look over

目を通す、見直す

文章にさっと目を通す。間違いを探すことも多い。

やさしい英語で： To read something quickly, often to find mistakes.

• Please look over my email.
• I looked the report over for mistakes.
• She is looking over her notes before the exam.

使い方： look something over (Could you look my essay over before I submit it?)

類義語： review, check, scan

よく使う表現： look over something, look over notes

点検する、ざっと調べる

人や物をざっと調べて、何か問題がないか確かめる。

やさしい英語で： To check someone or something briefly to see whether anything is wrong.

• Please look over the car.
• The doctor looked me over after the fall.
• Have you looked over the house for damage?

使い方： look someone/something over (The mechanic looked the car over before I bought it.)

類義語： check, inspect

よく使う表現： look over something, look over someone

見回す、じろじろ見る

人や物の全体に視線を動かし、その見た目を観察する。

やさしい英語で： To move your eyes across a person or thing, taking in their appearance.

• She looked him over slowly.
• He looked over the room before entering.
• The guard looked the visitors over from head to foot.

使い方： look someone/something over (She looked the stranger over from head to foot.)

類義語： survey, look at

よく使う表現： look over someone, look over something