stare up at

As the boy entered the smoking compartment, the men who were talking together paused, and looked up at him briefly with the intent, curious, momentary stare of men interrupted in a conversation.(当这个小伙子走进吸烟室间的时候，那几位一起聊天的乘客停了下来，猛地抬起头瞧着他，他们因自己的谈话被打断而专注、好奇、快速地瞪着他。)

I had so much anxiety that I would wake up in the middle of the night and stare at the ceiling.(我太担心了，以至于我会在半夜醒来，盯着天花板。)

I wake up, stare at the ceiling, and spend some time with my thoughts rather than waking up and running from them.(我醒后，望着天花板，花一些时间去思考，而不是醒后立马把一些想法从脑海里赶走。)

The situation: You stare at the 72 unread emails in your inbox or your three-page-and-growing to-do list and throw up your hands in despair.(这句话的语境是：面对邮箱里的72封未读电子邮件或者长达3页的待办事宜清单，你绝望得举手投降。)

To many who stare up at the heavens, the stars may seem simply uncountable.(在许多凝望星空的人眼里，星星简直数不胜数。当然，天文学家是不会这么认为的。)

Jean: When will the movie start? I want to put on some make-up before we go. I don't like people to stare at my pimples.(琴：电影何时开始？在我们走之前我想化点妆，我不喜欢人们看着我的青春痘。)

I used to stare up at the sky on my camping trips.(过去我常常在露营时盯着天空。)

We need to look up at the stars, not always stare at his own feet.(我们要仰望星辰，而不是始终盯着自己的脚。)

On some nights, half the world will be able to stare up at a full Moon.(在某些夜晚，世界上一半的人都可以抬头看到满月。)

And thanks to its low Labour costs, it has become the world's third-largest trading power - which is why when you turn over so many manufactured goods, the words' MADE in CHINA 'stare up at you.(由于劳动力成本低，它已成为世界第三大贸易国，这就是为什么当你看到这么多制成品时，中国制造总是围绕着你。)