| 单词 | sight bite |
| 释义 | > as lemmassight bite sight bite n. [after soundbite n. at sound n.3 Additions] originally U.S. a brief piece of footage used in television coverage of an event and intended to convey the essence and significance of that event; (hence) a person, image, etc., used in this way, or an event staged for this purpose. ΚΠ 1988 Los Angeles Times 29 Aug. (Calendar) 1/6 The pacing, the writing, the sound bites and sight bites and just about everything else that executive producer Lorne Michaels..brought to this usually thudding evening seemed to work. 1992 Entertainm. Weekly 21 Aug. 14/2 For campaign sight bites, he has adopted Midwestern businessman casual—white shirt and tie, no jacket, rolled-up shirtsleeves—to show he can get down with the guys. 1996 Independent (Electronic ed.) 23 Sept. 4 In an age of presidential political combat—where leaders are presented as the sight bite for party—Mr Ashdown will grab the attention. 2001 Evening Standard (Nexis) 2 Apr. 23 The inexorable rise of the sight bite.., encapsulated by MTV music promos, commercials and any visual entity with a maximum length of five minutes, has created a whole new market for flash performances. < as lemmas |
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