- mass noun the faculty or power of seeing视觉; 视力:
Joseph lost his sight as a baby
约瑟夫很小就失明了
as modifier a sight test.视力测试。
- the action or fact of seeing someone or something看, 看见:
I've always been scared of the sight of blood.
我一直害怕见到血。
- the area or distance within which someone can see or something can be seen视力范围; 眼界:
he now refused to let Rose out of his sight.
现在他决不让罗斯从他目光中消失。
- dated a person's view or consideration〈旧〉观点; 看法; 见解:
we are all equal in the sight of God.
上帝认为我们都是平等的。
- a thing that one sees or that can be seen看得到的东西; 情景, 景象:
John was a familiar sight in the bar for many years
多年以来, 约翰经常光顾该酒吧
he was getting used to seeing unpleasant sights.
他正逐渐适应目睹种种令人不快的景象。
sights
places of interest to tourists and visitors in a city, town, or other place名胜, 风景:she offered to show me the sights.
她主动提出带我去观光。
a sight
informal a person or thing having a ridiculous, repulsive, or dishevelled appearance〈非正式〉滑稽可笑的(或看不顺眼的、衣冠不整的)人, 看不顺眼(或凌乱不堪的)物:'I must look a frightful sight, ' she said.
“我看上去一定非常可怕,"她说。
- (一般作sights)a device on a gun or optical instrument used for assisting a person's precise aim or observation(枪或炮上的)瞄准器; (光学仪器的)观测器。
- with obj. manage to see or observe (someone or something); catch an initial glimpse of看到, 观察; 初次瞥见:
tell me when you sight London Bridge
看到了伦敦桥就告诉我
as noun sighting the unseasonal sighting of a cuckoo.不合时节的看见杜鹃。
- no obj., with adverbial of direction take aim by looking through the sights of a gun瞄准:
she sighted down the barrel.
她顺着枪管瞄准。
- take a detailed visual measurement of something with or as with a sight(用观测器)观测。
- with obj. adjust the sight of (a firearm or optical instrument)调整(火器)的瞄准器; 调整(光学仪器)的观测器。
at first sight
- on first seeing or meeting someone第一眼; 乍一看:
it was love at first sight.
这是一见钟情。
- after an initial impression (which is then found to be different from what is actually the case)乍一看起来:
the debate is more complex than it seems at first sight.
争论似乎比乍一看起来的要复杂。
catch(或get)a sight of
- glimpse for a moment; suddenly notice看到; 突然注意到:
when she caught sight of him she smiled.
她看到他时微微一笑。
in sight
- visible看得见的:
no other vehicle was in sight.
看不见别的车辆。
- near at hand; close to being achieved or realized临近; 在望, 在即:
the minister insisted that agreement was in sight.
部长坚持认为协议即将达成。
in(或within)sight of
- so as to see or be seen from以便看到, 以便能被…看见:
I climbed the hill and came in sight of the house.
我爬上山, 看到了那座房子。
- within reach of; close to attaining在望, 快要:
he was safe for the moment and in sight of victory.
目前他很安全, 胜利在望。
in(或within)one's sights
- visible, especially through the sights of one's gun(尤指通过枪或炮的瞄准器)看得到的。
- within the scope of one's ambitions or expectations在某人的奋斗目标之中; 在某人的预料之中:
he had the prize firmly in his sights.
正如他所料, 他稳获奖项。
lose sight of
- be no longer able to see再也看不见。
- fail to consider, be aware of, or remember忽略, 未意识到, 忘记:
we should not lose sight of the fact that the issues involved are moral ones.
我们不应忽略这一事实, 所涉及的问题是道义上的问题。
not a pretty sight
- informal not a pleasant spectacle or situation〈非正式〉不愉快的景象; 不妙的情况。
on(或at)sight
- as soon as someone or something has been seen一见(就):
in Africa, paramilitary game wardens shoot poachers on sight.
在非洲, 准军事狩猎管理员一见到偷猎者就开枪。
out of sight
- not visible看不见了:
she saw them off, waving until the car was out of sight.
她给他们送行, 一直挥手到车子从视野中消失。
- (亦作outasight)[often as exclamation] informal extremely good; excellent〈非正式〉十全十美的; 极好的。
out of sight, out of mind
- proverb you soon forget people or things that are no longer visible or present〈谚〉眼不见, 心不想。
(get) out of my sight!
- go away at once!走开!滚开!
raise(或lower)one's sights
- become more (or less) ambitious; increase (or lower) one's expectations越来越有(或没有)抱负; 期望越来越高(或低)。
set one's sights on
- have as an ambition; hope strongly to achieve or reach把…定为奋斗目标; 极其渴望获得(或达到):
Katherine set her sights on university.
凯瑟琳极其渴望上大学。
a sight -
- informal used to indicate that something is so described to a considerable extent〈非正式〉相当; 非常:
the old lady is a sight cleverer than Sarah
老太太要比萨拉机灵得多
he's a sight too full of himself.
他过于自信。
a sight for sore eyes
- informal a person or thing that one is extremely pleased or relieved to see〈非正式〉乐于看到的人(或物); 受欢迎的人(或物)。
a sight to behold
- a person or thing that is particularly impressive or worth seeing给人印象深刻的人(或物); 值得看的人(或物)。