underlook

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈʌndəlʊk/    美 /ˈʌndɚlʊk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A concealed or oblique glance. rare
    — […] exultingly cried Lord Carhampton, stealing an underlook at Maurice O'Driscoll, whom ^([sic]) he knew was wont to boast of his Milesian lineage; […]
动词 v.
  1. To look up at from below; to inspect from underneath. rare,transitive
    — They would be Shepherds and feed his Sheep, and anoint them for the Scab, and underlook them.
  2. To fail to notice or give due importance to, especially because one is notionally looking too low (found in complement with overlook, as if it meant "to fail to notice because one is looking too high"). rare,transitive
    — Existing review research has focused on specific terms, underlooking important developments in the area.

词形变化

underlooks plural underlooks present,singular,third-person underlooking participle,present underlooked participle,past underlooked past

词汇关系

反义词
overlook

词源

词源 1
From Middle English underloken (“look up at? be suspicious of?”), equivalent to under- + look.
词源 2
From Middle English underloken (“look up at? be suspicious of?”), equivalent to under- + look.
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