stare

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I.stare¹ S3 W2 /steə $ ster/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
[Language: Old English; Origin: starian]
1. to look at something or someone for a long time without moving your eyes, for example because you are surprised, angry, or bored
stare at
What are you staring at?
stare (at somebody) in disbelief/amazement/horror etc
She stared at me in disbelief.
She sat there staring into space (=looking for a long time at nothing).
2. be staring somebody in the face
a) informal if something is staring you in the face, it is very clear or easy to notice but you have not noticed it:
The solution was staring me right in the face all along.
b) to seem impossible to avoid:
Defeat was staring us in the face.
⇨ stark staring mad at ↑stark²(2)
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COLLOCATIONS
adverbs
▪ stare hard/intently (=very steadily, with a lot of attention) She stared hard at him for a moment.
▪ stare fixedly (=without moving your head or eyes) Harry stared fixedly out of the window.
▪ stare blankly (=without emotion, understanding, or interest) Lucy stared blankly at the teacher.
▪ stare unseeingly/blindly literary (=not noticing anything, although your eyes are open) She sat down on the bed and stared unseeingly at the wall.
▪ stare vacantly (=seeming not to notice or be thinking anything) Mum was staring vacantly at the fire.
▪ stare moodily (=rather unhappily) He was staring moodily into his glass.
phrases
▪ stare in disbelief/horror/amazement etc Hilary stared in disbelief at the kitchen clock.
▪ stare into space (=look for a long time at nothing) Jo's always lying on the sofa staring into space.
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THESAURUS
▪ look to turn your eyes towards someone or something, so that you can see them: You should never look directly at the sun. | After a while, he turned and looked at me.
▪ have/take a look especially spoken to look at something quickly, especially in order to find or check something: I’ll have a look in my desk. | Take a look at this!
▪ glance to look at someone or something for a short time and then look quickly away: Damien glanced nervously at his watch.
▪ peek/peep (also take a peek/peep) to look quickly at something. Used especially when you are not supposed to look, or when you are looking through a small gap: The door was open so he peeked inside. | Katy peeped at her birthday present on the table.
▪ peer to look very carefully, especially because you cannot see well: Kenji was peering at the screen.
▪ glare to look at someone in an angry way: She glared at me as I got up to leave.
▪ stare to look at someone or something for a long time without moving your eyes: It’s rude to stare. | She stared straight into the camera.
▪ gaze to look at someone or something for a long time, often without realizing that you are doing it: She gazed out of the window. | He lay on his bed gazing at the ceiling.
▪ gape to look at someone or something for a long time, usually with your mouth open, because you are very shocked or surprised: People gaped at him with wide-open mouths.
▪ regard formal to look at someone or something, especially in a particular way: He regarded her steadily.
stare somebody out British English, stare somebody down American English phrasal verb
to look at someone for so long that they start to feel uncomfortable and look away
II.stare² BrE AmE noun [countable]
when you look at something for a long time in a steady way:
She gave him a long hard stare.
She laughed, ignoring the stares of everyone around her.
His pleas were met by a blank stare (=a stare with no expression, understanding, or interest).
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COLLOCATIONS
verbs
▪ give somebody a stare Doyle gave her a long stare.
▪ fix somebody with a stare literary (=stare at someone) He fixed her with a cool stare.
▪ return sb’s stare (=stare back at them) I returned his stare and he looked away.
▪ meet sb’s stare (=look back at them) Alan met Susan’s outraged stare calmly.
adjectives
▪ a hard stare (=very steady, with a lot of attention) As he passed, he gave us a hard stare.
▪ a long stare The man fixed him with a long, deliberate stare.
▪ a blank stare (=showing no emotion, understanding, or interest) Mention his name, and you get mostly blank stares.
▪ a vacant stare (=seeming not to notice or be thinking anything) She was gazing out of the window with a vacant stare.
▪ a fixed/unwavering/unblinking stare (=with your eyes not moving at all) His unwavering stare was making me feel pretty uneasy.
▪ a cold/stony stare (=unfriendly) I smiled and said "hello" but only got a cold stare.
▪ a cool stare (=calm) When I expressed surprise, he responded with a cool stare.
▪ curious stares They ignored the curious stares directed at them.
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THESAURUS
▪ look an act of looking at something: Let me have a look at the map. | I took a quick look around the room.
▪ glance a quick look at something before looking away again: Susan cast a quick glance at me (=she looked quickly at me). | He could not resist a sidelong glance (=quickly looking to the side) to see what was happening on the other side of the road.
▪ glimpse a short look at someone or something in which you do not see them very clearly: Fans were hoping to catch a glimpse of the singer as he left the hotel. | I had only a fleeting glimpse (=a very quick look) of the two men as they ran away.
▪ gaze a long steady look: Eddie fixed his gaze on the floor. | She looked up and met his gaze (=looked at him when he was looking at her).
▪ stare a long direct look, especially in an unfriendly way or in a way that shows you are surprised: He was watching me with a cold stare. | My cheery ‘Good Morning’ was met with a blank stare (=a stare which shows no emotion).
▪ glare an angry look at someone: She gave him a hostile glare as he entered the room.
▪ frown a confused or annoyed look: ‘Anyway,’ she said with a frown, ‘I don’t see how there could be a connection.’

starehu

◎	[steə]
※	danh từ
	■	sự nhìn chòng chọc, sự nhìn chằm chằm
	■	cái nhìn chòng chọc, cái nhìn chằm chằm
※	động từ
	■	nhìn chòng chọc, nhìn chằm chằm
		☆	to stare someone out of countenance
			nhìn chòng chọc làm ai phải lúng túng
		☆	to stare someone in the face
			nhìn chằm chằm vào mặt ai
		☆	to stare at somebody
			nhìn ai chằm chằm
		☆	to stare someone into silence
			nhìn chằm chằm bắt ai phải im
	■	rõ ràng, rành rành, lồ lộ ra
		☆	the facts stare us in the face
			sự thật đã rành rành trước mắt chúng ta
	■	(từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) dựng ngược, dựng đứng (tóc...)
	〆	to stare down
		✓	nhìn chằm chằm trả lại khiến cho (ai) phải cúi xuống không dám nhìn mình nữa