-looking, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

look [²] (looks plural & 3rd person present) (looking present participle) (looked past tense & past participle ) (APPEARANCE)

1  v-link You use look when describing the appearance of a person or thing or the impression that they give.
Sheila was looking miserable...  V adj
He does not look the most reliable of animals...  V n
They look like stars to the naked eye...  V like n
He looked as if he was going to smile...  V like/as if
Everybody in the club looked to be fourteen years old.  V to-inf
♦ -looking    comb in adj
She was a very peculiar-looking woman.

2 n-sing If someone or something has a particular look, they have a particular appearance or expression.
with supp
She had the look of someone deserted and betrayed..., When he came to decorate the kitchen, Kenneth opted for a friendly rustic look...

3 n-plural When you refer to someone's looks, you are referring to how beautiful or ugly they are, especially how beautiful they are.
I never chose people just because of their looks., ...a young woman with wholesome good looks.

4  v-link You use look when indicating what you think will happen in the future or how a situation seems to you.
He had lots of time to think about the future, and it didn't look good...  V adj
Britain looks set to send a major force of over 100 tanks and supporting equipment...  V adj
So far it looks like Warner Brothers' gamble is paying off...  it V like/as if
The Europeans had hoped to win, and, indeed, had looked like winning...  V like -ing/n
The team had stormed into a two-goal lead and looked to be cruising to a third round place.  V to-inf

5 You use expressions such as by the look of him and by the looks of it when you want to indicate that you are giving an opinion based on the appearance of someone or something.
♦ by the look of/by the looks of phrase
He was not a well man by the look of him..., By the look of things, Mr Stone and company will stay busy.

6 If you don't like the look of something or someone, you feel that they may be dangerous or cause problems.
♦ not like the look of sth/sb phrase V inflects, PHR n
I don't like the look of those clouds.

7 If you ask what someone or something looks like, you are asking for a description of them.
♦ what sb/sth looks like phrase V inflects