sight
- n.看见;景象;视力;视觉;视野;名胜;瞄准具;看见（或看得见）的事物;视力范围;滑稽可笑（或邋遢、脏乱、讨厌）的人（或物）
- vt.看到，发现(期待的事物)
- adj.见票即照付的
复数： sights 过去式： sighted 现在分词： sighting 过去分词： sighted 第三人称单数： sights
sightnoun
视力 ability to see
视力；视觉
the ability to see
to lose your sight (= to become blind)
失明
She has very good sight.
她的视力很好。
The disease has affected her sight.
这种病影响了她的视力。
He has very little sight in his right eye.
他右眼视力极弱。
看见 act of seeing
看见
the act of seeing sb/sth
After ten days at sea, we had our first sight of land.
我们在海上航行十天之后，首次看见陆地。
I have been known to faint at the sight of blood.
大家都知道，我看到血就会昏倒。
The soldiers were given orders to shoot on sight (= as soon as they saw sb) .
士兵得到命令，见人就射击。
She caught sight of a car in the distance.
她看见远处有一辆汽车。
视野 how far you can see
视力范围；视野
the area or distance within which sb can see or sth can be seen
There was no one in sight .
一个人也看不见。
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。
The end is in sight (= will happen soon) .
结局已现端倪。
Leave any valuables in your car out of sight .
把贵重物品留在车里看不见的地方。
Keep out of sight (= stay where you cannot be seen) .
不要露面。
She never lets her daughter out of her sight (= always keeps her where she can see her) .
她从来不让女儿走出她的视线。
Get out of my sight! (= Go away!)
滚开！
The boat disappeared from sight .
那艘船从视野中消失了。
The house was hidden from sight behind some trees.
房子藏在树林后面。
He had placed himself directly in my line of sight .
当时他恰好出现在我的视线中。
看见的事物 what you can see
看见（或看得见）的事物；景象；情景
a thing that you see or can see
It's a spectacular sight as the flamingos lift into the air.
一群红鹳飞向空中，景象十分壮观。
The museum attempts to recreate the sights and sounds of wartime Britain.
博物馆试图再现战时英国的情景。
He was a sorry sight , soaked to the skin and shivering.
他浑身湿透，打着寒战，一副凄惨的样子。
The bird is now a rare sight in this country.
如今在这个国家，这种鸟已罕见了。
好玩的地方 interesting places
名胜；风景
the interesting places, especially in a town or city, that are often visited by tourists
We're going to Paris for the weekend to see the sights .
我们打算去巴黎过周末，参观那里的名胜。
可笑的 / 邋遢的人 ridiculous/untidy person
滑稽可笑（或邋遢、脏乱、讨厌）的人（或物）
a person or thing that looks ridiculous, untidy, unpleasant, etc.
She looks a sight in that hat!
她戴着那顶帽子，样子够滑稽的！
枪炮；望远镜 on gun/telescope
瞄准具；观测器
a device that you look through to aim a gun, etc. or to look at sth through a telescope , etc.
He had the deer in his sights now.
他现在瞄准了那头鹿。
Even as a young actress, she always had Hollywood firmly in her sights (= as her final goal) .
她还是年轻演员的时候，就瞄准了好莱坞。
to hate, etc. sb/sth very much
我看见他就烦！
I can't stand the sight of him!
in sb's opinion
在上帝眼里我们都是平等的。
We are all equal in the sight of God.
used to say sb will quickly be forgotten when they are no longer with you
to expect more/less from a situation
to decide that you want sth and to try very hard to get it
她决心要上哈佛大学。
She's set her sights on getting into Harvard.
very much better; much too good, etc.
她干得比我强多了。
She's done a darn sight better than I have.
It's worth a damn sight more than I thought.
它的价值比我原先想的高多了。
a person or thing that you are pleased to see; something that is very pleasant to look at
if you buy sth sight unseen , you do not have an opportunity to see it before you buy it
to appear, especially when moving gradually closer from a long way off
（远处）出现了一条船。
A ship hove into sight.
to recognize sb without knowing them well
impossible for anyone to find or see
根本看不到孩子们在哪儿。
The children were nowhere to be seen.
A peace settlement is nowhere in sight (= is not likely in the near future) .
近期内看不到和平解决的可能。
not pleasant to look at
你应该见识见识他穿游泳裤的样子——真是一景呢！
You should have seen him in his swimming trunks─not a pretty sight!
verb
VN看到，发现（期待的事物）
to suddenly see sth, especially sth you have been looking for
After twelve days at sea, they sighted land.
在海上航行十二天后他们看到了陆地。
These are all words for a thing that you can see, especially from a particular place.以上各词均指景色，尤指从某处看到的风景。
what you can see from a particular place or position, especially beautiful natural scenery指从某处看到的景色、风景，尤指自然美景：
The cottage had a delightful sea view.
这小屋可以看到宜人的海景。
a thing that you see or can see, especially sth that is impressive or unusual指看见或看得见的事物、景象，尤指壮观、奇特的景象：
It's a spectacular sight as the flamingos lift into the air.
一群红鹳飞向空中，景象十分壮观。
a view that you see, especially one with people and/or animals moving about and doing things指景象、景色，尤指有人和／或动物活动的风光：
It was a delightful rural scene.
那是赏心悦目的乡村风光。
( literary ) a beautiful view; a long, narrow view, for example between rows of trees or buildings指美景、狭长的景观，如树木或建筑物间的景观
a view of a wide area of land指全景：
The tower offers a breathtaking panorama of Prague.
从塔上可看到壮丽的布拉格全景。
( literary ) a sight or view that is very impressive or attracts a lot of attention指壮观、迷人的景象：
The wide plain, with thousands of animals on the move, was an awesome spectacle.
成千上万的动物在辽阔的平原上活动构成了令人赞叹的奇观。
sight
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N-UNCOUNT 视力;视觉
Someone's sight is their ability to see.My sight is failing, and I can't see to read any more...
我的视力在下降，看不了书了。
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N-SING 看见;目睹
The sight of something is the act of seeing it or an occasion on which you see it.I faint at the sight of blood...
我一见到血就晕。
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N-COUNT 看见的事物;景象;情景
A sight is something that you see.The practice of hanging clothes across the street is a common sight in many parts of the city...
街边晾晒衣服在这座城市的许多地区随处可见。
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VERB (突然或刹那间)看见，发现
If you sight someone or something, you suddenly see them, often briefly.The security forces sighted a group of young men that had crossed the border...
安全部队突然看见一群越过边境的年轻人。
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N-COUNT (武器等的)准星，瞄准器
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N-PLURAL 风景;名胜
The sights are the places that are interesting to see and that are often visited by tourists.We'd toured the sights of Paris...
我们游览了巴黎的风景名胜。
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ADV 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.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。
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PHRASE (突然或刹那间)看见，发现
If you catch sight of someone, you suddenly see them, often briefly.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。
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PHRASE 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.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。
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PHRASE 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.The sandy beach was in sight...
沙滩映入眼帘。
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PHRASE 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.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。
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PHRASE 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.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。
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PHRASE 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.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。
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PHRASE 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.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”。
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PHRASE 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.Troops shot anyone suspicious on sight...
部队士兵一见到任何可疑的人马上就开枪。
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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.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。
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PHRASE 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.They have set their sights on the world record...
他们的目标是冲击世界纪录。
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PHRASE 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.Although people sometimes buy property sight unseen, it's a remarkably bad idea.
尽管人们有时没看房就买了房，但这真是一个很糟糕的主意。
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love at first sight→ see:love
noun
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- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- he tried to get a better view of it
- his survey of the battlefield was limited
- Synonym: view survey
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- the range of vision
- out of sight of land
- Synonym: ken
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- the ability to see;the visual faculty
- Synonym: vision visual sense visual modality
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- an instance of visual perception
- the sight of his wife brought him back to reality
- the train was an unexpected sight
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- a range of mental vision
- in his sight she could do no wrong
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- anything that is seen
- he was a familiar sight on the television
- they went to Paris to see the sights
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- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- Synonym: batch deal flock good deal great deal hatful heap lot mass mess mickle mint mountain muckle passel peck pile plenty pot quite a little raft slew spate stack tidy sum wad
verb
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- catch sight of;to perceive with the eyes
- he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge
- Synonym: spy
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- take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
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The starving children were a pathetic sight .
饥饿的儿童看起来是一幅凄惨的景象。
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We encountered the pathetic sight of a family packing up its home
我们目睹了一家人正在收拾家当准备离开的凄惨景象。
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He had placed himself directly in my line of sight .
当时他恰好出现在我的视线中。
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At last we came in sight of a few houses .
最后，我们看到了几座房屋。
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There was no one in sight .
一个人也看不见。
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After ten days at sea , we had our first sight of land .
我们在海上航行十天之后，首次看见陆地。
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The bird is now a rare sight in this country .
如今在这个国家，这种鸟已罕见了。
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A bicycle came into sight on the main road .
大路上出现了一辆自行车。
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He looked up the street , but there was no one in sight .
他朝街上望去，一个人也没看见。
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I can 't stand the sight of blood .
一看见血我就难受。
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We are all equal in the sight of God .
在上帝眼里我们都是平等的。
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She has very good sight .
她的视力很好。
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Some birds which were once a common sight are now becoming rare .
有些曾经随处可见的鸟类现在日益稀少。
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I watched the car until it was out of sight .
我目送汽车，直到看不见为止。
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It 's worth a damn sight more than I thought .
它的价值比我原先想的高多了。
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I have been known to faint at the sight of blood .
大家都知道，我看到血就会昏倒。
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Her sight is beginning to go .
她的视力开始下降。
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The disease has affected her sight .
这种病影响了她的视力。
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She never lets her daughter out of her sight .
她从来不让女儿走出她的视线。
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He stood aghast at the sight of so much blood .
他看见这么多血，吓得目瞪口呆。
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They were a sorry sight when they eventually got off the boat .
他们最终从船上下来，一副惨兮兮的样子。
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She 's set her sights on getting into Harvard .
她决心要上哈佛大学。
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After twelve days at sea , they sighted land .
在海上航行十二天后他们看到了陆地。
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' Get out of my sight ! ' he boomed .
“别让我再见到你！”他低沉而有力地说。
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The end is in sight .
结局已现端倪。
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I know it sounds corny , but it really was love at first sight !
我知道这听起来像陈词滥调，然而的确是一见钟情啊！
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His heart lifted at the sight of her .
他一看见她心里就高兴起来了。
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The sight of her son graduating filled her with pride .
看到儿子毕业她充满了自豪。
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There was a column directly in my line of sight , so I could only see half the stage .
有一根柱子正挡着我的视线，所以我只能看见舞台的一半。
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Leave any valuables in your car out of sight .
把贵重物品留在车里看不见的地方。
指眼见的景色，如城市景象或自然风光，也指人造景物或奇特的景象。
The sunset was a very beautiful sight.
那次落日真是一幅美景。
She went out to see the sights of Paris.
她去巴黎观光了。
The Great Wall is one of the most breathtaking sights in the world.
长城是世界上最壮观的景象之一。
指陆地上有山、有水的自然风光。
The new building is a blot on the landscape.
这幢新的建筑破坏了景色。
That is an oil painting of a landscape in autumn.
那是一幅描绘秋天景色的油画。
The two hills with the valley formed a beautiful landscape.
两座小山连同山谷构成了一幅美丽的风景。
指某地方、图画等中的景色。
Arriving at the top of the hill, they saw a most impressive scene before them.
到达山顶时，他们看到眼前是一片令人惊叹的景色。
She photographed a wide range of street scenes during her summer vacation.
暑假期间她拍摄下丰富多彩的街景。
The vase was painted with pastoral scenes.
花瓶上绘饰着田园景色。
指某一国家或地区的群山、森林等自然风景。
The grassland scenery here is unrivalled.
这里的草原风景是无与伦比的。
Switzerland is famous for its watchmaking and beautiful scenery.
瑞士以制表业和美丽的风景而闻名。
普通用词，指从远处或高处所见的全景，尤指美景。
I want to sit here and look at the panoramic view of the city.
我想坐在这里看城市的全景。
The view from the hilltop is magnificent.
从山顶看到的景色非常壮观。
指人的视力或目力所及的范围。
night vision
夜视能力
It causes blindness or serious loss of vision.
这会导致失明或视力严重受损。
Twenty minutes later, the car moved outside her field of vision.
20分钟之后，那辆车离开了她的视野。
尤指眼睛看东西的功能。
There was a problem with the child's eyesight.
那个小孩的视力有问题。
Which animal has the keenest eyesight?
哪种动物的视力最敏锐？
表示“视力”时，可与 eyesight, vision 换用；也可指眼睛“看到”这一动作。
normal/poor sight/eyesight/vision
视力正常/不佳
All students in primary schools can get a free sight/eyesight/vision test.
所有小学生都可以免费检查视力。
Just the sight of him made her angry.
一看到他，她就生气。
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