sight1 /saɪt/ ●●● S2 W2 noun → cite, site
1 ability to see 視力 [uncountableU]SIGHT/ABILITY TO SEE the physical ability to see 視力,視覺 SYN visionAnne’s sight is very good for someone of her age. 安妮的視力對於她這個年齡的人來說算是非常好的。
He began to lose his sight six years ago. 六年前他開始視力衰退。
an emergency operation to save his sight 挽救他視力的緊急手術
You will get a free sight test if you are under 16. 如果你不滿16歲,可以免費檢查視力。
2 act of seeing 看見 [singular, uncountableU]SEE the act of seeing something 看到,看見sight ofJust the sight of him made her go all weak. 一看到他,她就兩腿發軟。
at the sight of somethingMarcie will faint at the sight of blood. 馬西看見血就暈。
The house is hidden from sight behind trees. 房子隐藏在樹林後面,不會被看到。
3 thing you see 所見之物 [countableC] a) SEEsomething you can see 景物,景象familiar/common/rare etc sightStreet dentists are a common sight in Pakistan. 在巴基斯坦,街頭牙醫随處可見。
As he reached the front door, he saw a strange sight. 他走到前門,看到了一個奇怪的景象。
the sights and sounds of the forest 森林的景致與聲音
→ not a pretty sight at pretty2(3), → sorry sight at sorry(8) b) the sights [plural]DLT famous or interesting places that tourists visit 名勝,景點In the afternoon, you’ll have a chance to relax or see the sights. 大家下午可以休息,也可以去參觀名勝。
sight ofSo, Maria’s showing you the sights of Copenhagen, is she? 那麽,瑪麗亞要帶你去參觀哥本哈根的名勝,是嗎?
→ sightseeing 4 in/within sight a) SEEinside the area that you can see 在視野内,看得見I glanced around me quickly. There was no one in sight. 我掃視四周,看不到一個人影。
They burned every house in sight. 他們見到房子就燒。
The boys get home and eat everything in sight. 男孩們回到家裏,看見東西就吃。
Since my hotel was within sight, I told him he could go. 我的酒店就在眼前,於是我就叫他走了。
b) PROBABLYlikely to happen soon 可能即將發生Six months from the start of the strike, there is still no end in sight. 罷工開始至今六個月了,眼下還看不出結束的迹象。
Peace is now in sight. 和平在望。
in/within sight• They probably thought they'd chosen a good place because it was near the bar and in sight of the dance floor.• Al wanted to smoke, but there were no ashtrays in sight.• Galliano play seamless, mellow grooves with soul, and not a black beret in sight.• Today is the fifteenth day of the heat wave, with no end in sight.• Lynn leaned out of the window, snapping pictures of everything in sight.• Funny to see it way out here, within sight of Stone Mountain.• With the end of the season in sight it is always worthwhile looking at the trends in diving accidents that have occurred.• There were no soldiers in sight.• That was the last and only rebel that ventured within sight, the rest remaining in their safe, iron-walled enclosure.• No such opportunities, however, were in sight. 5 within/in sight of something a) SEEin the area where you can see something 在看得見某物的地方We camped within sight of the lake. 我們在看得見湖的地方露營。
At last they came in sight of the city. 他們終於看見那座城市了。
b) PROBABLYin a position where you will soon be able to get something or achieve something 即將得到[成就]某事Dan was now within sight of the championship. 丹現在奪冠在望。
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 瞄準,盯住〔以期取得、得到或攻擊〕have somebody/something in your sightsRogers had victory firmly in his sights. 羅傑斯下定決心要奪取勝利。
7 out of sight outside the area that you can see 在視野外,看不見Karen waved until the car was out of sight. 卡倫不斷揮手,直到汽車再也看不見了。
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 眼不見,心不想 9 disappear/vanish from sight APPEARDISAPPEARto disappear 消失不見‘Will she be all right?’ asked Jen as the car disappeared from sight. “她會沒事吧?”汽車消失不見時珍問道。
disappear/vanish from sight• Within a few seconds it flew on again, vanishing from sight and hearing.• The rest of us heard a thin squeak, and started calling for her as she had vanished from sight.• The shore had vanished from sight.• So, since he is disappearing from sight, he has dyed his hair black, eyebrows, too.• It disappeared from sight behind the slope of the hill.• Then the plane vanished from sight on the radar screen.• She vanished from sight, but Hippolytus, too, was gone.• Here the linguistic cocoon is spun to such complexity that the characters and narrative structure sometimes vanish from sight.• Within seconds of the Wheel disappearing from sight the red glow was extinguished. 10 come into sight to appear 出現when the ship at last came into sight 當這艘船終於出現時
come into sight• The camp came into sight at the bottom of the road.• We stood at the window until their car came into sight.• The carob came into sight below.• But they instantly look the other way when he and his motorcade come into sight.• He had only a few seconds before the postman came into sight through the trees above the road.• But when the lane curved, a tavern came into sight and she went in.• After a moment they came into sight.• He'd have plenty of time to drive down when the target vehicle came into sight. 11 on sight as soon as you see someone 一看到,一看見The army has been ordered to shoot rebel soldiers on sight. 軍隊奉命見到叛軍就開槍。
Jo disliked him on sight. 喬第一眼見到他就不喜歡。
12 not let somebody out of your sight NEARto make sure that someone stays near you 不讓某人離開你的視線Since the accident, Donna hasn’t let the children out of her sight. 出事以後,唐娜就沒有讓孩子離開過自己的視線。
not let somebody out of your sight• Stay here, and don't let the baby out of your sight.
13 be sick of/can’t stand/hate the sight of somebody/something DON'T LIKEto dislike someone or something very much 非常不喜歡某人/某物Alan and Sam can’t stand the sight of each other. 艾倫和薩姆都非常討厭對方。
Everybody hates the sight of you. 人人都討厭你。
14 a sight for sore eyes spoken a) HAPPYsomeone or something that you feel very happy to see 使人看着高興的人;賞心悅目的東西
b) British EnglishBrEUGLY someone or something that is very unattractive or very funny to look at 難看的[樣子滑稽的]人[物] a sight for sore eyes• A visit to the Westonbirt Arboretum with its 13,000 trees and shrubs is always a sight for sore eyes.• That'd be a sight for sore eyes with that one. 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. 我對這個地方比你要熟悉得多了。
The old lady is a sight cleverer than Sarah. 這老太太可比薩拉聰明多了。
a (damn/darned/darn) sight more/better etc• Actually, a damn sight more than from that stiff gherkin Smott.• I prefer my women a little older and a damn sight more sober.• If he listened to Anthony Scrivener, he would be a darned sight better.• Perhaps not up there with Wilburforce but a damn sight more daring than anything Diana ever did!• The Galapagos finch was a darn sight more valuable than Sandra Willmot.• We were a darned sight better than them. 16 be a sight (also look a sight)UNTIDYSTRANGE to look very funny or stupid, or very untidy or unpleasant 看起來滑稽[愚蠢,髒亂,難看]We’d had an all-night party, and the place looked a bit of a sight. 我們開了個通宵派對,那地方髒亂得有點不成樣子了。
17 sight unseen if you buy or choose something sight unseen, you do it without looking at the thing first 事先未看;事先未檢查I can’t believe you would rent a place sight unseen. 我簡直不敢相信,你看也不看就把一個地方租了下來。
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 看起來非同一般(的漂亮/奇怪/人等)His garden was a sight to behold. 他的花園非同一般。
His face was not a pleasant sight to behold. 他的臉很嚇人。
19. gun 槍 [countableC usually plural]PMW the part of a gun or other weapon that guides your eye when you are aiming at something 〔槍等武器的〕瞄準器,準星 → 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 所見之物sight something that you see 景物,景象A herd of elephants is a magnificent sight. 象群出現是個壯觀的景象。
Even Charles cheered up at the sight of the food. 一看到食物,連查爾斯都爲之振奮。
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. 從山頂上往下看景色迷人。
The hotel has great views of Lake Windermere. 從這家賓館能看見溫德米爾湖的旖旎風光。
We had a good view of the firework display. 我們看到了精彩的煙花表演。
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 一覽無餘的雪山美景
vista written a view of a large area of beautiful scenery – used in written descriptions 美麗的景色The road around the island offers some spectacular vistas. 沿環島公路能看見旖旎的風光。
scene what you see in a place, especially where people are moving around and doing things 景象;場面Reporters described the horrific scenes which followed the bombing. 記者們描述了爆炸發生後的可怕景象。
His pictures are mainly of local scenes. 他的照片主要表現地方風情。
spectacle something that you see that is very unusual, surprising, or strange 奇異的景象It must have been an unusual spectacle. 當時的場面一定是非同尋常。
I leaned over the balcony to get a look at the spectacle below. 我倚在陽台上,看着下面的壯觀場面。
visuals [plural] pictures or parts of a film, video etc that people can see, as opposed to the parts you can hear 〔電影、錄像等的〕畫面,圖像Good visuals will help keep your audience’s attention. 好的畫面有助於保持觀衆的注意力。