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eye /aɪ/► SEE ALLan eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth)get your eye ingive your eye teeth for sth/to do sthhave an eye for sthhave your eye on sb/sthhave an eye to/for the main chancehave one eye/half an eye on sthkeep an/your eye on sb/sthkeep your eye on the ballkeep an eye out (for sb/sth)(be unable to) look sb in the eye(s)/facemy eye!one in the eye for sb/sth(not) see eye to eye (with sb) (about/on/over sth)under the (watchful) eye of sbwhat the eye doesn’t see (the heart doesn’t grieve over)with an eye to sth/to doing sththe apple of sb’s eyenot bat an eyelidkeep a beady eye on sb/sthhave your beady eye on sb/sthbeauty is in the eye of the beholdera black eyeturn a blind eye (to sth)in the blink of an eyecast/run an eye/your eyes over sthcatch sb’s eyekeep a close eye/watch on sb/sthcock an ear/eye at sb/sthout of the corner of your eyenot a dry eye in the housean/sb’s eagle eyegive sb the evil eyeas far as the eye can/could seehit sb in the eyemeet the/your eye(s)there’s more to sb/sth than meets the eyein your mind’s eyethe naked eyein a pig’s eyeplease the eyea private eyein the public eyehave a roving eyein the twinkling of an eyekeep a weather eye on sth/open for sth
●an ˌeye for an ˈeye (and a ˌtooth for a ˈtooth) (saying) a person who treats sb else badly should be treated in the same way 以眼还眼，以牙还牙；以其人之道还治其人之身 OPP two wrongs don’t make a right ORIGIN This expression comes from the Bible. 这个表达法源于《圣经》。●get your ˈeye in (BrE) (in ball games 球赛中) get to the point where you start to judge distances, the speed of the ball, etc., accurately and so start to play well 具有目测（球的距离、速度等的）能力；眼光变得准确◆The batsman began slowly but once he got his eye in he started to play some very good shots.
那名击球手起步较慢，但是当他目测得更准确时，他打出了几个很漂亮的球。●give your eye ˈteeth for sth/to do sth (informal) (usually used with would 通常与 would 连用) give anything for sth; want sth very much 为得到…不惜任何代价；迫切想要…◆I’d give my eye teeth to own a car like that.
要是能有一辆那样的车，我什么都愿意付出。◆He’d give his eye teeth for a job in television.
为在电视台找一份工作，他愿意付出任何代价。●have an ˈeye for sthbe good at judging sth 对…判断准确；有眼光◆He’s always had an eye for a bargain.
他总是能发现便宜货。●have your ˈeye on sb/sthwatch sb/sth closely; want to have sth 密切观察；留心；想要某物◆A house that I’d had my eye on for some time suddenly came up for sale.
我关注了好些时候的一栋房子突然开始出售。●have an eye to/for the main ˈchance (BrE, usually disapproving) be good at using opportunities for your own benefit 善用机会为自己谋利◆She’s certainly got an eye for the main chance. Her business has become highly successful.
她显然很善于抓住时机，为己所用，她的生意开始红火起来。●have one eye/half an eye on sthlook at or watch sth while doing sth else, especially in a secret way so that other people do not notice （在做某事的同时）留心观察◆During his talk, most of the delegates had one eye on the clock.
他发言时，大多数代表都在偷偷看钟。●keep an/your ˈeye on sb/sthtake responsibility for sb/sth; make sure that sb/sth is safe 对…负责；保证…的安全；照看…◆It’s my job to keep an eye on how the money is spent.
我的工作就是要监控钱是怎么花出去的。◆Keep an eye on my bag while I go and make a phone call, will you?
我去打电话，你帮我看一下包好吗？ ●keep your eye on the ˈballcontinue to give your attention to what is most important 眼睛盯着大事；密切注意关键问题◆We’ve got to keep our eye on the ball if we want to remain successful.
要想继续保持成功，我们得关注关键问题。●keep an ˈeye out (for sb/sth) (informal) watch or look carefully (for sb/sth) 留心仔细观察（…）◆Can you keep an eye out for the taxi and let me know when it arrives?
你能留意一下出租车，到的时候告诉我一声好吗？●(be unable to) look sb in the ˈeye(s)/ˈface(be unable to) look at sb directly (because you feel embarrassed, ashamed, etc.) （因尴尬、羞愧等不敢）正视某人◆I knew he was lying because he wouldn’t look me in the eye when he spoke.
我知道他在撒谎，因为他说话时不敢正视我。●ˌmy ˈeye! (BrE, spoken) used to show that you do not believe sb/sth （表示不相信）天哪，什么，胡说◆‘It’s an antique.’ ‘An antique, my eye!’
“这是件古董。”“什么，古董！”●one in the eye for sb/sth (informal) a result, an action, etc. that represents a defeat or disappointment for sb/sth 令…失望的事；挫折；失败◆The appointment of a woman was one in the eye for male domination.
任命一名女性担任这个职位是对男权统治的一个打击。●(not) see eye to ˈeye (with sb) (about/on/over sth)(not) have the same opinion or attitude as sb else (about a particular issue, problem, etc.) （与某人）意见（不）一致，态度（不）相同◆My boss and I don’t see eye to eye over the question of finance.
老板和我在财务问题上意见不一致。●under the (watchful) eye of sbbeing watched carefully by sb 在某人的（严密）观察下；在某人的注视下◆The children played under the watchful eye of their father.
孩子们在父亲的小心照看下玩耍。●what the eye doesn’t ˈsee (the heart doesn’t ˈgrieve over) (saying) if a person does not know about sth that they would normally disapprove of, then it cannot hurt them 眼不见（心不烦）；眼不见为净◆What does it matter if I do use his desk while he’s away? What the eye doesn’t see…!
他不在的时候我用用他的办公桌又怎么啦？他又看不见…！●with an eye to sth/to doing sthintending to do sth 着眼于；有意做某事◆She’s doing an interpreters’ course with an eye to getting a job abroad.
她在上一个口译班，想以后到国外找工作。●the ˌapple of sb’s ˈeyea person, usually a child, who sb loves very much; a favourite child 心肝宝贝；掌上明珠◆The second child, John, was the apple of his mother’s eye.老二约翰是他妈妈的心肝宝贝。 ORIGIN In the past, the pupil (= the small round black area at the centre of the eye) was called the ‘apple’ of the eye, the part that had to be protected most carefully. 旧时，pupil （瞳孔）被称作是眼睛中的“苹果”，需要精心保护。●not bat an ˈeyelid (BrE) (NAmE not bat an ˈeye) (informal) not seem surprised, worried, afraid, etc. 眼睛都不眨一下；不露声色；面不改色◆She didn’t bat an eyelid when they told her she’d lost her job. She just calmly walked out.他们告诉她她丢了工作的时候，她连眼皮都没动一下，只是平静地走了出去。●keep a beady ˈeye on sb/sth●have your beady ˈeye on sb/sthwatch sb/sth very carefully because you do not really trust them/it （因不信任而）瞪大眼睛留意观察◆He always kept a beady eye on his employees.他总是瞪大眼睛提防着他的雇员。●ˌbeauty is in the ˌeye of the beˈholder (saying) what one person thinks is beautiful may not seem beautiful to somebody else 美不美全在观察者；对美的判别因人而异◆Personally I don’t think her husband is very attractive, but they say beauty’s in the eye of the beholder, don’t they?我个人认为她丈夫并没有多大的魅力，不过人人都说萝卜青菜，各有所爱，不是吗？ NOTE Behold is an old word meaning ‘to see’. * behold 是一个旧词，意为“看见”。  ●a black ˈeyean area of dark skin (= a bruise) around the eye caused by an accident, sb hitting you, etc. （事故、挨打等造成的）青黑色的眼眶◆How did you get that black eye?你的眼睛怎么青了？●turn a blind ˈeye (to sth)pretend not to see sth or know about sth 假装没有看见；（对…）视而不见；装作毫不知情◆There’s so much suffering in the world, you can’t just turn a blind eye to it.世界上有那么多人在受苦，你不可能视而不见。◆The police here seem to turn a blind eye to petty crime.这儿的警察对轻罪都视而不见。 OPP watch sb/sth like a hawk ●in the blink of an ˈeyevery quickly; in a short time 一眨眼的工夫；转眼间◆He was gone in the blink of an eye.他一眨眼就不见了。●cast/run an ˈeye/your ˈeyes over sthlook at or examine sth quickly 瞟一眼；扫一眼；粗略地看一下◆‘This looks great,’ he said, casting an eye around the room.“这个看起来不错。”他环视了一下房间说。◆Could you just run your eyes over this report for me?你能帮我看一眼这份报告吗？●catch sb’s ˈeyeattract sb’s attention 引起某人注意；惹人注目◆I liked all the paintings, but the one that really caught my eye was a Matisse.所有的画我都喜欢，但真正吸引我的是马蒂斯的一幅画。◆Can you try to catch the waiter’s eye?你能让服务员注意到你吗？▸ ˈeye-catching adjective ◆an eye-catching advertisement醒目的广告●keep a close ˈeye/ˈwatch on sb/sthwatch sb/sth carefully 密切注视；严密监视◆Over the next few months we will keep a close eye on sales.在今后的几个月，我们将密切关注销售情况。●cock an ˈear/ˈeye at sb/sthlisten to or look at sb/sth carefully and with a lot of attention 侧耳倾听；凝神细看●out of the corner of your ˈeyeat the edge of your vision; indirectly 用眼角的余光；间接地◆I just caught sight of him out of the corner of my eye, so I couldn’t say exactly what he looked like.我只是用余光瞟了他一眼，无法确切说出他长得什么样。●not a dry eye in the ˈhouse (humorous) used to say that everyone was very emotional about sth 无人不感动；无人不流泪；无不为之动容◆There wasn’t a dry eye in the house when they announced their engagement.他们宣布订婚时大家眼睛全湿了。●an/sb’s ˌeagle ˈeye (informal) if sb has an eagle eye, they watch things carefully and are good at noticing things 敏锐的目光◆Nothing the staff did escaped the eagle eye of the manager (= he saw everything they did).员工们的一举一动都没有逃过经理犀利的目光。▸ ˌeagle-ˈeyed adjective ◆An eagle-eyed student spotted the mistake.一个眼尖的学生发现了这个错误。●give sb the evil ˈeyelook at sb in a very angry, unfriendly or unpleasant way, as if you are trying to harm them by magic power 恶狠狠地看某人一眼（好像要给对方下咒一样）◆I don’t know why you’re giving me the evil eye — I haven’t done anything wrong!我不知道你干吗要这么恶狠狠地看着我，我又没做错什么！●as far as the eye can/could ˈseeto the horizon 在视力范围内；视线所及之处◆There was only sand as far as the eye could see.极目望去，只有黄沙一片。●hit sb in the ˈeye (informal) be very obvious or striking 很显然；一目了然；抢眼◆The strange combination of colours hits you in the eye as soon as you enter the room.一走进房间，新奇的色彩组合就让你眼睛一亮。●meet the/your ˈeye(s)be seen 目之所见；映入眼帘◆A strange sight met our eyes.一个奇怪的场面映入我们的眼帘。●there’s more to sb/sth than meets the ˈeyea thing or a person is more complicated, difficult, interesting, etc., than it appears 某人（或物）比表面上看到的要复杂（或困难、有趣等）◆Sailing isn’t easy — there’s a lot more to it than meets the eye.帆船运动并不容易，比看起来要复杂得多。◆Colleagues felt that there was more to his resignation than met the eye.同事们感觉到他的辞职另有隐情。●in your ˌmind’s ˈeyeas a picture in your mind or in your imagination 在记忆中；在脑海中；在想象中◆I can see his face quite clearly in my mind’s eye.他的面孔清晰地浮现在我的脑海中。◆Try to picture in your mind’s eye the scene that day.请你回想一下那天的情景。●the naked ˈeyethe normal power of your eyes without the help of an instrument 肉眼◆Bacteria are invisible to the naked eye.细菌是肉眼看不见的。●in a pig’s ˈeye (NAmE, informal) used to say that you think that sth is not at all true or that sth will definitely not happen 绝对不是真的；完全不可能◆He told you his father owns the company? In a pig’s eye!他告诉你这家公司是他父亲的？ 这简直是弥天大谎。◆‘Apparently this is the best hotel in town.’ ‘In a pig’s eye it is!’“显然这是城里最好的宾馆。”“一派胡言！”●ˌplease the ˈeyebe very attractive to look at 悦目；养眼◆We are proud to present our new lunchtime buffet, where we’re sure you will find dishes to please the eye as well as the palate (= they look and taste good).我们很荣幸地奉上新推出的自助午餐，我们的菜肴一定能让您得到视觉和味觉的双重享受。●a ˌprivate ˈeye (informal) a detective who is not in the police, but who can be employed to find out information, find a missing person, follow sb, etc. 私家侦探◆They hired a private eye to look for more evidence.他们雇了一位私家侦探以寻找更多的证据。●in the public ˈeyewell known because you are often seen on television or in newspapers （在电视、报纸等上）频频出现，广为人知◆The royal family are always in the public eye.王室总是处于公众的瞩目之下。●have a roving ˈeye (old-fashioned) be always looking for a chance to start a new love affair or get sth that you want 眼睛贼溜溜地转；时刻找机会寻花问柳；寻隙下手◆Be careful of Brian — he’s got a roving eye.小心布赖恩，他总是贼眉溜眼的。●in the ˌtwinkling of an ˈeyevery quickly 眨眼间；瞬间◆Her mood can change in the twinkling of an eye.转眼间她的情绪就会改变。●keep a ˈweather eye on sth/open for sthwatch sth very carefully for signs of change so that you will be prepared for a problem, difficulty, etc. 随时留意；小心提防◆It’s an ambassador’s job to keep a weather eye open for any important political changes.大使的职责就是随时留意重大的政治变革。 |