Definition

1. Verb:
   • To look at with wide open-eyes: To stare or gaze at something or someone with one's eyes opened unusually wide, often due to surprise, anger, curiosity, or intense scrutiny.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nó giương mắt nhìn kẻ lạ mặt. (He looked with wide open-eyes at the stranger.)
  • Cô ấy giương mắt ra vẻ ngạc nhiên. (She opened her eyes wide in surprise.)
  • Đừng giương mắt nhìn tôi như thế! (Don't stare at me like that with your eyes wide open!)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase often implies a deliberate, sustained, and noticeable act of opening the eyes wide to look, conveying a strong emotional reaction rather than a casual glance.

Variants and Related Words

• Trợn mắt (v): to bulge or roll one's eyes (often in anger or shock).
  • Anh ta trợn mắt lên vì tức giận. (He bulged his eyes in anger.)

Synonyms

• To stare: to look fixedly.
• To gape: to stare with open mouth, often in wonder.
• To glare: to stare fiercely or angrily.

Related Idioms

• Giương mắt ếch: (Literally: to frog-eye) To stare with bulging, unblinking eyes.
  • Nó giương mắt ếch nhìn vào màn hình. (He stared frog-eyed at the screen.)

verb

1. to look at with wide open-eyes