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单词 to have eyes for
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to have eyes for
(c) to have eyes for and variants: to pay attention to; to be interested in or attracted to (frequently in contexts excluding all but one person or thing); (also in strengthened use) to desire or want badly. [Compare French n'avoir d'yeux que pour to have eyes only for (someone) (1626 in the passage translated in quot. 1657).]
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the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [verb (transitive)]
willeOE
wilnec897
desirec1230
catcha1350
appetec1385
appetitec1385
to wait after ——1393
to set (also have, keep, turn) one's mind onc1450
list1545
exopt1548
to have a mind1553
desiderate1646
lust1653
to have eyes for1657
like1685
want1698
choose1766
to be stuck on1878
1657 J. Davies tr. H. D'Urfé Astrea II. 95 They never observe anothers, have no eyes for any but for them they love [Fr. n'ayans des yeux que pour voir ce qu'ils aiment].
1783 tr. F. Algarotti Mod. Art of Love (new ed.) 68 Our lovers have eyes only for us [It. come in noi sole mirano i nostri vaghi].
1810 J. Porter Sc. Chiefs IV. xii. 357 Helen had eyes for none but Wallace.
1896 Argosy Mar. 541/1 Sue says that Ruth had eyes for nobody but the country buck.
1923 J. S. Huxley Ess. Biologist i. 56 To be so horrifiedly fascinated by it as not to have eyes for anything else.
1934 A. Dubin (title of song) I only have eyes for you.
1948 New Yorker 3 July 28 Have you eyes for a sandwich?
1951 W. Sansom Face of Innocence xiii. 189 There's a gaz-and-pneu baron from Bormes has only eyes for her.
1971 D. Wells & S. Dance Night People ii. 29 Higgie threw a hand grenade at the boss's wife. (A hand grenade is a note saying, ‘I want to see you,’ or ‘I got eyes for you.’).
2004 Aspire Apr. 100/2 The Baked Alaskan Salmon traditional roast potatoes and sauce charon was the only thing she had eyes for.
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