regard
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they regard | |
| he / she / it regards | |
| past simple regarded | |
| past participle regarded | |
| -ing form regarding |
- [often passive]
to think about somebody/something in a particular way 将…认为；把…视为；看待 - regard somebody/something + adv./prep.
They regarded people outside their own town with suspicion. 他们对非本镇人都持有怀疑的态度。 Her work is very highly regarded. 她的工作受到高度评价。 - regard somebody/something/yourself as something
He regards himself as a patriot. 他自认为是个爱国者。 Capital punishment was regarded as inhuman and immoral. 死刑过去被认为是非人道且不道德的。 She is widely regarded as the current leader's natural successor. 人们普遍认为她是现任领导的当然继任者。
Synonyms regardregard- call
- find
- consider
- see
- view
- regard to think of somebody/something in a particular way:
He seemed to regard the whole thing as a joke. 他似乎是把整件事当成玩笑。
- call to say that somebody/something has particular qualities or characteristics:
I wouldn’t call German an easy language. 我并不认为德语是一门容易学的语言。
- find to have a particular feeling or opinion about something:
You may find your illness hard to accept. 你可能觉得难以接受自己患病。
- consider to think of somebody/something in a particular way:
Who do you consider (to be) responsible for the accident? 你认为谁对这个事故负有责任？
regard or consider? 用 regard 还是 consider？ - see to have an opinion of something:
Try to see things from her point of view. 设法从她那个角度去看问题。
- view to think of somebody/something in a particular way:
How do you view your position within the company? 你如何看待你自己在公司中的位置？
- to regard/consider/see/view somebody/something as something
- to regard/consider/see/view somebody/something from a particular point of view
- to find/consider somebody/something to be something
- generally/usually regarded/considered/seen/viewed as something
- to regard/consider/view somebody/something favourably/unfavourably
Extra ExamplesCivil contempt is not properly regarded as a criminal offence. 将民事藐视法庭视作刑事犯罪是不合适的。 Foxes were traditionally regarded as vermin. 人们传统上都认为狐狸是有害的动物。 He seemed to regard the whole thing as a joke. 他似乎是把整件事当成玩笑。 I had come to regard him as a close friend. 我已渐渐把他当成密友。 It would be a mistake to regard the incident as unimportant. 认为这一事件无关紧要是错误的。 Many of her works are regarded as classics. 她的许多作品都被视作经典。 She was highly regarded as a sculptor. 她是位受人尊崇的雕刻家。 The crash could be reasonably regarded as an opportunity to invest. 这种暴跌有理由被看作是投资的机会。 The project was widely regarded as a success. 人们普遍认为这个项目是成功的。 The successful are often tempted to regard their success as a kind of reward. 成功人士往往倾向于将成功看作一种奖赏。 They tend to regard the open expression of emotion as being soft and feminine. 他们往往把公开表达自己的感情视为软弱和女性化的表现。 an agency long regarded as ineffectual 被长期视为不起作用的机构 She was well regarded by her contemporaries. 她的同时代人对她的评价很高。 Today, the future is typically regarded with dread. 今天，人们通常对未来充满恐惧。 This work is generally regarded as his masterpiece. 这项工作通常被认为是他的杰作。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- highly
- well
- generally
- …
- appear to
- seem to
- tend to
- …
- as
- with
- regard somebody/something + adv./prep.
- regard somebody/something (+ adv./prep.) (formal)
to look at somebody/something, especially in a particular way （尤指以某种方式）注视，凝视 Extra ExamplesHis eyes continued to regard her steadily. 他继续目不转睛地盯着她。 She regarded the mess with distaste. 她厌恶地看着脏乱的环境。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- steadily
- intently
- curiously
- …
- continue to
- with
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French regarder ‘to watch’, from re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + garder ‘to guard’.