▲look up

①表示原先在埋头干什么,之后抬头看

He looked up from his book as I entered the room.

我进入房间时,他从书本上抬起头来看了看。

② (在词典、计算机等中)查阅

If there are words you do not understand, look them up in a dictionary.如果有不懂的单词就查字典。

③look up to尊敬;仰视

I look up to him because he is a real artist.

我尊敬他,因为他是个真正的艺术家。

▲(反义词)look down

①往下看,俯视

They can go up to the tower and look down.

他们可以登上高塔,向下俯视。

②look down upon/on sb. (to think that you are better than sb.)瞧不起某人

Never look down on people who are not superior to you.

不要轻视不如你的人。

一日一词:look up look down 只是向上看和向下看的意思吗