phrasal verb với động từ gốc · neutral
look out over
UK/lʊk aʊt ˈəʊvə/US/lʊk aʊt ˈoʊvər/LOOK·out·o·VER
to have a view across something (e.g. a valley, sea) from a window, balcony, etc.
Examples
“The kitchen window looks out over a small park.”
“From the hilltop you can look out over the whole valley.”
“The hotel suite looks out over the harbour, so every room has a sea view.”
Band 8 sentence
“The new apartments look out over a restored wetland, giving residents a pleasant and environmentally friendly view.”
Collocations
- look out over the sea/valley/park
- window/balcony looks out over
Word family
Common mistakes
look out to the sea→look out over the sea
overlook the garden (to mean 'have a view')→look out over the garden / overlook the garden
Say it for a higher band
5face→6overlook→7+look out over
Synonyms
overlook
face
Easily confused
overlook
“The balcony overlooks the river, but the inspector overlooked several safety issues.”
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