7ADV [ADVERB adjective/adverb]很;非常 You can use a sight to mean a lot. For example, if you say that something is a sight worse than it was before, you are emphasizing that it is much worse than it was. 很;非常 [informal, emphasis]
She's been no more difficult than most daughters and a sight better than some I could mention.
与大多数女儿相比,她并不算太难管,而且比我知道的一些要乖巧得多。
We weren't doing anything different to what we've always done. We're just doing it a damn sight quicker.
9PHRASE (突然或刹那间)看见,发现 If you catch sight of someone, you suddenly see them, often briefly. (突然或刹那间)看见,发现
Then he caught sight of her small black velvet hat in the crowd.
然后他突然在人群中看见了她那顶小巧的黑色天鹅绒帽子。
Every time I catch sight of myself in the mirror, I feel so disappointed.
每次我瞥见镜子里的自己就觉得沮丧。
10PHRASE 乍一看;一见之下;初看时 If you say that something seems to have certain characteristics at first sight, you mean that it appears to have the features you describe when you first see it but later it is found to be different. 乍一看;一见之下;初看时
It promised to be a more difficult undertaking than might appear at first sight.
那项任务可能比乍看之下还要困难。
At first sight it resembles a traditional village of two-storeyed, balconied houses, set among well-tended gardens.
乍一看,它就像个传统的村庄:带阳台的两层楼房坐落于精心照料的花园中。
11PHRASE 看得见/看不见 If something is in sight or within sight, you can see it. If it is out of sight, you cannot see it. 看得见/看不见
The sandy beach was in sight.
沙滩映入眼帘。
The Atlantic coast is within sight of the hotel. [+ of]
从宾馆可以看见大西洋海岸。
My companion suggested that we park out of sight of passing traffic to avoid attracting attention. [+ of]
我的同伴建议我们将车停在过往车辆看不见的地方,以免引起注意。
12PHRASE 在望;在即;临近;即将产生 If a result or a decision is in sight or within sight, it is likely to happen within a short time. 在望;在即;临近;即将产生
An agreement on many aspects of trade policy was in sight.
一项涉及到贸易政策诸多方面的协议即将达成。
There is no end in sight to the struggle for power.
权力的争斗近期不会终止。
She was within sight of Navratilova's record of seventy-four consecutive wins.
她已经逼近了纳夫拉蒂洛娃 74 连胜的纪录。
13PHRASE 忽略;忽视;遗忘 If you lose sight of an important aspect of something, you no longer pay attention to it because you are worrying about less important things. 忽略;忽视;遗忘
In some cases, US industry has lost sight of customer needs in designing products.
某些情况下,美国工业在产品设计上忽略了客户的需求。
We shouldn't lose sight of the fact that education is important for its own sake.
教育本身就很重要,我们不应忽视这一事实。
14PHRASE [VERB inflects]与…只是面熟(并不熟识) If you know someone by sight, you can recognize them when you see them, although you have never met them and talked to them. 与…只是面熟(并不熟识)
I knew him by sight but had never spoken with him.
我和他有过几面之缘,但从未说过话。
15PHRASE 眼不见,心不烦 If you say 'out of sight, out of mind', you mean that people quickly forget someone if he or she goes away. 眼不见,心不烦
The problems of the poor are largely invisible—out of sight, out of mind.
穷人的问题人们大多看不见—正所谓“眼不见,心不烦”。
16PHRASE 一见…马上就 If someone is ordered to do something on sight, they have to do it without delay, as soon as a person or thing is seen. 一见…马上就
Troops shot anyone suspicious on sight.
部队士兵一见到任何可疑的人马上就开枪。
Magee was set free but British authorities were asked to arrest him on sight.
马吉被释放了,但是英国当局却被要求一见到他就立即逮捕。
17PHRASE [verb-link PHRASE]不好看;不雅观;有碍观瞻 If you say that someone or something is not a pretty sight, you mean that it is not pleasant to look at. 不好看;不雅观;有碍观瞻 [informal]
The bathroom is not a pretty sight. The wallpaper's peeling, the tiles are crumbling.
浴室破旧不堪。墙纸剥落了,瓷砖也裂了。
18PHRASE 以…为奋斗目标;志在必得;决心做到 If you set your sights on something, you decide that you want it and try hard to get it. 以…为奋斗目标;志在必得;决心做到
They have set their sights on the world record.
他们的目标是冲击世界纪录。
Although she came from a family of bankers, Franklin set her sights on a career in scientific research.
尽管出身于银行家家庭,富兰克林还是决心从事科研事业。
19PHRASE [PHRASE after verb]在未见实物的情况下;事先未经检查 If you agree to buy something sight unseen, you agree to buy it, even though you have not seen it and do not know what condition it is in. 在未见实物的情况下;事先未经检查
Although people sometimes buy property sight unseen, it's a remarkably bad idea.
1ability to see視力➡ see also eyesightVERB + SIGHT | SIGHT + VERB | SIGHT + NOUN | PHRASESVERB + SIGHT➤have有視力◇She has very little sight in her left eye.她左眼幾乎看不見。➤lose失明◇He's lost the sight of one eye.他一隻眼睛已經失明。➤regain重見光明▸➤save保住視力◇The surgeons battled to save her sight.外科醫生奮力保住她的視力。➤restore恢復視力SIGHT + VERB➤deteriorate, fail, go (all especially BrE) 視力惡化;視力衰退◇I think my sight is beginning to go.我覺得我的視力開始衰退。➤return視力恢復◇His sight returned by degrees.他的視力逐漸恢復。SIGHT + NOUN➤test (BrE) 視力檢查▸➤defects, problems視力缺陷/問題➤loss (BrE) 失明◇This disease is the main cause of sight loss among those aged 50 and over.該疾病是導致 50 歲及以上人群失明的主要原因。PHRASES➤the/your sense of sight視力sight
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2act/moment of seeing sth看到VERB + SIGHT | SIGHT + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERB + SIGHT➤catch, get, have看見;注意到◇She suddenly caught sight of the look on her mother's face.她突然注意到媽媽臉上的表情。◇We will soon get our first sight of the Statue of Liberty.我們很快就會首次看到自由女神像。➤keep看着◇She kept sight of him in her mirror.她一直在鏡子裏看着他。➤lose看不見SIGHT + NOUN➤gag引人發笑的形體表演◇The movie is filled with dozens of funny sight gags.影片中有幾十處搞笑動作的鏡頭。PREPOSITION➤at the sight (of)一看見(⋯)◇Her knees went weak at the sight of him.她一看見他腿就發軟。➤on sight一看見◇Soldiers have been ordered to shoot looters on sight (= as soon as they see them).士兵接到命令,看見劫匪就開槍。PHRASES➤at first sight乍一看◇He looked at first sight like a tourist.乍一看他像是個遊客。◇It was love at first sight.那就是一見鍾情。➤cannot bear the sight of sth, cannot stand the sight of sth (= hate seeing sb/sth)不能忍受看見⋯◇I can't stand the sight of blood.我見不得血。➤a clear sight of sth (especially BrE) 看清⋯◇He didn't shoot until he had a clear sight of the goal.他看清目標後才射擊。➤know sb by sight (= to recognize sb without knowing them well)和某人只是面熟➤the mere sight of sb/sth, the very sight of sb/sth僅看到⋯就◇The mere sight of her sitting there made his heart beat faster.只是看到她坐在那兒,他就開始心跳加速。➤sick of the sight of sb/sth (especially BrE) 見到⋯就煩◇We've shared an office for too long and we're sick of the sight of each other.我們在一個辦公室裏工作時間太長了,彼此一見面就感到厭煩。➤sight unseen沒見到◇I bought it, sight unseen (= without seeing it).我沒見到東西就把它買下了。sight
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3position where sth can be seen視野VERB + SIGHT | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERB + SIGHT➤come into進入視野◇Then the towers of the castle came into sight.隨後進入視野的是城堡的塔樓。➤disappear from, vanish from從視野中消失◇She watched until the car disappeared from sight.她一直看着這輛車,直到它在視線中消失。➤block, block out擋住視線▸➤hide (sth) from, remove sth from使看不到(⋯)◇I hid the papers from sight.我把文件藏在看不見的地方。PREPOSITION➤in sight能看見◇Keep their car in sight for as long as you can.盡量盯住他們的車。◇The end is in sight (= will happen soon). (figurative) 很快就會結束。➤out of sight看不見◇He kept out of sight behind a pillar.他待在柱子後面,以免有人看見。◇You'd better stay out of sight until they go.他們走之前你最好別露面。➤within sight of在看得見⋯的地方◇Her staff of 30 work in an industrial loft within sight of Logan Airport.她的 30 名員工在一座舊廠房裏工作,在那兒能看到洛根機場。PHRASES➤in full sight of sb在某人能清清楚楚看見的情況下◇He tried to break into a car in full sight of a policeman.他就在警察眼皮子底下試圖撬車而入。➤in plain sight清楚看到◇They waited until the enemy was in plain sight.他們一直等到敵人清晰地出現在視野裏。➤be nowhere in sight不見了◇Her father was nowhere in sight.她的父親沒了踪影。➤come in sight of sb/sth看得見⋯◇At last we came in sight of a few houses.我們終於看到了幾幢房子。➤no end in sight看不到結束◇The violence continues with no end in sight.暴力事態持續,沒有絲毫要結束的跡象。➤not leave sb's sight不離開某人的視線◇He won't let the children leave his sight.他不讓孩子們離開他的視線。➤sb's line of sight某人的視線◇She was now standing just out of his line of sight.她現在正好站在他看不見的地方。➤not let sb/sth out of your sight不讓⋯離開自己的視線◇Whatever you do, don't let them out of your sight!無論你做什麼,別讓他們離開你的視線!sight
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4sth that you see所見之物ADJECTIVE | VERB + SIGHT | SIGHT + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤common, familiar, regular (especially BrE) 常見的景象◇Tom was a pretty familiar sight around the casino.賭場裏總能見到湯姆的身影。➤bizarre, odd, rare, strange, unexpected, unfamiliar, unlikely, unusual奇異的景象;罕見的景象;意想不到的景象;不熟悉的景物;難以置信的情景;不尋常的景象▸➤amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, beautiful, breathtaking, extraordinary, fine, impressive, inspiring, magnificent, spectacular, splendid, unforgettable, wonderful令人驚歎的景象;攝人心魄的美景;美好的景象;激動人心的景象;令人印象深刻的景象;壯觀的景象;難忘的景象;奇妙的景象▸➤depressing, pathetic, pitiful, sad, sorry, unedifying (BrE) 令人沮喪的景象;悲慘的景象;可憐相;可悲的情景;令人厭惡的情景◇He really did look a sorry sight, with his clothes covered in mud.他的樣子確實看上去慘兮兮的,衣服上都是泥。➤disturbing令人不安的景象▸➤ghastly, gruesome, horrible, horrific, horrifying, terrible, terrifying可怕的景象;恐怖的景象;令人毛骨悚然的景象➤welcome令人愉悅的景象◇Dan's face was a welcome sight.丹的相貌討人喜歡。VERB + SIGHT➤behold, see, witness看到景象◇This is a sight not often seen on concert stages in this country.這一情景在該國音樂舞台上不常見。◇I witnessed the awful sight of children drinking dirty water from puddles.我目睹了一個可怕的情景,孩子們居然在喝水坑裏面的污水。➤look (BrE, informal) 看上去滑稽◇You look a sight in that hat!你戴着那頂帽子,樣子夠滑稽的!➤enjoy欣賞景象◇Who does not enjoy the sight and sounds of birds in the country?誰會不喜歡鳥兒飛舞歡唱的鄉村景象呢?SIGHT + VERB➤greet景象進入視線◇An appalling sight greeted her.一幅令人震驚的情景映入她的眼簾。PHRASES➤be quite a sight壯觀的景象◇The military parade was quite a sight.閱兵式場面很壯觀。➤be spared the sight of sth免於看到⋯◇Thankfully, we were spared the sight of his naked body.幸好我們沒有看見他的裸體。➤not a pretty sight不好看◇I'm not a pretty sight when I get out of bed in the morning.早上起牀時我的樣子怪難看。➤sights and sounds景象和聲音◇The sights and sounds of the city distracted her from her work.城市裏的熱鬧景象和喧囂使她不能安心工作。sight
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5sightsplaces of interest名勝ADJECTIVE | VERB + SIGHTSADJECTIVE➤famous, historic著名景觀;歷史名勝VERB + SIGHTS➤see, take in, visit欣賞風光;參觀名勝◇Let's get out of the hotel and see the sights.咱們去酒店外面遊覽一下吧。sight
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6on gun/telescope槍炮;望遠鏡ADJECTIVE | VERB + SIGHT | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤gun (usually gunsight)射擊瞄準具➤adjustable, fixed可調節/固定瞄準具➤optical, telescopic光學/望遠鏡瞄準具➤night, thermal, thermal-imaging夜視瞄準具;熱成像瞄準具➤laser激光瞄準具➤front, rear準星;後瞄準器VERB + SIGHT➤adjust, align調節/校準瞄準器◇to align the sights on the target將瞄準器對準目標PREPOSITION➤in your sight在瞄準具裏◇He fixed the deer in his sights and pulled the trigger.他瞄準那頭鹿,扣動了扳機。sight
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7sightsyour aim, attention, etc.目標;注意力VERB + SIGHTS | PHRASESVERB + SIGHTS➤have sb/sth in, have sb/sth within以⋯為目標◇Rossi has the defending champion in her sights in tomorrow's race.明天的比賽羅西的目標是衞冕冠軍。➤fix, train, turn確定/瞄準/轉移目標◇She turned her sights on Florida's adoption laws.她將注意力轉移到了佛羅里達州的收養法。➤lower, raise降低/提高目標◇After failing to get into college, he lowered his sights and got a job in a bar.他由於沒能進入大學讀書,便降低標準,在一家酒吧找了個差事。PHRASES➤have your sights set on sth, set your sights on sth把目標定為⋯◇She has her sights set on becoming a writer.她的目標是成為作家。➤set your sights high, set your sights low目標定得高;目標定得低◇He says he wants to win the trophy, but I think he's setting his sights too high.他說他想贏得獎杯,但我認為他目標定得太高了。
sight noun ⇨sight (nobody in sight)⇨look (catch sight of sb/sth)⇨view2 (a spectacular sight)⇨set your sights on sth⇨hopeverb⇨out of sight⇨invisibleadj.sight verb ⇨seesight
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sight ♦︎ view ♦︎ visionThese are all words for the area or distance that you can see from a particular position.这些词均表示视力范围、视野。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in / out of sight / view◆in / within sight / view of sth◆in full / plain sight / view◆to come into / disappear from sight / view / sb's vision◆to come in sight / view of sb / sth◆to block sb's view / vision◆sb's line of sight / vision◆sb's field of view / vision■sight [uncountable] the area or distance that you can see from a particular position视力范围;视野◆He looked up the street, but there was no one in sight.他朝街上望去,可一个人也没看见。◆He strode by, in full sight of the guards.他在卫兵的眼皮底下大步走过。◆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。◆Leave any valuables in your car out of sight.把贵重物品放在车里看不见的地方。◆Don't let him out of your sight(= Make sure that you can always see him, wherever he goes).不要让他走出你的视线。 see also sight ⇨ looknoun, sight ⇨ view2■view [uncountable, singular] (especiallywritten) the area or distance that you can see from a particular position视力范围;视野◆The sun disappeared from view.太阳看不见了。◆The carriage was put on view for the public to see.那辆四轮马车被陈列出来让公众参观。◆The knife was in plain view on the kitchen table.那把刀就摆在厨房桌上,一眼就能看见。◆I didn't have a good view of the stage.我看不清舞台。 see also view ⇨ viewnoun2, view ⇨ lookverb1■vision [uncountable] the area that you can see from a particular position视野◆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。◆He glimpsed something on the edge of his vision.他眼角瞥见了什么东西。NOTE辨析 Sight, view or vision?View is more literary than sight or vision. It is the only word for talking about how well you can see. * view比sight和vision更具文学色彩,是本组词中唯一表示视野清晰程度的词◆I didn't have a good sight/vision of the stage.Vision must always be used with a possessive pronoun. * vision总是与物主代词连用◆my / his / her, etc. (field of) vision我/他/她等的视野It is not used with the prepositions in, into and out of that are very frequent with sight and view.但vision不与介词in、into和out of连用,而sight和view则经常与这些介词连用◆There was nobody in vision.◆A tall figure came into vision.