| 单词 | to eye up |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto eye up to eye up 1. transitive. To look at as an object of interest, a target, etc.; to observe appraisingly or appreciatively. In later use often: spec. to look at (a person) in a manner suggestive of amorous or sexual interest; to ogle. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > flirtation or coquetry > flirt with [verb (transitive)] > look amorously at to cast (also throw) a sheep's-eye at (or upon)a1529 to look sideways1652 ogle1686 sheep's-eye1801 to cast (occasionally to make) sheep's-eyes at1809 to eye up1820 1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 572/1 A fat..Bailie, with his beetle legs and bald head, lay flat upon the ice, eyeing up his [curling] stone. 1907 Amer. Hatter June 73/1 When once inside the store, a general display was shown, and the boys lost no time in ‘eyeing up’ the new attractive styles for the summer. 1909 Overland Monthly Dec. 584/1 ‘So, this is the boy, is it?’ inquired Slim, as he eyed up the skeleton. 1932 Ironwood (Mich.) Times 2 Sept. 5/4 I..was mildly eyeing up the attractive Adonis that came in when [etc.]. 1950 Manitowoc (Wisconsin) Herald-Times 17 Oct. t3/1 Young man, if you're eyeing up my car with a desire to buy it, she's not for sale. 1972 B. Litvack Slow Memories 11 I never laid a hand on Marylou before that night. Don't get me wrong—I'm not saying I never eyed her up. 1992 I. Banks Crow Road xi. 267 I polished off the eclair..and started eyeing up a Danish pastry. 2008 Guardian (Nexis) 7 June (Weekend Suppl.) 97 Sexy, young, flirty girls eyed up by respectable older married men. 2. transitive. Originally U.S. To consider (a company, business opportunity, etc.) with a view to acquisition or development. ΚΠ 1977 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune 12 May (headline) Flatlanders are eyeing up Chester Eaton's farm. 1984 Guardian (Nexis) 13 Oct. It had looked at several possible firms over the last year and had itself been eyed up by a handful of predators. 1987 City Limits 19 Feb. 11 Other developers are eyeing up the prospects which Canary Wharf creates. 2008 Financial Times 8 Mar. (House & Home section) 5/1 A new breed of risk-takers has recently eyed up this land of natural wonder. < as lemmas |
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