look around

見て回る、見学する

ある場所を歩きながら、そこに何があるかを見ること。

やさしい英語で： To walk through a place and see what is there.

• Can we look around the house?
• We looked around the town after lunch.
• Have you had time to look around?

使い方： look around + place (We looked around the museum before lunch.)

類義語： explore, inspect, tour

よく使う表現： look around somewhere, look around a house

探し回る、見回して探す

何かを見つけるために、ある場所のあちこちを探すこと。

やさしい英語で： To search different parts of a place to find something.

• Look around for your keys.
• We looked around the kitchen but found nothing.
• Have you looked around for your phone?

使い方： look around for something (I looked around for my missing keys.)

類義語： search, hunt around

よく使う表現： look around for something, look around somewhere

見回す

周りに何があるかを見るために、いろいろな方向へ目を向けること。

やさしい英語で： To direct your eyes in different directions to see what surrounds you.

• She looked around the room.
• I sat on the bench and looked around.
• He looked around at the faces in the crowd.

類義語： look about, scan

よく使う表現： look around the room, look around slowly

振り返る

後ろに何があるかを見るために、顔を後ろへ向けること。

やさしい英語で： To turn your head to see what is behind you.

• I heard footsteps and looked around.
• She looked around when someone called her name.
• He looked around and saw a dog following him.

使い方： look around to + verb (She looked around to see who had called her.)

類義語： look back, turn around

よく使う表現： look around suddenly, look around at someone

周囲の状況に気づく、周りに目を向ける

周りで起きていることに気づき、状況を理解すること。

やさしい英語で： To notice what is happening around you and understand the situation.

• Look around; many people need help.
• She looked around and realized how much the town had changed.
• If you look around, you can see why people are worried.

類義語： take stock, take notice

よく使う表現： look around yourself, look around today