look away

• فعل مركب يعني صرف النظر عن شيء أو شخص، وغالبًا لتجنب رؤيته أو عدم ملاحظته، أو للتحول بالنظر إلى جهة أخرى.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of turning one's gaze away from something or someone, often to avoid seeing or acknowledging it.

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1. Turn gaze elsewhereformal

   To direct one's eyes away from something or someone.

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   • She looked away when he started crying.
   • He looked away from the bright light.
   • The child looked away shyly when the stranger spoke to him.

   المرادفاتavertturn away

   الأضدادconfrontfacemeetregard

2. Avoid seeing something unpleasantinformal

   To deliberately turn your eyes from something disturbing or upsetting.

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   • I had to look away during the gory scene in the movie.
   • She looked away from the accident scene.
   • He couldn't bear to watch and looked away.

   المرادفاتturn away

   الأضدادconfrontface

الفعل الأساسيlook