gaze

見つめる

興味や強い感情を抱いて、人や物を長くじっと見る。

やさしい英語で： To look at someone or something for a long time, often with interest or strong feelings.

• She gazed at the stars.
• He was gazing into the fire.
• We stood on the beach and gazed out to sea.

使い方： gaze at someone/something (She gazed at the painting.); gaze into something (He gazed into her eyes.)

類義語： stare

よく使う表現： gaze at someone, gaze into something, gaze out, gaze intently

ぼんやり見る

別のことを考えながら、何かを長くぼんやり見る。

やさしい英語で： To look at something for a long time while thinking about something else.

• She gazed into space.
• He gazed absently out of the window.
• I was gazing at the ceiling and missed your question.

使い方： gaze at something (He gazed at his empty cup, lost in thought.)

類義語： stare

よく使う表現： gaze into space, gaze absently, gaze blankly