look down one's nose at . feel scorn at； think of as worthless 鄙视；瞧不起
He looks down his nose at his classmates’ interest in Jazz．他鄙视班上的同学醉心于爵士乐。
Jerry was the athlete who looked down his nose at the weak students．杰里是位运动员，他看不起身体不强壮的学生。
Why do you always look down your nose at people who aren't dressed as smartly as you? 你为什么总要看不起那些穿着不如你潇洒的人呢?
look down upon . despise； scorn； consider inferior蔑视；轻视
Jack looked down upon Alf for his poor manners．杰克因阿尔夫举止粗鲁而瞧不起他。
Everyone looks down upon you，just because you've not got a job．大家都瞧不起你，就是因为你没有工作。
They are snobs． That is why they look down upon us．他们是势利眼，这就是他们看不起我们的原因。
look for . try to find； seek；search for寻找；寻求
He is looking for a job．他在找工作。
We are looking for an ambitious young assistant．我们正在找一名有雄心壮志的青年助手。
look for . expect期待
Bob wouldn't go for a ride with other boys because he was looking for a phone call from Julie．鲍勃不肯与其他男孩一起去兜风，因为他在等朱丽的电话。
It is clear that the result of the experiment was better than we had been looking for．很明显，试验的结果要比我们预料的好。
We didn't look for such a success．这样的成功是我们没想到的。
Don't look for any help from him．别期待他会帮助你。
look for . do things that cause（one's own trouble）自找（麻烦）
Joe often gets into fights because he is always looking for trouble．乔常跟人家打架，因为他总是惹麻烦。
If you say the opposite of everything that others say， you are looking for a quarrel．假若你跟人家唱反调，你就是在自找麻烦。
look forward to . expect； be eager for； anticipate期待；盼望
Frank was looking forward to that evening's date．弗兰克期待着那天晚上的约会。
Jim has been working hard and looks forward to spending his vacation lying on the beach doing nothing．吉姆一直工作努力，他渴望能躺在海边什么也不干，度过假期。
look in on . make a short visit；drop in拜访
On his way downtown， Jim looked in on his aunt．吉姆在进城的路上顺道看望了他的婶母。
I'll look in on you again sometime，Mary！Bye for now！过些时候我会再来看你的，玛丽！再见！
look in the face . look in the eye . face bravely or without shame；meet with a steady look勇敢对待；直视；面对
Mary looked the gangster in the eye， and he turned away without hurting her．玛丽面对歹徒面无惧色，结果歹徒逃走，没有伤害她。
I promised to write to Julie while I was on vacation，and if I don't do it， I won't be able to look her in the eye．我答应在假期中给朱丽写信，如果不写，我将不好意思见她。
He had an easy conscience and could look everybody in the face．他心中坦然，什么人都敢正视。
look into . examine；inspect；investigate 调查；研究
He promised me to look into the matter．他答应我调查此事。
Mr． Jones said he was looking into the possibility of buying a house．琼斯先生说他正在研究买房子的可能性。
The government will look into how to reduce unemployment．政府将研究如何降低失业率。
Thank you very much for the information，sir；I'll get one of our detectives to look into the matter．非常感谢你提供这些情况，先生，我将指派一名侦探调查此事。
look into . dip into（a book，）；consult （a book，） in a rapid or cursory manner浏览（书等）；快速或草率地查阅（书等）
I usually look into a book before deciding whether to read it ．我通常在决定是否读这本书之前先浏览一下。
look into . make a brief call or visit to；enter（a house，） for a few moments in passing对…作暂短的访问或参观；顺便进入（房屋等）看看
I'll look into the library on the way home to borrow some books for my children．在回家的路上，我将顺便去图书馆给孩子们借几本书。
I must look into the garage on the way home to book a service for the car．回家时我得顺路到汽车修理厂去预约检修汽车的事情。
look on to . face朝向
This building looks on to the public centre square．这个建筑物面朝中心广场。
look out . be careful；watch 小心；注意
Look out！ a train is coming．注意！火车来了。
Look out when you're crossing the street．过马路要小心。
look out . search for寻找
Go through the books in our library and look out any that you would like to borrow．到我们的图书馆去仔细找，把你要借的书挑出来。
She's looked out some clothes for her trip．她为自己的旅行挑选了几件衣服。
look out for . watch out for；keep a watch for 密切注意；提防
When you're eating fish，look out for the bones．吃鱼的时候，当心鱼刺。
You must look out for catching cold．你得小心，不要感冒了。
look out for . seek if one can find寻找
Will you go to the station and look out for your uncle? 你去火车站找你叔叔吗?
We have been looking out for a new house， but the ones we've seen have all been too expensive．我们一直在找一所新房子，但是我们看的几所房子都要价太高。
look out for . take care of照顾；照看
You needn't worry about me， I can look out for myself．你不用替我担心，我会照顾自己的。
If you're catching the same train as me，I'll look out for you．如果你要和我同乘一次火车，我会照料你的。