单词 | beady |
释义 | beadyWord family adjectivebeadedbeadynounbeadingbeadsmanbead bead·y /ˈbiːdi/ adjectiveadj 1. HBHSMALLbeady eyes are small, round, and shiny – used especially about someone who you think looks dishonest or strange 〔眼睛〕珠子般又圆又亮的〔尤指某人看上去不诚实或奇怪〕 2. have/keep your beady eye(s) on somebody/something especially British EnglishBrEWATCH to watch someone or something very carefully – used humorously 睁大眼睛看某人/某物〔幽默用法〕 Examples from the Corpus beady• He looked at Oliver narrowly, his terrier eyes bright and beady.• With a beady eye he watches the drama of the market place.• My friends were chatting to Sean Murphy, his beady eyes and Guinness-fringed lips at a level with Rozanov's chest.• Dark-haired, he had shrewd beady eyes, was clean-shaven and showed the beginnings of a jowl.• And two little beady eyes with dark blue circles under them whether I sleep enough or not.• But if you stayed still, Fred would come stilt-walking over to within six inches and examine you with his beady eyes.• The beady, little eyes softened as Cranston displayed his warrant, a silver coin lying on top of it. |
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