单词 | eye trick |
释义 | > as lemmaseye trick eye trick n. (a) a covert or seductive glance; (b) something which deceives the eye; an optical illusion. ΚΠ 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. iii. v. 521 Galba..perceiuing him and his wife beginne to bandy eie-tricks and signes. 1946 K. Tynan Let. 12 Aug. (1994) ii. 128 The other week I saw a film called ‘The Spiral Staircase’, which makes all our eye tricks seem incredibly vieux jeu. 1974 Personnel Jrnl. Oct. 746/1 Here we see the phenomenon of figure-ground reversal, not unlike the visual eye trick which occurs when silhouetted designs can be seen to reverse themselves. 2004 C. Hern Once a Gentleman viii. 152 If ever there was a time to flirt, to entice, it was now. Perhaps she should try one of the eye tricks. < as lemmas |
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