sight
n
1 [U] ability to see; vision 視力; 視覺
lose one's sight, ie become blind 失明
have good, poor, etc sight, ie eyesight 視力好、 差等
Some drugs can affect your sight. 有些藥物能影響視力.
2 [U] ~ of sb/sth action of seeing sb/sth 看; 看見
Their first sight of land came after ten days at sea. 他們在海上十天之後首次看到陸地.
We laughed at the sight of his strange clothes. 我們看到他那怪模怪樣的衣服都笑了起來.
(fml 文) When can we have sight of your new house? 我們什麼時候能夠看看你的新房子?
3 [U] range within which sb can see or sth can be seen 視野; 視界
in/within/out of (sb's) sight, ie (of objects, etc) visible/invisible (指物體等)看得見[看不見]
The train is still in sight. 還能看得見那列火車.
The ship came into sight out of the fog. 那艘船駛出濃霧, 依稀可見.
The plane crashed out of our sight, ie where we could not see it. 飛機出事時那個地方我們看不見.
The house was out of sight behind a wall. 房子被墻遮住看不見了.
We are not yet out of sight of land, ie can still see it. 我們還能看到陸地.
You must keep out of sight, ie stay where you cannot be seen. 你要呆在別人看不見的地方.
Get out of my sight! 滾開!
(fig 比喻) The end of the project is almost in sight. 該計畫完成之時已遙遙在望.
4
(a) [C] thing (to be) seen, or worth seeing, esp sth remarkable 情景; 景象; (尤指)奇觀, 壯觀
The flowers are a lovely sight in spring. 春天百花盛開十分美麗.
He saw some amazing sights at the zoo. 他在動物園里看到一些珍禽異獸.
A suffering animal is a distressing sight. 看到動物受痛苦是很難受的.
(b) sights [pl]
interesting buildings, places, features, etc of a place or district 某處或某地令人感興趣的建筑物、 地方、 特徵; 名勝
Come and see the sights of London. 來看看倫敦的名勝.
5 a sight [sing]
(infml 口) person or thing that looks ridiculous, untidy, etc 顯得滑稽可笑、 不整潔等的人或物
What a sight you look in those old clothes! 你穿上那些舊衣服樣子可真怪!
This kitchen is a sight. Clean it up at once! 這廚房太亂了. 馬上整理一下吧!
6 [C usu pl 通常作復數(shù)]
device that one looks through to aim a rifle, etc or to observe sth through a telescope, etc (步槍等的)瞄準器; 觀測器
the sights of a gun 槍的瞄準器.
7 (idm 習語) at first glance/sight =>glance. at/on `sight as soon as sb/sth is seen 一見到某人[某事物]立即
play music at sight, ie when seen in printed form without previous study or practice 視奏(未經(jīng)事先學習或練習, 見到樂譜即行演奏)
They were told to shoot looters on sight. 他們奉令見到打劫者立即射擊. catch sight/a glimpse of sb/sth =>catch1. hate, loathe, be sick of, etc the sight of sb/sth (infml 口) hate, etc sb/sth very much 不愿見到某人[某物]; 討厭; 憎惡
I can't stand the sight of you any more. 我再也不愿見到你了.
She hates the sight of that old car. 她見到那輛舊汽車就討厭. heave in sight =>heave. in the sight of sb/in sb's sight (fml 文) in sb's opinion; in sb's view 依某人的意見; 在某人看來
Do what is right in your own sight. 做你認為對的事.
All men are equal in the sight of God. 上帝對所有的人都一視同仁. keep sight of sb/sth; keep sb/sth in sight
(a) remain where one can see sb/sth 看住某人[某物]; 監(jiān)視
Follow that man and keep him in sight all the time. 要跟著那個人, 一直盯著他.
(b) remain aware of sth 了解到某事
You must keep sight of one fact
your life is in danger. 有一件事你必須明白, 你有生命危險. know sb by sight =>know. los...
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*[sait]n. 景觀, 視力, 眼界, 閱讀, 見解, 意見vt. 看見, 瞄準vi. 瞄準, 觀看a. 即席的, 見票即付的【法】 視力, 眼界, 瞥見相關詞組: fall in love with...at first sight at sight in sight in sight of know sb by sight lose sight of not by a long sight out of sight out of sight of put out of sight make a sight of oneself think a sight of sb at first sight