改原因

修改前As a teenager, I really looked up at my older cousin.

修改后As a teenager, I really looked up to my older cousin.

Look up at 表示抬起眼睛看某个人或某物。所以原句只是在说,十几岁时你抬眼看那位年长的堂亲或表亲。想表达尊重对方、以对方为榜样,要用 look up to,因此把 at 改成 to。

Cambridge Dictionary

相反的表达是 look down on,表示觉得比别人高一等、看不起别人:Some people look down on anyone who didn't go to university。Look up to 带有尊重,look down on 则表达轻视。

动手练习

Junior doctors ___ Dr Evans because she always stays calm in emergencies.

(look up to / look up)

查看答案

look up to — 年轻医生因为 Dr Evans 在紧急情况下始终冷静而尊重她,所以选 look up to。不带 to 的 look up 可以表示查询信息,例如查词典或上网搜索;“她总能保持冷静”不是这里查询信息的理由。

写一个你敬佩的人。说出对方是谁,并解释你为什么尊重对方。

I look up to my first boss, Irina, because she always gave honest feedback and never blamed the team for her own mistakes.

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