| 释义 |
sight /saɪt/ n. | a. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 视力；视觉
He had his sight tested by a doctor. 他让医生给他检查了视力。
You have a loss of sight to 0.7. 你的视力已减退到0.7。
He wears glasses because he has bad sight. 他因视力差而戴眼镜。
2. 看见，瞥见
They were waiting for a sight of the Queen passing by. 他们在等候观看女王路过那儿。
The couple had recently separated and they couldn't stand the sight of one another. 这对夫妇最近分居了，两人反目，谁都容不下谁。
keep sight of sb. 盯着某人看
3. 检查；审阅；细读
This letter is for your sight only. 此信仅供你一阅。
4. 视域，眼界
We ran to the bus stop when the bus came into sight. 我们一见公共汽车驶来就奔向车站。
He dropped from sight at once. 他立即消失了踪影。
5. 〈旧〉见解；意见；观点；看法；思想方法
In her sight he could do nothing wrong. 在她心目中，他是不会做错事的。
a hero in sb.'s sight 某人心目中的一位英雄
6. 看(得)到的东西；情景；景象；奇观
a sad sight 悲惨的景象
It was an ordinary church tower, a familiar sight above the red tile roofs of every Danish village. 那是一个普通的教堂塔楼，是丹麦每个村庄的红瓦屋顶上方的一个常见景象。
What a beautiful sight those roses make! 那些玫瑰花构成一幅多美的景象啊!
7. [常作 sights]值得看的东西；名胜；风景
see the historical sights of London 游览伦敦的名胜古迹
8. 〈口〉看不入眼的人(或物)；滑稽可笑(或杂乱无章)的人(或物)
What a sight you were in those slacks! 你穿了那条又肥又大的裤子，多难看呀!
a perfect sight 外表实在看不入眼的人(或物)
His room was a sight! 他的房间真不像样!
You look a sight! 你这模样真怪!
9. [常作 sights] (枪、炮上的)瞄准具；观测器
the sights on a rifle 步枪上的瞄准具
10. 瞄准；观测；观察；观察的机会
Take a careful sight before firing. 射击前要仔细瞄准。
take a sight with a compass 用罗盘观测
11. 〈废〉洞察力；技能
12. [sights]志向，抱负；目标，目的
set one's sights on a medical career 立志从医
lower one's sights 降低目标
raise one's sights 拔高目标
13. 〈口〉很多，大量；极大程度
a sight of people 许多人
a sight of help (money) 大量帮助(钱)
It's a sight better to work than to starve. 工作总比挨饿要好得多。
14. (向出票人或应征入伍者的)即期汇票呈交
II a.
1. 根据(或要求)当场理解(或认识)的，事先无准备的，即席的
Teachers should build up the sight vocabulary of children. 教师应培养学童逐步积累一批见物识字的语汇。
2. 【商】见票即付的，即期的
III ❶ vt.
1. 看到，瞧见；发现
At last Columbus sighted land. 哥伦布终于看到了陆地。
Crewmen aboard the tanker sighted a ship in distress off the coast of Senegal. 油船上的船员们在塞内加尔的近海发现了一艘遇难船。
2. (用观测器)观测；(用瞄准具)瞄准；把(火器)瞄准
sight a target 瞄准目标
3. 装瞄准具于(枪、炮等)；调整(枪、炮等)的瞄准具
❷ vi.
1. 瞄准
The hunter sighted carefully before firing his gun. 那猎人在放枪以前仔细地瞄准。
He sighted in on the hill with his compass. 他用罗盘对准着那座小山。
2. (向某一方向)仔细看，察看
Sight along the edge to see if it's straight. 顺着边目测，看看是不是直。
[<OE (ge)siht faculty or act of sight, thing seen; 与 OHG gisiht sight, OE sēon to see 有关] phr. a sight for sore eyes (或 for the gods) 〈口〉乐于看到的人 (或物)；极受欢迎的人 (或物) a sight to behold 值得一看的人 (或物) at first sight 乍一看，一见之下；立即 At first sight the difficulty looks greater than it really is. 乍看起来困难较大，但实际上并非如此。They fell in love at first sight. 他俩一见钟情。at (或 on, upon) sight 1. 一见 (就)The guard had orders to shoot on sight. 哨兵奉命见对象就开枪。Can you play music at sight? 你能看谱即席演奏吗? 2. 一经要求 (就)；一出示 (就)a bill payable at sight 见票即付的汇票 at (the) sight of 一看见 At the sight of his sister's dead body, he gave a loud cry. 他一看见妹妹的尸体便大叫一声。by sight 根据外表 (或印象) catch sight of 看到，发现；意识到 catch sight of oneself in the mirror 在镜中看到自己 get a sight of 设法看到 have lost sight of sb. 对某人的下落不明 heave in sight 见 heave
in (或 within) one's sight 1. 在自己的视程内
2. 在自己的目标(或期望)内
in (或 within) sight 1. 看得见，被见到
No vehicle is in sight. 车子一辆也看不见。
He is nowhere in sight.哪儿也不见他的踪影。
2. 在望，在即，临近
Peace was in sight at last after four years of war. 经过4年的战争，和平终于在望了。
An immediate agreement is nowhere in sight. 无望立即达成协议。
in sight of 在看得到…的地方；到看得见…的程度
We came in sight of the shore at midday. 中午时分，我们见到了海岸。
in the sight of 从…的观点看
be punishable in the sight of law 从法律上讲应受惩处
know by sight 与…只是面熟(并不熟识)
I know Mr. Robert by sight but we have never spoken. 我跟罗伯特先生只是面熟，但从来没有交谈过。
lose sight of 1. 不再看见
We lost sight of the boat in the fog. 雾中，我们再也看不到那条小船。
2. 与…失去联系；再也没有得到…的消息
He lost sight of his school friends over the years. 这些年来他和同窗好友失去了联系。
3. 忘记；忽略
We mustn't lose sight of our main purpose. 我们必须牢记我们的主要目的。
Electronic music has lost sight of the significance of human involvement in music. 电子音乐忽略了人介入音乐的重要性。
not by a long sight 〈口〉
1. 远非
2. 一点也不，决不
We haven't given up hope, not by a long sight.我们没有放弃希望，一点也没有。
Out of my sight! 走开!滚开!
out of sight 1. 在视程以外，在看不见的地方
The airplane is now out of sight. 飞机现在已飞远看不见了。
She had to keep out of sight when her husband was holding a meeting. 她在丈夫举行会议时只得避不露面。
2. 遥远的
3. 〈口〉到非常的程度；极度；异常
Fuel prices have gone out of sight. 燃料价格已涨得非常高。
4. 〈口〉够不到的，达不到的
5. [亦作 outasight] 〈口〉十全十美的，极好的
Bill thinks he's out of sight. 比尔认为自己已十全十美。
out of sight of 在看不见…的地方；在离…很远处
The next morning we were out of sight of land. 翌晨，我们就不再看得见陆地了。
Out of sight, out of mind. 〈谚〉眼不见，心不想。
put sth. out of sight 把某物藏起来；对某事置之不理
sight unseen 在未见过(人或物)的情况下；在未经检查的情况下
buy a car sight unseen 在未见实物的情况下买汽车
It's rather a large order to diagnose a patient sight unseen. 在未经检查的情况下给病人下诊断结论是件相当难办的事。
take a sight at (或 of) sb. 〈俚〉以拇指顶着鼻尖张摇其余四指对某人表示嘲笑
within sight in = in sight of |