英语词汇“to be all eyes”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. to be all eyes: to watch attentively, be keenly observant; to be alert and vigilant. Cf. to be all ears at ear n.¹ Phrases 2a. Also simply (as a command) all eyes.

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a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iv. i. 59 No tongue: all eyes: be silent.

1640 R. West in E. Chilmead tr. J. Ferrand Ερωτομανια sig. b8 Cupid is now turn'd Man; and is all eyes; Tis only hard to Love, and not be Wise.

1662 R. Codrington tr. G. Ruggle Ignoramus ii. v. sig. G4^v Tri. We will fright him hence; Be you but vigilant and lie close, and we shall doe well enough. Ant. I will be all eyes my Trico.

1762 W. Harris Hist. & Crit. Acct. Life O. Cromwell 422 Cromwell was all eyes. He saw every thing, he judged of every thing.

1800 A. Plumptre tr. A. von Kotzebue Sketch Life & Lit. Career 23 The curtain drew up: I was all eyes, all ears. Not a word, a look, or an attitude, escaped me.

1906 N.Y. Herald 21 Jan. (Comic section) 1 Nemo was all eyes and no ears and the result was a delightful excursion into the grandest region ever dreamed of.

2002 J. McGahern That they may face Rising Sun (2003) 173 When Patrick Ryan drew up in an expensive car that dropped him at the church gate he was all eyes.

单词	to be all eyes
释义	> as lemmas to be all eyes a. to be all eyes: to watch attentively, be keenly observant; to be alert and vigilant. Cf. to be all ears at ear n.¹ Phrases 2a. Also simply (as a command) all eyes. ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iv. i. 59 No tongue: all eyes: be silent. View more context for this quotation 1640 R. West in E. Chilmead tr. J. Ferrand Ερωτομανια sig. b8 Cupid is now turn'd Man; and is all eyes; Tis only hard to Love, and not be Wise. 1662 R. Codrington tr. G. Ruggle Ignoramus ii. v. sig. G4^v Tri. We will fright him hence; Be you but vigilant and lie close, and we shall doe well enough. Ant. I will be all eyes my Trico. 1762 W. Harris Hist. & Crit. Acct. Life O. Cromwell 422 Cromwell was all eyes. He saw every thing, he judged of every thing. 1800 A. Plumptre tr. A. von Kotzebue Sketch Life & Lit. Career 23 The curtain drew up: I was all eyes, all ears. Not a word, a look, or an attitude, escaped me. 1906 N.Y. Herald 21 Jan. (Comic section) 1 Nemo was all eyes and no ears and the result was a delightful excursion into the grandest region ever dreamed of. 2002 J. McGahern That they may face Rising Sun (2003) 173 When Patrick Ryan drew up in an expensive car that dropped him at the church gate he was all eyes. extracted from eyen.¹ < as lemmas
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