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leered past simple and past participle ofleer leer verb[ I ] disapprovinguk /lɪər/ us /lɪr/ (especially of men) to look at someone in a sexually interested way: (尤指男人)不怀好意地看,好色地看,色眯眯地看 He was always leering at female members of staff.他总是用色迷迷的眼光看女员工。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Using the eyes accommodate accommodation all eyes are on someone/somethingidiom astigmatic beholder cast chart corner discern fix glare have a butcher'sidiom penetrating re-see re-sight rest on someone/something resurvey rubbernecking sighting tab
leer noun[ C ]ukus a drunken leer
Examples of leered leered
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Even in their heyday, people sometimes winked and leered at their seemingly retrograde approaches to life. Victims report being leered at, humiliated, and harassed by the policemen they called for help. From Wikipedia
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