n (1) 眼睛(珠) (either of the two organs of sight) [C]: open/close/shut/hurt one's~s睁开/闭上/闭上/伤着眼睛; see out of one~用一只眼睛看; lose an~/blind in one~一只眼失明; see sth with one's own (very)~s 亲眼目睹; shade one's~s from the sun 手搭凉棚; dry one's~s 擦眼泪; give sb a black~将某人的眼眶打青; be pleasant to the~悦目; a girl with dark~s一个黑眼睛的女孩; The girl has beautiful blue~s. 那个女孩子长着漂亮的蓝眼睛。~operation 眼科手术;
(2) 视力,目光,观察力 (sight,vision or observation) [C]:have a sharp~眼光敏锐;with a friendly~用友好的目光; look at sb with startled~s 用吃惊的眼光看着某人; cast an~on 瞧了一眼; one's~s fall upon sth 目光落在 …… 上; to the artist's~在艺术家看来; have an expert's/a discerning~具有专家/辨别真伪的眼光; slowly lose one's~s 视力慢慢地衰退; My~s are not good enough (for me) to read without glasses. 我的视力已经不行了,不戴眼镜就无法看书。〖同〗 eye-sight,vision,sight;
(3) 孔,眼状物 (thing that resembles or seems like an eye) [C]: the~of a needle/of the storm 针眼/风暴中心; a hook and~风纪扣;
an eye for an eye 以眼还眼:the rule of an~for an~以其人之道还治其人之身的法则;
be all eyes 全神贯注地看:The children were all~s as the presents were opened. 当礼物打开时,孩子们全都聚精会神地盯着。
be in the public eye 受到公众的关注:The man is now in the public~. 此人正受到公众的注意。
cannot/can hardly believe one's eyes 不敢相信自己的眼睛:She could hardly believe her~s when she saw the huge bear. 当她看到那只巨大的熊时几乎不敢相信自己的眼睛。
catch sb's eye 引起某人的注意:The toy bear caught the little girl's~. 那只玩具熊引起了小女孩的注意。
close/shut one's eyes to 视而不见:close one's~s to a fact 对事实视而不见;
feast one's eyes on 尽情观赏:feast one's~s on the beautiful scenery 尽情观赏优美的景色;
give an eye to 照顾(看):Will you give an~to my plants while I'm away? 我不在的时候你能替我照看一下我的花卉吗?
have an eye for 对 …… 有鉴赏能力:have an~for beauty 有审美眼光;
have an/one's eye on 密切注意; 想得到:We've had an~on the thief for quite some time now. 我们密切注意那个小偷已经很长时间了。
have/with an eye to sth/to doing sth 留意/想做某事:have an~to one's own advantage 注意(想着)自己的优势;
in one's eyes (in the eyes of sb/of the law) 在某人看来/从法律上讲:She is the most beautiful girl in the~s of her boy friend. 在她男朋友眼里,她是最漂亮的姑娘。In the~s of the law,he was not guilty. 从法律上讲,他是无罪的。
in one's mind's eye 在某人的心目中:Her first date reappeared in her mind's~. 第一次约会的情景又浮现在她的眼前。
keep an eye on 照看,密切注意:Keep an~on the baby/the road. 照看一下婴儿/注意路面情况。
keep one's eyes open/peeled/skinned/polished (for) 留心(意),提高警惕: Keep your~s open for someone in blue. 注意一个穿蓝衣服的人。
look sb in the eye(s) 正(直)视; 无愧(惧)地正视某人:If you don't keep your promise,you won't be able to look your friends in the~s. 如果不信守诺言,你就无法正视朋友。
lay/set eyes on 看(见):The boy wants everything he sets~s on. 那个男孩子看见什么要什么。
open one's eyes to 使看清(认识到):open one's~s to sb's true character 看清某人的真面目;
see eye to eye (with sb) (与某人)看法完全一致:John and I have never seen~to~on that subject. 在这个问题上约翰和我的观点从来就没有一致过。
turn a blind eye to 视而不见:He turned a blind~to his own mistakes. 他对自己的错误视而不见。
under/before one's very eyes 就在某人的面前:My wallet was stolen under my very~s. 我的钱包就在自己的眼皮底下被偷走了。
up to the (one's) eyes in work/debt 忙得不可开交/债台高筑:He is up to the/to his~s in work/in debt. 他忙得要命/债台高筑。
with half an eye 一眼就能看出:You could see with half an~that he is in love. 你一眼就能看出他在恋爱。
with the naked eye 用肉眼(不借助望远镜或眼镜等):Don't look at the sun with the naked~. 不要用眼睛直视太阳。
→′eyeable adj 可见的;′eyed adj 有眼(孔)的;′eyeful adj 满眼;
v 盯着看,注视 (look at; watch or observe carefully) [T+n,T+n+ prep]:~sb narrowly/carefully/suspiciously 端详某人/仔细地盯着某人/怀疑地看着某人; The dog was~ing the stranger. 那只狗紧紧地盯着那个陌生人。~sb with amusement 开心地看着某人; The old man~d me up and down. 那个老人上下打量着我。〖同〗 view,observe,inspect,survey,stare,watch;
【说明】eye 在变现在分词的时候,词尾e可以去掉, 也可以不去掉, 如: The policeman was ey(e)ing him suspiciously. (那个警察正怀疑地盯着他。)