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leer

/lɪr/

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1 · v.

to look at someone in an unpleasantly suggestive way

色迷迷地看；斜眼看

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She moved away when the stranger began to leer at her.
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陌生人色迷迷地盯着她看，她便走开了。
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Pronunciation: /lɪr/

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