stare

じっと見る、見つめる

人や物から目をそらさずに、長い間見ること。

やさしい英語で： To look at someone or something for a long time without looking away.

• Please do not stare at me.
• She stared at the empty chair.
• Why are you staring out of the window?

使い方： stare at someone/something (He stared at the strange picture.); stare into something (She stared into the darkness.)

類義語： gaze

よく使う表現： stare at someone, stare into space, stare out, stare at something

にらんで威圧する

相手を強くにらみ続けて、行動を変えさせること。

やさしい英語で： To make someone behave differently by looking at them steadily and strongly.

• She stared him down.
• He stared the noisy boys into silence.
• Neither player could stare the other down.

使い方： stare someone down (The guard stared the visitor down.); stare someone into something (She stared him into silence.)

類義語： outstare

よく使う表現： stare someone down, stare someone into silence

凝視

人や物に向ける、長くじっとしたままの視線。

やさしい英語で： A long, steady look at someone or something.

• He gave me a cold stare.
• Her stare made me uncomfortable.
• We received curious stares from the other passengers.

類義語： gaze

よく使う表現： a cold stare, a blank stare, give someone a stare