| 单词 | sight |
| 释义 | Word family noun sight insight oversight sighting adjective sighted unsightly sightless insightful verb sight Related topics: Weaponssight1 /saɪt/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 ability to see 视力 [uncountable]SIGHT/ABILITY TO SEE the physical ability to see 视力，视觉 SYN vision Anne’s sight is very good for someone of her age. 安妮的视力对于她这个年龄的人来说算是非常好的。 He began to lose his sight six years ago. 六年前他开始视力衰退。 an emergency operation to save his sight 挽救他视力的紧急手术 You will get a free sight test if you are under 16. 如果你不满16岁，可以免费检查视力。2 act of seeing 看见 [singular, uncountable]SEE the act of seeing something 看到，看见sight of Just the sight of him made her go all weak. 一看到他，她就两腿发软。at the sight of something Marcie will faint at the sight of blood. 马西看见血就晕。 The house is hidden from sight behind trees. 房子隐藏在树林后面，不会被看到。3 thing you see 所见之物 [countable] a) SEEsomething you can see 景物，景象familiar/common/rare etc sight Street dentists are a common sight in Pakistan. 在巴基斯坦，街头牙医随处可见。 As he reached the front door, he saw a strange sight. 他走到前门，看到了一个奇怪的景象。 the sights and sounds of the forest 森林的景致与声音 → not a pretty sight at pretty2(3), → sorry sight at sorry(8) b) the sights [plural]DLT famous or interesting places that tourists visit 名胜，景点 In the afternoon, you’ll have a chance to relax or see the sights. 大家下午可以休息，也可以去参观名胜。sight of So, Maria’s showing you the sights of Copenhagen, is she? 那么，玛丽亚要带你去参观哥本哈根的名胜，是吗？ → sightseeing4 in/within sight a) SEEinside the area that you can see 在视野内，看得见 I glanced around me quickly. There was no one in sight. 我扫视四周，看不到一个人影。 They burned every house in sight. 他们见到房子就烧。 The boys get home and eat everything in sight. 男孩们回到家里，看见东西就吃。 Since my hotel was within sight, I told him he could go. 我的酒店就在眼前，于是我就叫他走了。 b) PROBABLYlikely to happen soon 可能即将发生 Six months from the start of the strike, there is still no end in sight. 罢工开始至今六个月了，眼下还看不出结束的迹象。 Peace is now in sight. 和平在望。5 within/in sight of something a) SEEin the area where you can see something 在看得见某物的地方 We camped within sight of the lake. 我们在看得见湖的地方露营。 At last they came in sight of the city. 他们终于看见那座城市了。 b) PROBABLYin a position where you will soon be able to get something or achieve something 即将得到[成就]某事 Dan was now within sight of the championship. 丹现在夺冠在望。6 in your sights if you have someone or something in your sights, you intend to achieve it or get it for yourself, or to attack them 瞄准，盯住〔以期取得、得到或攻击〕have somebody/something in your sights Rogers had victory firmly in his sights. 罗杰斯下定决心要夺取胜利。7 out of sight outside the area that you can see 在视野外，看不见 Karen waved until the car was out of sight. 卡伦不断挥手，直到汽车再也看不见了。8. out of sight, out of mindout of mind out of sight FORGETused to say that people soon stop thinking about something or someone if they do not see them for a while 眼不见，心不想9 disappear/vanish from sight APPEARDISAPPEARto disappear 消失不见 ‘Will she be all right?’ asked Jen as the car disappeared from sight. “她会没事吧？”汽车消失不见时珍问道。10 come into sight to appear 出现 when the ship at last came into sight 当这艘船终于出现时11 on sight as soon as you see someone 一看到，一看见 The army has been ordered to shoot rebel soldiers on sight. 军队奉命见到叛军就开枪。 Jo disliked him on sight. 乔第一眼见到他就不喜欢。12 not let somebody out of your sight NEARto make sure that someone stays near you 不让某人离开你的视线 Since the accident, Donna hasn’t let the children out of her sight. 出事以后，唐娜就没有让孩子离开过自己的视线。13 be sick of/can’t stand/hate the sight of somebody/something DON'T LIKEto dislike someone or something very much 非常不喜欢某人/某物 Alan and Sam can’t stand the sight of each other. 艾伦和萨姆都非常讨厌对方。 Everybody hates the sight of you. 人人都讨厌你。14 a sight for sore eyes spoken a) HAPPYsomeone or something that you feel very happy to see 使人看着高兴的人；赏心悦目的东西 b) British EnglishUGLY someone or something that is very unattractive or very funny to look at 难看的[样子滑稽的]人[物]15 a (damn/darned/darn) sight more/better etc informalVERY a lot more, a lot better etc 多得多/好得多等 I know the place a damn sight better than you do. 我对这个地方比你要熟悉得多了。 The old lady is a sight cleverer than Sarah. 这老太太可比萨拉聪明多了。16 be a sight (also look a sight)UNTIDYSTRANGE to look very funny or stupid, or very untidy or unpleasant 看起来滑稽[愚蠢，脏乱，难看] We’d had an all-night party, and the place looked a bit of a sight. 我们开了个通宵派对，那地方脏乱得有点不成样子了。17 sight unseen if you buy or choose something sight unseen, you do it without looking at the thing first 事先未看；事先未检查 I can’t believe you would rent a place sight unseen. 我简直不敢相信，你看也不看就把一个地方租了下来。18 be a (beautiful/strange/frightening etc) sight to behold formal used to emphasize that something or someone looks very unusual, for example because they are very beautiful, strange, or frightening 看起来非同一般（的漂亮/奇怪/人等） His garden was a sight to behold. 他的花园非同一般。 His face was not a pleasant sight to behold. 他的脸很吓人。19. gun 枪 [countable usually plural]PMW the part of a gun or other weapon that guides your eye when you are aiming at something 〔枪等武器的〕瞄准器，准星 → at first sight at first1(6), → know somebody by sight at know1(3), → lose sight of something at lose(1), → set your heart/mind/sights on (doing) something at set1(13)n COLLOCATIONSadjectivesgood sightMany types of fish have good sight.poor sightHis sight was quite poor.failing sight (=becoming worse)He ran the business until failing sight forced him to retire.verbslose your sightAs the result of a severe illness, she lost her sight at the age of twelve.save somebody’s sightSurgeons believe they can save her sight.somebody’s sight fails (=gets much worse)He was in his seventies when his sight began to fail.sight + NOUNa sight testIf your sight test shows that you need glasses, the optician will give you a prescription. THESAURUSsomething that you see 所见之物sight something that you see 景物,景象A herd of elephants is a magnificent sight. 象群出现是个壮观的景象。Even Charles cheered up at the sight of the food. 一看到食物,连查尔斯都为之振奋。view the area you can see from a window or place, especially when it is beautiful 景色,美景The view from the top of the mountain is amazing. 从山顶上往下看景色迷人。The hotel has great views of Lake Windermere. 从这家宾馆能看见温德米尔湖的旖旎风光。We had a good view of the firework display. 我们看到了精彩的烟花表演。panorama an impressive view of a very large area that stretches a long way across in front of you 全景a panorama of snow-covered hills and mountains 一览无余的雪山美景vista written a view of a large area of beautiful scenery – used in written descriptions 美丽的景色The road around the island offers some spectacular vistas. 沿环岛公路能看见旖旎的风光。scene what you see in a place, especially where people are moving around and doing things 景象；场面Reporters described the horrific scenes which followed the bombing. 记者们描述了爆炸发生后的可怕景象。His pictures are mainly of local scenes. 他的照片主要表现地方风情。spectacle something that you see that is very unusual, surprising, or strange 奇异的景象It must have been an unusual spectacle. 当时的场面一定是非同寻常。I leaned over the balcony to get a look at the spectacle below. 我倚在阳台上,看着下面的壮观场面。visuals [plural] pictures or parts of a film, video etc that people can see, as opposed to the parts you can hear 〔电影、录像等的〕画面,图像Good visuals will help keep your audience’s attention. 好的画面有助于保持观众的注意力。Examples from the Corpussight• No further sightings of the fur seal were reported until the early 90s.• We looked at the huge crowd gathering below us. 'It's quite a sight, isn't it?'• It was a sight so awe-inspiring we could have stayed for hours.• 'Has Peter got any sight at all now?' 'Only partial sight, in one eye.'• Stretch limousines are a common sight in Los Angeles.• Homeless kids are now a familiar sight on London's streets.• Home-Made Angels was inspired by the familiar sight of hot-air balloons in the skies above Bristol.• When I met my husband, it was love at first sight.• It was our first sight of land after 15 months at sea.• the first sighting of Halley's Comet• So even two-player matches are like watching two top pros playing, albeit without the glorious sight of their beer bellies!• She lost her sight at the age of 12 following an illness.• She recently underwent an operation to restore her sight.• Nicole has suffered since birth from impaired sight as a result of cerebral palsy.• We saw all the important sights on our first day in Chicago.• There was no one else in sight.• At times you can lose sight of a player you are controlling as part of the court turns out of your sight.• Sunrise over the Himalayas is a magnificent sight.• Through it all, Daley stayed out of sight.• The superintendent issued orders to shoot looters and arsonists on sight.• There are five senses: sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch.• Gavin looked a sorry sight -- his jaw was broken, and he had a black eye.• It was a ludicrous but terrifying sight.• But then how many laughs can there be in a man fainting at the sight of his child being born?• Even Charles cheered up at the sight of the food.• I can't stand the sight of blood.• When he got home, he went to the kitchen looking for Puny and saw instead an unusual sight in his backyard.lose ... sight• An important distinction, but one a lawyer can lose sight of.• What both groups had lost was sight of what it was all about.• By now she had lost sight of the dress bag.• We tapered off the work, and after some time I lost sight of her.• However, to understand Innocent's reign we must not lose sight of the chancery and its activities.• In our everyday consumption of bread we tend to forget or lose sight of the reality of what bread is.• She lost sight in one eye.• It is easy to lose sight of your vehicle in blowing snow and become lost.sight of• Martha couldn't bear the sight of children begging in the streets.sight2 verb [transitive] SEEto see something from a long distance away, or see something you have been looking for 〔从很远处或经过一番寻找后〕看见，发现 The sailors gave a shout of joy when they sighted land. 水手们看到陆地时高声欢呼起来。 Several rare birds have been sighted in the area. 这个地区已经发现了好几种珍稀鸟类。► see thesaurus at see→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpussight• Black cap, white throat and grasshopper warbler had been sighted.• We sighted a fishing boat in the distance.• The missing boys were sighted by a rescue helicopter.• At least ten birds have been sighted feeding on the lake this year.• One sighting had no bodies but it had sardines.• A mountain lion was sighted in the local area last night.• The following day, shortly after lunch, we sighted Koraloona on the horizon.• When the haze cleared, the sailors sighted land straight ahead.• In the wild, they can often be sighted migrating in bevies of a hundred or more birds.• The sighting of the whale, Ahab cries, was meant for him, and then he is lowered to the deck.• Each sighting results in the discovery of either a female axis or white-tailed deer.• From base camp the summit was barely visible, so on sighting the route our surprise was all the greater.sighted land• But as the haze cleared, Anson sighted land right away, dead ahead.From Longman Business Dictionarysightsight /saɪt/ noun1at sightBANKINGFINANCE words written on a BILL OF EXCHANGE or PROMISSORY NOTE to show that it must be paid as soon as it is shown to the ACCEPTORThe more usual situation is where payment is at sight, meaning when the paying bank has examined the documents and found them to be in order.2after sightBANKINGFINANCE words written on a BILL OF EXCHANGE or PROMISSORY NOTE to show how much later it will be paid after it has been given to the payer, usually 30,60, or 90 days later3payable at sightFINANCE a financial document that is payable at sight must be paid when it is received by the person who is responsible for paying it4payable after sightFINANCE a financial document that is payable after sight must be paid on a stated number of days after it is received by the person who is responsible for paying itOrigin sight1 Old English gesihtsight1 noun →10-19 →n COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1sight2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese to the ability physical Business Corpus see |
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