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俯视
fǔ shì
Meaning
- to overlook
Definition
从高处向下看；俯瞰。
To look down at from a height; to overlook.
Usage
通常用于描述从高处向下观看的场景，可以指物理上的俯视，也可以比喻性地表示居高临下地看待事物。
Typically used to describe the act of looking down from a high place, which can refer to physical overlooking or metaphorically to viewing things from a superior position.
Examples
- 1 站在山顶上，可以俯视整个城市。 (Standing on the mountaintop, you can overlook the entire city.)
- 2 他俯视着楼下的行人，心中有一种优越感。 (He looked down at the pedestrians below, feeling a sense of superiority.)
- 3 从飞机窗口俯视，大地像一幅美丽的画卷。 (Looking down from the airplane window, the earth looked like a beautiful painting.)
- 4 我们不能总是俯视别人，要学会平等相处。 (We should not always look down on others; we need to learn to treat each other equally.)
- 5 这座塔高耸入云，站在塔顶可以俯视周围的一切。 (This tower soars into the clouds; standing at the top, you can overlook everything around.)
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