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Definition of wide-eyed in English: wide-eyedadjectiveˌwʌɪdˈʌɪdˈwaɪd ˌaɪd 1Having one's eyes wide open as a result of surprise, fear, etc. Example sentencesExamples - Kutcher is wide-eyed, mouth hanging open, for the entire film.
- Myst stared in wide-eyed wonder at the open blue sky and the wind cutting through the tall grasses.
- Hannah assumed her position in front of the choir, and looked over at Mr. Wyden with wide-eyed fear.
- The girl rejected for her admittedly rather lackluster braiding skills opened her mouth in wide-eyed surprise.
- Ericka looked back to me in wide-eyed surprise.
Synonyms staring in amazement, goggle-eyed agape, open-mouthed, tongue-tied, at a loss for words, speechless, dumbfounded, dumbstruck surprised, amazed, astonished, astounded, stunned, staggered, thunderstruck, aghast, stupefied, dazed, taken aback, shocked, shell-shocked, in shock, nonplussed informal flabbergasted, bowled over British informal gobsmacked - 1.1 Inexperienced; innocent.
Example sentencesExamples - Her wide-eyed innocence and a remarkable number of overcoats help her through her poorly written role.
- I've been trying to come up with a term to describe that particular wide-eyed look of false innocence that co-workers flash at you when you approach their desks.
- A wide-eyed innocent, Matthew is initially the lamb to the slaughter as he falls under the spell of the beguiling Isabelle.
- A wide-eyed innocent, he longs to captain his own vessel and wed his true love, Mercedes.
- Eddie is an innocent, naïve and wide-eyed security guard inadvertently caught up in Gary and Frank's plans.
Synonyms innocent, naive, impressionable, ingenuous, childlike, credulous, trusting, over-trusting, trustful, unsuspicious, unquestioning, unsuspecting, unguarded, unwary, simple, unsophisticated, inexperienced, raw, green, green as grass, jejune, gullible, easily taken in, easily deceived informal wet behind the ears, born yesterday
Definition of wide-eyed in US English: wide-eyedadjectiveˈwīd ˌīdˈwaɪd ˌaɪd 1Having one's eyes wide open in amazement. (因惊奇)睁大眼睛的 Example sentencesExamples - Myst stared in wide-eyed wonder at the open blue sky and the wind cutting through the tall grasses.
- Hannah assumed her position in front of the choir, and looked over at Mr. Wyden with wide-eyed fear.
- The girl rejected for her admittedly rather lackluster braiding skills opened her mouth in wide-eyed surprise.
- Ericka looked back to me in wide-eyed surprise.
- Kutcher is wide-eyed, mouth hanging open, for the entire film.
Synonyms staring in amazement, goggle-eyed - 1.1 Innocent.
〈喻〉天真的,单纯的 Example sentencesExamples - A wide-eyed innocent, he longs to captain his own vessel and wed his true love, Mercedes.
- Eddie is an innocent, naïve and wide-eyed security guard inadvertently caught up in Gary and Frank's plans.
- I've been trying to come up with a term to describe that particular wide-eyed look of false innocence that co-workers flash at you when you approach their desks.
- Her wide-eyed innocence and a remarkable number of overcoats help her through her poorly written role.
- A wide-eyed innocent, Matthew is initially the lamb to the slaughter as he falls under the spell of the beguiling Isabelle.
Synonyms innocent, naive, impressionable, ingenuous, childlike, credulous, trusting, over-trusting, trustful, unsuspicious, unquestioning, unsuspecting, unguarded, unwary, simple, unsophisticated, inexperienced, raw, green, green as grass, jejune, gullible, easily taken in, easily deceived
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