sight是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the ability to see -- 视力

  • If your sight is poor, you should not drive a car. 视力不佳就不应该开车。

  • The old woman has lost her sight (= has become blind). 那位老妇人失明了。

• 1 something that is in someone's view -- 所见之物；景象

  • The flowers at the annual flower show were a beautiful sight. 年度花卉展上的鲜花是一道美丽的风景。

  • You should always keep sight of your bags (= have them where you can see them) while you're at the airport. 在机场里，应该时刻留意自己的行李。

  • informal He was a real sight in his old clothes (= he looked messy or silly). 你穿着这些旧衣服可真不像样！

  • The child laughed at the sight of (= when she saw) the new toy. 一看到玩具，孩子就笑了。

  • formal The lawyer requested sight of (= to see) the papers. 律师要求看文件。

  • I don't dare let the children out of my sight (= go where I cannot see them) at the park. 在公园里，我不敢让孩子们走出我的视线。

  • The police officer was hidden out of sight (= where he could not be seen) behind a tree. 那名警官藏在树后隐蔽的地方。

  • The castle came into sight (= started to be able to be seen) as we went round a bend in the road. 我们在路上拐了个弯，城堡就映入了眼帘。

  • We're looking for a house which is within sight of (= from which it is possible to see) the mountains. 我们正在找一所能看到群山的房子。

  • figurative After three years of campaigning, the end is finally in sight (= will happen soon) for Jon. 经过3年的竞选，乔恩终于快看到结果了。

  • I caught sight of (= saw for a moment) my former teacher while I was out shopping today, but she turned a corner and I lost sight of (= could no longer see) her. 今天我去买东西时看到了以前的老师，但她转过街角，就看不见了。

  • "Do you know David Wilson?" "I haven't met him, but I know him by sight (= I recognize him, but do not know him)." “你认识戴维‧威尔逊吗？”“没有引见过，但我能认出他。”

  • informal She hated/loathed the sight of (= hated) her former husband. 她讨厌见到她的前夫。

  • informal They used to be very good friends, but now they can't bear/stand the sight of (= hate) each other. 他们曾经是好朋友，但现在一看到对方就烦。

  • The question seemed easy at first sight (= when they first saw it), but when the students tried to answer it, they discovered how difficult it was. 乍一看，这个问题似乎很简单，但学生们试图回答时，才发现有多难。

  • We spent a week in Rome looking at all the sights. 我们在罗马玩儿了一个星期，参观了所有的名胜。

  • I never buy anything sight unseen. 不亲眼看过实物我从来不会购买。

• 2 a lot; much -- 许多，大量

  • Food is a darn/damn sight more expensive than it used to be. 食品比以前贵了很多。

  • UK He's a sight better than he was yesterday. 他比昨天好多了。

• 3 a part of a gun or other device through which you look to help you aim at something -- 准星，瞄准器

  • Make sure you line up the sights before you fire the gun. 射击前要确保瞄好准星。

• 4 to suddenly see something or someone -- 看到，发现

  • After days at sea, the sailors finally sighted land. 在海上漂流数日后，海员们终于看到了陆地。