hi, good day, could you do me a favour? the sentence "he fixed his eyes on me for a few seconds" ,&nbsp;is it a correct sentence?

gloria

hi, good day, could you do me a favour?

the sentence "he fixed his eyes on me for a few seconds" ,

is it a correct sentence?

2018年5月4日 04:00

thank you Phil, thank you James.

2018年5月4日

"He fixed his eyes on me" implies his eyes are fixed on you until you say otherwise. "He fixed his eyes on me for a few seconds" implies that it's only momentarily and doesn't require the additional information of him having averted his stare.

2018年5月4日

if i say he fixed his eyes on me, then for how long would he look at me? what's the difference between the two sentence

he fixed his eyes on me.

he fixed his eyes on me for a few seconds.

2018年5月4日

Yes, it sounds nice, and just a bit literary.

2018年5月4日

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