squizz

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A look. Commonwealth,UK,colloquial
    — The building itself is worth a squizz; its modern metal forms and structures evoke maritime themes.
动词 v.
  1. To look, to examine. Commonwealth,UK,colloquial,usually
    — “That′s just according to how you bring them up, Jane,” Betsy replied ; “if they′d had porridge from the first, they′d have eaten it fast enough ; and it isn′t good to allow children to be squizzing (looking) into their food and picking it over.”

词形变化

squizzes plural squiz alternative squizzes present,singular,third-person squizzing participle,present squizzed participle,past squizzed past squiz alternative

词源

词源 1
From British West Country dialectal squiz (“to look, examine critically”). Perhaps a blend of squint + quiz (“to peer at, eye suspiciously”).
词源 2
From British West Country dialectal squiz (“to look, examine critically”). Perhaps a blend of squint + quiz (“to peer at, eye suspiciously”).
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