sight
noun/saɪt/
/saɪt/
Idioms - [uncountable] the ability to see
视力；视觉 - to lose your sight (= to become blind)
失明 - She has very good sight.
她的视力很好。 - The disease has affected her sight.
这种病影响了她的视力。 - He has very little sight in his right eye.
他右眼视力极弱。 - It's important that you have regular sight tests.
定期进行视力检查很重要。
Extra Examples- He's lost the sight of one eye.
他一只眼睛已经失明。 - His sight returned by degrees.
他的视力逐渐恢复。 - I think my sight is beginning to go.
我觉得我的视力开始衰退。 - The surgeons battled to save her sight.
外科医生奋力保住她的视力。 - This disease is the main cause of sight loss among those aged 50 and over.
该疾病是导致 50 岁及以上人群失明的主要原因。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + sight- have
- lose
- regain
- …
- deteriorate
- fail
- go
- …
- test
- defects
- problems
- …
- the/your sense of sight
- to lose your sight (= to become blind)
- [uncountable] the act of seeing somebody/something
看见 - sight of somebody/something She kept sight of him in her mirror.
她一直在镜子里看着他。 - She caught sight of a car in the distance.
她瞥见远处有一辆汽车。 - After ten days at sea, we had our first sight of land.
我们在海上航行十天之后，首次看见陆地。 - The mere sight of him makes me want to scream.
光是看到他就让我想尖叫。 - sight of somebody/something doing something The sight of him hobbling off so early in the match depressed everyone.
看到他在比赛这么早就一瘸一拐地退场，每个人都感到沮丧。 - at the sight He laughed quietly to himself at the sight.
看到这一幕，他暗自笑了起来。 - at the sight of somebody/something I have been known to faint at the sight of blood.
大家都知道，我看到血就会昏倒。 - on sight The soldiers were given orders to shoot on sight (= as soon as they saw somebody).
士兵得到命令，见人就射击。
Extra Examples- Her knees went weak at the sight of him.
她一看见他腿就发软。 - Thankfully, we were spared the sight of his naked body.
幸好我们没有看见他的裸体。 - The mere sight of her sitting there made his heart beat faster.
只是看到她坐在那儿，他就开始心跳加速。 - I witnessed the awful sight of children drinking dirty water from puddles.
我目睹了一个可怕的情景，孩子们居然在喝水坑里面的污水。 - We will soon get our first sight of the Statue of Liberty.
我们很快就会首次看到自由女神像。 - I know her by sight (= recognize but do not know her).
我和她是点头之交。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + sight- catch
- get
- have
- …
- gag
- at the sight (of)
- on sight
- at first sight
- cannot bear the sight of something
- cannot stand the sight of something
- …
- sight of somebody/something She kept sight of him in her mirror.
- [uncountable] the area or distance within which somebody can see or something can be seen
视力范围；视野 - in sight There was no one in sight.
一个人也看不见。 - They stole everything in sight.
他们偷走了眼前的一切。 - The end is in sight (= will happen soon).
结局已现端倪。 - The goats ate everything in sight.
山羊吃掉了眼前的一切。 - in sight of somebody/something At last we came in sight of a few houses.
最后，我们看到了几座房屋。 - A bicycle came into sight on the main road.
大路上出现了一辆自行车。 - within sight They marched on and by the following afternoon the enemy was within sight.
他们继续行军，第二天下午敌人进入了视线。 - within sight of somebody/something He sprinted ahead as they came within sight of the finishing line.
当他们看到终点线时他向前冲刺。 - out of sight Leave any valuables in your car out of sight.
把贵重物品留在车里看不见的地方。 - Keep out of sight (= stay where you cannot be seen).
不要露面。 - out of somebody's sight She never lets her daughter out of her sight (= always keeps her where she can see her).
她从来不让女儿走出她的视线。 - Get out of my sight! (= Go away!)
滚开！ - The boat disappeared from sight.
那艘船从视野中消失了。 - The house was hidden from sight behind some trees.
房子藏在树林后面。
Synonyms sightsightview ▪ visionThese are all words for the area or distance that you can see from a particular position.sight the area or distance that you can see from a particular position:- He looked up the street, but there was no one in sight.
他朝街上望去，一个人也没看见。 - Leave any valuables in your car out of sight.
把贵重物品留在车里看不见的地方。
- The lake soon came into view.
那片湖很快映入眼帘。
- The couple moved outside her field of vision (= total area you can see from a particular position).
那对夫妻离开了她的视野。
- in/out of sight/view
- in/within sight/view of something
- to come into/disappear from sight/view/somebody’s vision
- to come in sight/view of somebody/something
- to block somebody’s view/vision
- somebody’s line of sight/vision
- somebody’s field of view/vision
- He won't let the children leave his sight.
他不让孩子们离开他的视线。 - Her father was nowhere in sight.
她的父亲没了踪影。 - The cricket ground was situated within sight of both village pubs.
在该村的两个酒吧都能看到那个板球场。 - They waited until the enemy was in plain sight.
他们一直等到敌人清晰地出现在视野里。 - He strode by, in full sight of the guards.
他在卫兵的眼皮底下大步走过。 - He didn't shoot until he had a clear sight of the goal.
他看清目标后才射击。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + sight- come into
- disappear from
- vanish from
- …
- in sight
- out of sight
- within sight of
- …
- in full sight of somebody
- in plain sight
- be nowhere in sight
- …
- in sight There was no one in sight.
- [countable] a thing that you see or can see
看见（或看得见）的事物；景象；情景 - Roadside stalls are a common sight in the city.
路边摊在这个城市很常见。 - It's a spectacular sight as the flamingos lift into the air.
一群红鹳飞向空中，景象十分壮观。 - The museum attempts to recreate the sights and sounds of wartime Britain.
博物馆试图再现战时英国的情景。 - He was a sorry sight, soaked to the skin and shivering.
他浑身湿透，打着寒战，一副凄惨的样子。 - The bird is now a rare sight in this country.
如今在这个国家，这种鸟已罕见了。 - He became a familiar sight on the streets of Oxford.
他成了牛津大街上一道熟悉的风景。 - The gardens were a beautiful sight to behold in the twilight.
暮色中的花园景色十分美丽。
Homophones sight | sitesight site/saɪt//saɪt/- sight noun
- She would never forget the sight of Machu Picchu appearing out of the mist.
她永远不会忘记马丘比丘从雾气中出现的景象。
- She would never forget the sight of Machu Picchu appearing out of the mist.
- site noun
- Follow this link to reach the official site.
点击此链接即可访问官方网站。
- Follow this link to reach the official site.
- site verb
- The French government had plans to site a third major airport for Paris at Chaulnes.
法国政府计划在Chaulnes建立巴黎第三个主要机场。
- The French government had plans to site a third major airport for Paris at Chaulnes.
Synonyms viewviewsight ▪ scene ▪ panoramaThese are all words for a thing that you can see, especially from a particular place.view what you can see from a particular place or position, especially beautiful natural scenery:- The cottage had a delightful sea view.
这小屋可以看到宜人的海景。
- It’s a spectacular sight as the flamingos lift into the air.
一群红鹳飞向空中，景象十分壮观。
- It was a delightful rural scene.
那是赏心悦目的乡村风光。
- The tower offers a breathtaking panorama of Prague.
从塔上可看到壮丽的布拉格全景。
- a view/panorama of something
- a beautiful/breathtaking view/sight/scene/panorama
- a magnificent/spectacular view/sight/panorama
- to take in the view/sight/scene
- to admire the view/sight
Extra Examples- An appalling sight greeted her.
一幅令人震惊的情景映入她的眼帘。 - Dan's face was a welcome sight.
丹的相貌讨人喜欢。 - I'm not a pretty sight when I get out of bed in the morning.
早上起床时我的样子怪难看。 - The military parade was quite a sight.
阅兵式场面很壮观。 - This is a sight not often seen on concert stages in this country.
这一情景在该国音乐舞台上不常见。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- familiar
- regular
- …
- behold
- see
- witness
- …
- greet
- be quite a sight
- be spared the sight of something
- not a pretty sight
- …
- Roadside stalls are a common sight in the city.
- sights[plural] the interesting places, especially in a town or city, that are often visited by tourists
名胜；风景 - We're going to Paris for the weekend to see the sights.
我们打算去巴黎过周末，参观那里的名胜。 - The next day I did the sights of the city.
第二天我游览了这座城市的景点。 - It's best if you can get someone local to show you the sights.
最好找当地人带你参观景点。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- famous
- historic
- see
- take in
- visit
- …
- We're going to Paris for the weekend to see the sights.
- a sight[singular] (informal, especially British English) a person or thing that looks silly, untidy, unpleasant, etc.
可笑（或邋遢、脏乱、讨厌）的人（或物） - She looks a sight in that hat!
她戴着那顶帽子，样子够滑稽的！
- She looks a sight in that hat!
- [countable, usually plural] a device that you look through to aim a gun, etc. or to look at something through a telescope, etc.
瞄准器；观测器 - He had the deer in his sights now.
他现在瞄准了那头鹿。 - to align the sights on the target
将瞄准器对准目标 - (figurative) Even as a young actress, she always had Hollywood firmly in her sights (= as her final goal).
她还是年轻演员的时候，就瞄准了好莱坞。
Extra Examples- Rossi has the defending champion in her sights in tomorrow's race.
明天的比赛罗西的目标是卫冕冠军。 - She turned her sights on (= decided to examine) Florida's adoption laws.
她将注意力转移到了佛罗里达州的收养法。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + sights- have somebody/something in
- have somebody/something within
- fix
- …
- have your sights set on something
- set your sights on something
- set your sights high
- …
see also second sight - He had the deer in his sights now.
ability to see
act of seeing
how far you can see
what you can see
interesting places
silly/untidy person
on gun/telescope
Word OriginOld English (ge)sihth ‘something seen’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch zicht and German Gesicht ‘sight, face, appearance’.
Idioms
at first sight
- when you first begin to consider something
乍一看；初看时 - At first sight, it may look like a generous offer, but always read the small print.
乍一看，对方给出的条件好像很优厚，但任何时候都不要小看那些小号字印刷的附加条款。
- At first sight, it may look like a generous offer, but always read the small print.
- when you see somebody/something for the first time
初次见到 - It was love at first sight (= we fell in love the first time we saw each other).
我们一见钟情。 - We fell in love with the house at first sight.
我们第一眼看到这所房子就爱上了它。 - He looked at first sight like a tourist.
乍一看他像是个游客。
- It was love at first sight (= we fell in love the first time we saw each other).
hate, be sick of, etc. the sight of somebody/something
- (informal) to hate, etc. somebody/something very much
十分厌恶；讨厌 - I can't stand the sight of him!
我看见他就烦！ - We've shared an office for too long and we're sick of the sight of each other.
我们在一个办公室里工作时间太长了，彼此一见面就感到厌烦。
- I can't stand the sight of him!
heave into sight/view
- (formal) (especially of ships) to appear, especially when moving gradually closer from a long way off
（从远处）出现；进入视野 - A ship hove into sight.
远处出现了一条船。 - Like a galleon in full sail, Cara hove into view.
卡拉就像一艘扬帆起航的大帆船，驶入了我们的视野。
- A ship hove into sight.
in the sight of somebody/in somebody’s sight
- (formal) in somebody’s opinion
从某人的观点来看；在某人看来 - We are all equal in the sight of God.
在上帝眼里我们都是平等的。
- We are all equal in the sight of God.
know somebody by sight
- to recognize somebody without knowing them well
与某人面熟
lose sight of somebody/something
- to become no longer able to see somebody/something
再也见不着 - They finally lost sight of land.
他们终于看不见陆地了。
- They finally lost sight of land.
- to stop considering something; to forget something
忽略；忘记 - We must not lose sight of our original aim.
我们决不能忘记我们最初的目标。
- We must not lose sight of our original aim.
not a pretty sight
- (humorous) not pleasant to look at
难看的；不雅观的；不悦目的 - You should have seen him in his swimming trunks—not a pretty sight!
你应该见识见识他穿游泳裤的样子，真是一景呢！
- You should have seen him in his swimming trunks—not a pretty sight!
nowhere to be found/seen | nowhere in sight
- impossible for anyone to find or see
不可能找到（或看见） - I wanted to talk to him but he was nowhere to be found.
我想和他谈谈，但哪儿也找不到他。 - The children were nowhere to be seen.
根本看不到孩子们在哪儿。 - A peace settlement is nowhere in sight (= is not likely in the near future).
近期内无望和平解决。
- I wanted to talk to him but he was nowhere to be found.
out of sight, out of mind
- (saying) used to say somebody will quickly be forgotten when they are no longer with you
眼不见，心不想
raise/lower your sights
- to expect more/less from a situation
提高／降低要求；眼光变高／变低 - If they can’t afford such a big house, they’ll just have to lower their sights a little.
如果买不起这么大的房子，他们就只能把目光放低一点了。 - After failing to get into university, he lowered his sights and got a job in a shop.
未能上成大学后他降低了目标，在一家商店里 找了份工作。
- If they can’t afford such a big house, they’ll just have to lower their sights a little.
set your sights on something/on doing something
- to decide that you want something and to try very hard to get it
以…为奋斗目标；决心做到 - She's set her sights on getting into Harvard.
她决心要上哈佛大学。 - I had set my sights on a career in journalism.
我立志从事新闻事业。
- He says he wants to win the trophy, but I think he's setting his sights too high.
他说他想赢得奖杯，但我认为他目标定得太高了。 - She has her sights set on becoming a writer.
她的目标是成为作家。
- She's set her sights on getting into Harvard.
a (damn, etc.) sight better, etc. | a (damn, etc.) sight too good, etc.
- (informal) very much better; much too good, etc.
（好）得多；非常（好） - She's done a darn sight better than I have.
她干得比我强多了。 - It's worth a damn sight more than I thought.
它的价值比我原先想的高多了。
- She's done a darn sight better than I have.
a sight for sore eyes
- (informal) a person or thing that you are pleased to see; something that is very pleasant to look at
喜欢见到的人（或物）
sight unseen
- if you buy something sight unseen, you do not have an opportunity to see it before you buy it
在未见过的情况下；事先未经检查 - I bought it, sight unseen.
我没见到东西就把它买下了。
- I bought it, sight unseen.